Governors of South Australia.


Governors of South Australia

The Governor is appointed by the Queen on advice of the Premier.

Name of Governor  

From

Until

Captain John Hindmarsh, RN, KH. 28 December 1836 16 July 1838
Lt Col. George Gawler, KH. 17 October 1838 15 May 1841
George  Grey 15 May 1841 25 October 1845
Lt-Col. Frederick Holt Robe 25 October 1845 2 August 1848
Sir Henry, E.F. Young 2 August 1848 20 December 1854
Sir Richard G. MacDonnell, CB. 8 June 1855 4 March 1862
Sir Dominick Daly 4 March 1862 19 February 1868
Lieutenant-Colonel Hamley February 1868 February 1869
Rt. Hon, Sir James Fergusson, Bart 16 February 1869 18 April 1873
Sir Anthony Musgrave, KCMG. 9 June 1873 29 January 1877
Sir William Wellington Cairns, K.C.M.G. 24 March 1877 17 May 1877
Lt-Gen. Sir William F.D. Jervois, GCMG, CB. 2 October 1877 9 January 1883
Sir William C.F. Robinson, GCMG. 19 February 1883 5 March 1889
Rt. Hon, the Earl of Kintore, PC, GCMG. 11 April 1889 10 April 1895
Sir Thomas F. Buxton, Bart, GCMG 29 October 1895 29 March 1899
Rt. Hon, the Lord Tennyson, KGMG. 10 April 1899 17 July 1902
Sir George R. Le Hunte, KCMG. 1 July 1903 18 February 1909
Admiral Sir Day Hort Bosanquet, GCVO, KCB. 18 February 1909 22 March 1914
Lt-Col. Sir Henry L. Galway, KCMG, DSO. 18 April 1914 30 April 1920
Lt-Col. Sir William E.G. Archibald Weigall, KCMG. 9 June 1920 30 May 1922
Lt-Gen. Sir George T.M. Bridges, KCB, KCMG, DSO. 4 December 1922 4 December 1927
Brig.-Gen, the Hon. Sir A.G.A. Hore-Ruthven, VC, KCMG, CB, DSO. 14 May 1928 26 April 1934
Maj.-Gen. Sir W.J. Dugan, KCMG, CB, DSO. 28 July 1934 23 February 1939
Sir Charles M. Barclay-Harvey, KCMG. 12 August 1939 26 April 1944
Lt-Gen, Sir C.W.M. Norrie, KCMG, CB, DSO, MC. 19 December 1944 19 June 1952
Air Vice-Marshal Sir Robert A. George, KCMG, KCVO, KBE, CB, MC. 23 February 7 March 1960
Lt-Gen, Sir Edric M. Bastyan, KCMG, KCVO,KBE, CB. 4 April 1961 1 June 1968
Maj-Gen, Sir James W. Harrison, KCMG, CB, CBE. 4 December 1968 16 September 1971
Sir Mark L. Oliphant, KBE. 1 December 1971 30 November 1976
Sir Doughlas R. Nicholls, KCVO, OBE. 1 December 1976 30 April 1977
Sir Keith D. Seaman, KCVO, OBE. 1 September 1977 28 March 1982
Lt-Gen. Sir Donald B. Dunstan, KBE, CB. 23 April 1982 5 February 1991
The Hon. Dame Roma Mitchell, AC, DBE, CVO, QC. 6 February 1991 19 July 1996
Sir Eric James Neal, AC, CVO, 22 July 1996 3 November 2001
Marjorie Jackson Nelson, A.C., M.B.E., 3 November 2001 ------

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