Historical country records
Ghana historical timeline
Ghana
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1751 | British rule (Gold Coast) | Leaders |
| 1843 | crown colony (subordinated to Sierra Leone until 1874) | Leaders |
| 6 Mar 1957 | Gold Coast and British Togoland independent as Ghana | Leaders |
| 1 Jul 1960 | Republic of Ghana | Leaders |
| 23 Jun 1751 - 23 Jan 1756 | Thomas Melvil | Governors of the Committee of Merchants |
| 23 Jan 1756 - 17 Feb 1756 | William Tymewell | Governors of the Committee of Merchants |
| 17 Feb 1756 - 15 Oct 1757 | Charles Bell (1st time) | Governors of the Committee of Merchants |
| 15 Oct 1757 - 10 May 1761 | Nassau Senior (acting) | Governors of the Committee of Merchants |
| 10 May 1761 - 15 Aug 1763 | Charles Bell (2nd time) | Governors of the Committee of Merchants |
| 15 Aug 1763 - 1 Mar 1766 | William Mutter | Governors of the Committee of Merchants |
| 1 Mar 1766 - 11 Aug 1766 | John Hippersley | Governors of the Committee of Merchants |
| 11 Aug 1766 - 21 Apr 1769 | Gilbert Petrie | Governors of the Committee of Merchants |
| 21 Apr 1769 - 11 Aug 1770 | John Crossle | Governors of the Committee of Merchants |
| 11 Aug 1770 - 20 Jan 1777 | David Mill | Governors of the Committee of Merchants |
| 20 Jan 1777 - 25 Mar 1780 | Richard Miles (1st time) | Governors of the Committee of Merchants |
| 25 Mar 1780 - 20 May 1781 | John Roberts | Governors of the Committee of Merchants |
| 20 May 1781 - 29 Apr 1782 | John B. Weuves (acting) | Governors of the Committee of Merchants |
| 29 Apr 1782 - 29 Jan 1784 | Richard Miles (2nd time) | Governors of the Committee of Merchants |
| 29 Jan 1784 - 24 Jan 1787 | James Morgue | Governors of the Committee of Merchants |
| 24 Jan 1787 - 27 Apr 1787 | Thomas Price | Governors of the Committee of Merchants |
| 27 Apr 1787 - 20 Jun 1789 | Thomas Morris | Governors of the Committee of Merchants |
| 20 Jun 1789 - 15 Nov 1791 | William Fielde | Governors of the Committee of Merchants |
| 15 Nov 1791 - 31 Mar 1792 | John Gordon (1st time) | Governors of the Committee of Merchants |
| 31 Mar 1792 - 16 Dec 1798 | Archibald Dalzel (1st time) | Governors of the Committee of Merchants |
| 16 Dec 1798 - 4 Jan 1799 | Jacob Mould (1st time) | Governors of the Committee of Merchants |
| 4 Jan 1799 - 28 Apr 1800 | John Gordon (2nd time) | Governors of the Committee of Merchants |
| 28 Apr 1800 - 30 Sep 1802 | Archibald Dalzel (2nd time) | Governors of the Committee of Merchants |
| 30 Sep 1802 - 8 Feb 1805 | Jacob Mould (2nd time) | Governors of the Committee of Merchants |
| 8 Feb 1805 - 4 Dec 1807 | George Torrane | Governors of the Committee of Merchants |
| 4 Dec 1807 - 21 Apr 1816 | Edward White | Governors of the Committee of Merchants |
| 21 Apr 1816 - 19 Jan 1817 | Joseph Dawson | Governors of the Committee of Merchants |
| 19 Jan 1817 - 27 Mar 1822 | John Hope Smith | Governors of the Committee of Merchants |
| 27 Mar 1822 - 17 May 1822 | Sir Charles Macarthy (1st time) | Governors |
