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Queensland Governors

History of Queensland Governors
Period served Governor
10/12/1859 – 04/01/1868 Sir George Ferguson BOWEN, G.C.M.G.
04/01/1868 – 14/08/1868 Colonel Maurice Charles O'CONNELL (Administrator)
14/08/1868 – 02/01/1871 Colonel Samuel Wensley BLACKALL
02/01/1871 – 12/08/1871 Colonel Maurice Charles O'CONNELL, Kt (Administrator)
12/08/1871 – 12/11/1874 The Most Honourable George Augustus CONSTANTINE, Marquis of Normanby, G.C.B., G.C.M.G., P.C.
12/11/1874 – 23/01/1875 Colonel Sir Maurice Charles O'CONNELL, Kt. (Administrator)
23/01/1875 – 14/03/1877 William Wellington CAIRNS, K.C.M.G.
14/03/1877 – 10/04/1877 Colonel Sir Maurice Charles O'CONNELL, Kt. (Administrator)
10/04/1877 – 20/07/1877 Sir Arthur Edward KENNEDY, G.C.M.G., C.B. (Administrator)
20/07/1877 – 02/05/1883 Sir Arthur Edward KENNEDY, G.C.M.G., C.B. (Governor)
19/03/1880 – 22/11/1880 Hon. Joshua Peter BELL, (Administrator)
02/05/1883 – 06/11/1883 Hon. Sir Arthur Hunter PALMER, K.C.M.G. (Administrator)
06/11/1883 – 09/11/1889 Sir Anthony MUSGRAVE, G.C.M.G.
20/04/1886 – 13/12/1886 Hon. Sir Arthur Hunter PALMER, K.C.M.G. (Administrator)
09/10/1888 – 01/05/1889 Hon. Sir Arthur Hunter PALMER, K.C.M.G. (Administrator)
01/05/1889 – 31/12/1895 General Sir Henry Wylie NORMAN, G.C.B., G.C.M.G., C.I.E
16/11/1890 – 06/05/1891 Hon. Sir Arthur Hunter PALMER, K.C.M.G. (Administrator)
15/11/1895 – 09/04/1896 Hon. Sir Arthur Hunter PALMER, K.C.M.G. (Lieutenant–Governor Administrator)
09/04/1896 – 19/12/1901 Rt. Hon. Charles Wallace Alexander Napier Cochrane BAILLIE, Baron Lamington, G.C.M.G.
21/12/1901 – 24/03/1902 Rt. Hon. Sir Samuel Walker GRIFFITH, (Lieutenant–Governor)
24/03/1902 – 10/10/1904 Major–General Sir Herbert Charles CHERMSIDE
10/10/1904 – 30/11/1905 Rt. Hon. Sir Hugh Muir NELSON, (Lieutenant–Governor)
30/11/1905 – 26/05/1909 Rt. Hon. Frederic John Napier THESIGER, Baron Chelmsford, G.C.M.G., G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E., G.B.E.
27/05/1909 – 02/12/1909 Hon. Sir Arthur MORGAN, (Lieutenant–Governor)
02/12/1909 – 16/07/1914 Sir William MACGREGOR, G.C.M.G., C.B.
16/07/1914 – 15/03/1915 Hon. Sir Arthur MORGAN (Lieutenant–Governor)
15/03/1915 – 03/02/1920 Major Sir Hamilton John GOOLD–ADAMS, G.C.M.G., C.B.
03/02/1920 – 03/12/1920 Hon. William LENNON (Lieutenant–Governor)
03/12/1920 – 17/09/1925 Rt. Hon. Lieutenant–Colonel Sir Matthew NATHAN, G.C.M.G.
17/09/1925 – 13/06/1927 Hon. William LENNON (Lieutenant–Governor)
13/06/1927 – 07/04/1932 Lieutenant–General Sir Thomas Herbert John Chapman GOODWIN, K.C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O.
08/05/1929 – 02/06/1929 Hon. William LENNON (Lieutenant–Governor)
08/04/1932 – 01/06/1932 Hon. Sir James William BLAIR (Administrator)
13/06/1932 – 23/04/1946 Colonel Sir Leslie Orme WILSON, G.C.M.G., G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E., D.S.O.
17/05/1937 – 21/11/1937 Hon. Sir James William BLAIR (Administrator)
24/04/1946 – 30/09/1946 Hon. Frank George COOPER, (Lieutenant–Governor)
01/10/1946 – 04/12/1957 Lieutenant–General Sir John Dudley LAVARACK, K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., K.B.E., C.B., D.S.O
25/01/1957 – 18/03/1958 Hon. Sir Alan James MANSFIELD (Administrator)
18/03/1958 – 18/03/1966 Colonel Sir Henry ABEL SMITH, K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., D.S.O
31/03/1960 – 24/05/1960 Hon. Sir Alan James MANSFIELD K.C.M.G. (Administrator)
18/04/1963 – 18/10/1963 Hon. Sir Alan James MANSFIELD K.C.M.G. (Administrator)
10/03/1966 – 18/03/1966 Hon. William George MACK, Chief Justice (Administrator)
21/03/1966 – 21/03/1972 Hon. Sir Alan James MANSFIELD, K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O.
09/03/1972 – 21/03/1972 Hon. Mostyn HANGER, Chief Justice (Administrator)
21/03/1972 – 20/03/1977 Air Marshal Sir Colin Thomas HANNAH, K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., K.B.E., C.B.
20/03/1977 – 21/04/1977 Hon. Sir Mostyn HANGER, K.B.E. (Administrator)
22/04/1977 – 21/07/1985 Commodore Sir James RAMSAY, K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., C.B.E., D.S.C.
22/07/1985 – 28/07/1992 Hon. Sir Walter Benjamin CAMPBELL, A.C., Q.C.
29/07/1992 – 29/07/1997 Mrs Leneen FORDE, A.C.
29/07/1997 – 29/07/2003 Major General Peter ARNISON, A.C., C.V.O.
29/07/2003 – present Ms Quentin Bryce, AC
Last updated 28 January 2009