Governor of Labuan
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{{one source|date=August 2017}}
{{Infobox political post
|post = Governor
|body = Labuan
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|style = His Excellency
|residence = Victoria
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|inaugural = James Brooke
|last = Shenton Thomas
|abolished = 1946
|formation = 1848–1946
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The Governor of Labuan was the appointed head of the government of the Crown Colony of Labuan.
From 1848 to 1890, the governors were appointed by the British authorities in London. When the administration was taken over by the North Borneo Chartered Company in 1890, the company became responsible for the appointment of the governors until the Straits Settlements administration took over in 1906.
List of governors appointed by the Crown
class="wikitable" |
Name
! From ! To |
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James Brooke {{bulleted list|William Napier (Lieutenant-Governor) (1848–1850)|John Scott (Lieutenant-Governor) (1850–1856)}} | 1848 | 1852 |
George Warren Edwardes
| 1856 | 1861 |
Thomas Fitzgerald Callaghan
| 1861 | 1866 |
Hugh Low (acting)
| 1866 | 1867 |
John Pope Hennessy
| 1867 | 1871 |
Henry Bulwer
| 1871 | 1875 |
Herbert Taylor Ussher
| 1875 | 1879 |
Charles Cameron Lees
| 1879 | 1881 |
Peter Leys (acting)
| 1881 | 1888 |
Arthur Shirley Hamilton
| 1888 | 1890 |
List of governors appointed by the North Borneo Company
{{see also|Governor of North Borneo}}
File:Flag of the Governor of North Borneo (1882–1903).svg
File:Flag of the Governor of North Borneo (1903–1915).svg
class="wikitable" |
Name
! From ! To |
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Charles Creagh
| 1890 | 1895 |
Leicester Beaufort
| 1895 | 1899 |
Hugh Clifford
| 1900 | 1901 |
Ernest Birch
| 1901 | 1903 |
Edward Peregrine Gueritz
| 1904 | 1906 |
List of governors appointed by the Straits Settlements
{{see also|List of governors of the Straits Settlements}}
File:Flag of the Governor of the British Straits Settlements (1904–1946).svg
class="wikitable" |
Name
! From ! To |
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John Anderson
| 1906 | 1911 |
Arthur Young
| 1911 | 1920 |
Laurence Guillemard
| 1920 | 1927 |
Hugh Clifford
| 1927 | 1930 |
Cecil Clementi
| 1930 | 1934 |
Shenton Thomas
| 1934 | 1941 |
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Shenton Thomas (resumed administration) | 1945 | 1946 |
Sources
- [http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Malay_states.htm List of Labuan Governors] on World Statesmen
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