| 17 May 1822 - Dec 1822 | James Chisholm (1st time) | Governors |
| Dec 1822 - 21 Jan 1824 | Sir Charles Macarthy (2nd time) | Governors |
| 21 Jan 1824 - 17 Oct 1824 | James Chisholm (2nd time) | Governors |
| 17 Oct 1824 - 22 Mar 1825 | Edward Purdon | Governors |
| 22 Mar 1825 - 8 Mar 1826 | Charles Turner | Governors |
| 18 May 1826 - 15 Nov 1826 | Sir Neil Campbell | Governors |
| 15 Nov 1826 - 11 Oct 1827 | Henry John Ricketts (1st time) | Governors |
| 11 Oct 1827 - 10 Mar 1828 | Hugh Lumley | Governors |
| 10 Mar 1828 - 5 Jun 1828 | George Hingston | Governors |
| 5 Jun 1828 - 25 Jun 1828 | Henry John Ricketts (2nd time) | Governors |
| 25 Jun 1828 - 19 Feb 1830 | John Jackson | Governors of the Committee of Merchants |
| 19 Feb 1830 - 26 Jun 1836 | George Maclean (1st time) | Governors of the Committee of Merchants |
| 26 Jun 1836 - 15 Aug 1838 | William Topp | Governors of the Committee of Merchants |
| 15 Aug 1838 - 1843 | George Maclean (2nd time) | Governors of the Committee of Merchants |
| 1843 - 8 Mar 1845 | R.M. Worsley Hill | Governors |
| 8 Mar 1845 - 15 Apr 1846 | James Lelley | Governors |
| 15 Apr 1846 - 31 Jan 1849 | William Winniett (1st time) | Governors |
| 31 Jan 1849 - 13 Jan 1850 | James Coleman Fitzpatrick | Governors |
| 13 Jan 1850 - 4 Dec 1850 | Sir William Winniett (2nd time) | Governors |
| 4 Dec 1850 - 14 Oct 1851 | James Bannerman | Governors |
| 14 Oct 1851 - Dec 1854 | Stephen John Hill | Governors |
| Dec 1854 - Mar 1857 | Henry Connor (acting) | Governors |
| Mar 1857 - Apr 1858 | Sir Benjamin Chilley Campbell Pine | Governors |
| Apr 1858 - 20 Apr 1860 | Henry Bird (acting) | Governors |
| 20 Apr 1860 - 14 Apr 1862 | Edward B. Andrews | Governors |
| 14 Apr 1862 - 20 Sep 1862 | William A. Ross (acting) | Governors |
| 20 Sep 1862 - 1865 | Richard Pine | Governors |
| 1865 | Rokeby Jones (acting) | Governors |
| 1865 | W.E. Mockler (acting) | Governors |
| Apr 1865 - Feb 1867 | Edward Conran | Governors |
| Feb 1867 - Apr 1872 | Herbert Taylor Ussher (1st time) | Governors |
| Apr 1872 - 1872 | John Pope Hennessy | Governors |
| 1872 - Sep 1872 | Charles Spencer Salmon (acting) | Governors |
| Sep 1872 - 2 Oct 1873 | Robert William Harley | Governors |
| 2 Oct 1873 - 4 Mar 1874 | Garnet Joseph Wolseley | Governors |
| 4 Mar 1874 - 30 Mar 1874 | James Maxwell (acting) | Governors |
| 30 Mar 1874 - Jun 1874 | Charles Cameron Lees (1st time) | Governors |
| Jun 1874 - 7 Apr 1876 | George Cumine Strahan | Governors |
| 7 Apr 1876 - Dec 1876 | Charles Cameron Lees (2nd time) | Governors |
| Dec 1876 - 13 May 1878 | Sanford Freeling | Governors |
| 13 May 1878 - Jun 1879 | Charles Cameron Lees (3rd time) | Governors |
| Jun 1879 - 1 Dec 1880 | Herbert Taylor Ussher (2nd time) | Governors |
| 1 Dec 1880 - 4 Mar 1881 | William Brandford Griffith | Governors |
| 4 Mar 1881 - 29 Apr 1884 | Sir Samuel Rowe | Governors |
| 29 Apr 1884 - 24 Apr 1885 | W.A.G. Young | Governors |
| 24 Apr 1885 - 7 Apr 1895 | William Brandford Griffith (from 1887, Sir William Brandford Griffith) (2nd time) (s.a.) | Governors |
| 7 Apr 1895 - 6 Dec 1897 | William Edward Maxwell (from 1896, Sir William Edward Maxwell) (b. 1842/43 - d. 1897) | Governors |
| 6 Dec 1897 - 29 Aug 1900 | Frederick Mitchell Hodgson | Governors |
| 29 Aug 1900 - 17 Dec 1900 | W. Low (acting) | Governors |
| 17 Dec 1900 - 9 Feb 1904 | Sir Matthew Nathan | Governors |
| 9 Feb 1904 - 3 Mar 1904 | Herbert Bryan (1st time) (acting) | Governors |
| 3 Mar 1904 - 1 Sep 1910 | John Pickersgill Rodger | Governors |
| 1 Sep 1910 - 20 Nov 1910 | Herbert Bryan (2nd time) (acting) | Governors |
| 21 Nov 1910 - 29 Jun 1912 | James Jamieson Thorburn | Governors |
| 29 Jun 1912 - 26 Dec 1912 | Herbert Bryan (3rd time) (acting) | Governors |
| 26 Dec 1912 - 1 Apr 1919 | Sir Hugh Clifford | Governors |
| 1 Apr 1919 - 8 Oct 1919 | Alexander Ransford Slater | Governors |
| 9 Oct 1919 - 24 Apr 1927 | Frederick Gordon Guggisberg | Governors |
| 24 Apr 1927 - 5 Jun 1927 | Sir James Crawford Maxwell | Governors |
| 5 Jun 1927 - Jul 1927 | John Maxwell (acting) | Governors |
| Jul 1927 - 5 Apr 1932 | Sir Alexander Ransford Slater | Governors |
| 5 Apr 1932 - 29 Nov 1932 | Geoffry Northcote (1st time) | Governors |
| 30 Nov 1932 - 13 May 1934 | Sir Shenton Thomas | Governors |
| 13 May 1934 - 23 Oct 1934 | Geoffry Northcote (2nd time) | Governors |
| 24 Oct 1934 - 24 Oct 1941 | Sir Arnold Wienholt Hodgson | Governors |
| 24 Oct 1941 - 29 Jun 1942 | George Ernest London (acting) | Governors |
| 29 Jun 1942 - 2 Aug 1947 | Sir Alan Cuthbert Maxwell Burns | Governors |
| 12 Jan 1948 - 15 Feb 1949 | Sir Gerald Hallen Creasy | Governors |
| 15 Feb 1949 - 28 Mar 1949 | Sir Robert Scott (1st time) | Governors |
| 28 Mar 1949 - 11 Jun 1949 | Thorleif Rattray Orde Mangin | Governors |
| 11 Jun 1949 - 11 Aug 1949 | Sir Robert Scott (2nd time) | Governors |
| 11 Aug 1949 - 6 Mar 1957 | Sir Charles Noble Arden Arden-Clarke (b. 1898 - d. 1962) | Governors |
| 6 Mar 1957 - 24 Jun 1957 | Sir Charles Noble Arden Arden-Clarke (s.a.) | Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state) |
| 24 Jun 1957 - 1 Jul 1960 | William Francis Hare, Earl of Listowel (b. 1906 - d. 1997) | Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state) |
| 1 Jul 1960 - 24 Feb 1966 | Kwame Nkrumah | Presidents |
| 24 Feb 1966 - 2 Apr 1969 | Joseph Arthur Ankrah | Presidents |
| 2 Apr 1969 - 7 Aug 1970 | Akwasi Afrifa then chairman Presidential Commission) | Presidents |
| 7 Aug 1970 - 31 Aug 1970 | Nii Amaa Ollennu (acting) | Presidents |
| 31 Aug 1970 - 13 Jan 1972 | Edward Akufo-Addo | Presidents |
| 13 Jan 1972 - 5 Jul 1978 | Ignatius Kutu Acheampong then chairman Supreme Military Council) | Presidents |
| 5 Jul 1978 - 4 Jun 1979 | Fred W.K. Akuffo | Presidents |
| 4 Jun 1979 - 24 Sep 1979 | Jerry John Rawlings (1st time) | Presidents |
| 24 Sep 1979 - 31 Dec 1981 | Hilla Limann | Presidents |
| 31 Dec 1981 - 7 Jan 2001 | Jerry John Rawlings (2nd time) 7 Jan 1993) | Presidents |
| 7 Jan 2001 - | John Agyekum Kufuor | Presidents |
| 21 Mar 1952 - 1 Jul 1960 | Kwame Nkrumah | Prime ministers |
| 3 Sep 1969 - 13 Jan 1972 | Kofi Busia | Prime ministers |
Danish Gold Coast Settlements
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1657/58 | Danish Gold Coast Settlements (also called Danish Guinea) established on eastern Gold Coast (Ft. Friedensborg [Ningo], Ft. Christiansborg, Ft. Augustaborg [Tshi], Ft. Prinzenstein [Keta], Ft. Konigenstein [Ada]) | Leaders |
| Dec 1680 - 29 Aug 1682 | Portuguese occupation of Ft. Christiansborg | Leaders |
| 1750 | Danish crown colony | Leaders |
| 30 Mar 1850 | Danish Gold Coast Settlements sold to Britain and incorporated into the Gold Coast Colony | Leaders |
| 23 Dec 1698 - 31 Aug 1703 | John Trawne | Opperhoveds |
| 11 Sep 1703 - 23 Apr 1704 | Hartvig Meyer | Opperhoveds |
| 23 Apr 1704 - 5 May 1705 | Peter Sverdrup (acting) | Opperhoveds |
| 5 May 1705 - 25 May 1705 | Peter Petersen (acting) | Opperhoveds |
| 25 May 1705 - 17 Aug 1711 | Erik Olsen Lygaard (2nd time) | Opperhoveds |
| 17 Aug 1711 - 26 Nov 1717 | Bfantz Boye | Opperhoveds |
| 26 Nov 1717 - 6 Aug 1720 | Knud Røst | Opperhoveds |
| 6 Aug 1720 - 24 Jan 1722 | Peter Østrup | Opperhoveds |
| 25 Jan 1722 - 22 Jan 1723 | Niels Jensen Østrup | Opperhoveds |
| 22 Jan 1723 - 27 Apr 1724 | Christian Andreas Syndermann | Opperhoveds |
| 27 Apr 1724 - 1 Mar 1727 | Hendrik von Suhm | Opperhoveds |
| 4 Mar 1727 - 18 Sep 1727 | Fred Pahl | Opperhoveds |
| 18 Sep 1727 - 24 Dec 1728 | Andreas Willumsen | Opperhoveds |
| 24 Dec 1728 - 12 Aug 1735 | Anders Pedersen Waerøe | Opperhoveds |
| 12 Aug 1735 - 14 Jun 1736 | Severin Schilderup | Opperhoveds |
| 14 Jun 1736 - 20 Jun 1740 | Enevold Nielson Boris | Opperhoveds |
| 20 Jun 1740 - 26 May 1743 | Peter Nikolaj Jørgensen | Opperhoveds |
| 26 May 1743 - 3 Feb 1744 | Christian Glob Dorph | Opperhoveds |
| 3 Feb 1744 - 11 Mar 1745 | Jørgen Billsen | Opperhoveds |
| 11 Mar 1745 - 23 Mar 1745 | Thomas Brock | Opperhoveds |
| 23 Mar 1745 - 23 Apr 1745 | Johan Wilder | Opperhoveds |
| 23 Apr 1745 - 21 Jun 1746 | August Frederik Hackenburg | Opperhoveds |
| 21 Jun 1746 - 6 Mar 1751 | Joost Platfusz | Opperhoveds |
| 6 Mar 1751 - 8 Mar 1751 | Magnus Christopher Lützow | Opperhoveds |
| 8 Mar 1751 - 21 Jul 1752 | Magnus Hacksen (acting) | Opperhoveds |
| 21 Jul 1752 - 11 Mar 1757 | Carl Engman | Opperhoveds |
| 11 Mar 1757 - 14 Feb 1762 | Christian Jessen | Opperhoveds |
| 14 Feb 1762 - 20 Oct 1766 | Carl Gottlieb Resch | Opperhoveds |
| 20 Oct 1766 - 11 Jan 1768 | Christian Tychsen | Governors |
| 11 Jan 1768 - 2 Jul 1769 | Frantz Joachim Kühberg | Governors |
| 2 Jul 1769 - 11 Jun 1770 | Joachim Christian Otto (acting) | Governors |
| 11 Jun 1770 - 15 Jun 1772 | Johan Daniel Frøhlich (acting) | Governors |
| 15 Jun 1772 - 24 Jun 1777 | Niels Urban Aarestrup (acting) | Governors |
| 24 Jun 1777 - 2 Dec 1780 | Johan Conrad von Hemsen | Governors |
| 2 Dec 1780 - 21 Apr 1788 | Jens Adolf Kiøge (acting) | Governors |
| 21 Apr 1788 - 23 Oct 1789 | Johan Friedrich Kipnasse (acting) | Governors |
| 23 Oct 1789 - Jul 1792 | Andreas Rieselsen Bjørn | Governors |
| Jul 1792 - 30 Jun 1793 | Andreas Hammer | Governors |
| 30 Jun 1793 - 3 Aug 1793 | Bendt Olrik | Governors |
| 3 Aug 1793 - 17 Aug 1795 | Baron Christian Friedrich von Hager (acting) (b. 1754 - d. 1795) | Governors |
| Oct 1795 - 31 Dec 1799 | Johan Peter David Wrisberg | Governors |
| 31 Dec 1799 - 3 Dec 1802 | Johan David Ahnholm (acting) | Governors |
| 3 Dec 1802 - 15 Apr 1807 | Johan Peter David Wrisberg | Governors |
| 15 Apr 1807 - 1 Mar 1817 | Christian Schiønning | Governors |
| 3 Mar 1817 - 5 Oct 1817 | Johan Emanuel Rechter | Governors |
| 5 Oct 1817 - 6 May 1819 | Jens Nikolas Cornelius Reiersen | Governors |
| 6 May 1819 - 1 Jan 1821 | Christian Svanekjaer (acting) | Governors |
| 1 Jan 1821 - 5 Sep 1821 | Peter Svane Steffens | Governors |
| 5 Sep 1821 - 23 Dec 1823 | Matthias Thønning (acting) | Governors |
| 23 Dec 1823 - 7 May 1825 | Johan Christopher von Richelieu | Governors |
| 7 May 1825 - 30 Sep 1827 | Niels Brøch (1st time) (acting) | Governors |
| 30 Sep 1827 - 1 Aug 1828 | Jens Peter Flindt | Governors |
| 1 Aug 1828 - 20 Jan 1831 | Heinrich Gerhard Lind (1st time) | Governors |
| 29 Jan 1831 - 21 Oct 1831 | Ludwig Vincent von Hein | Governors |
| 21 Oct 1831 - 4 Dec 1831 | Helmut von Ahrenstorff | Governors |
| 4 Dec 1831 - 1 Mar 1833 | Niels Brøch (2nd time) | Governors |
| 1 Mar 1833 - 21 Jul 1833 | Heinrich Gerhard Lind (2nd time) | Governors |
| 21 Jul 1833 - 26 Dec 1834 | Edvard von Gandil (acting) | Governors |
| 26 Dec 1834 - 18 Mar 1839 | Frederik Segfried Mørch | Governors |
| 19 Mar 1839 - 18 Aug 1839 | Hans Angel Giede (acting) | Governors |
| 18 Aug 1839 - 24 May 1842 | Lucas Dall (acting) | Governors |
| 24 May 1842 - 26 Aug 1842 | Bernhard Johan Christian Wilkens | Governors |
| 26 Aug 1842 - 15 Mar 1844 | Edvard James Arnold Carstensen | Governors |
| 18 Mar 1844 - 5 Jul 1844 | Edvard Ericksen (acting) | Governors |
| 5 Jul 1844 - 9 Oct 1844 | George Lutterdot (acting) | Governors |
| 9 Aug 1844 - 10 Apr 1847 | Edvard James Arnold Carstensen | Governors |
| 10 Apr 1847 - 20 Feb 1850 | Rasmus Eric Schmidt (acting) | Governors |
Dutch Gold Coast Settlements
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1598 | Dutch Gold Coast Settlements begin | Leaders |
| 21 Feb 1871 | Dutch Gold Coast Settlements sold to Britain and incorporated into the Gold Coast colony | Leaders |
| 9 Jun 1702 - 5 Nov 1705 | Willem de la Palma | Directors-general |
| 5 Nov 1705 - 10 Oct 1708 | Pieter Nuyts | Directors-general |
| 10 Oct 1708 - 14 Aug 1709 | Henrikus van Wiessel (governor) | Directors-general |
| 14 Aug 1709 - 16 Apr 1711 | Adriaan Schoonheidt | Directors-general |
| 16 Apr 1711 - 11 Jun 1716 | Hieronimus Haring | Directors-general |
| 11 Jun 1716 - 9 Apr 1718 | Robberts Abraham Engelgraef | Directors-general |
| 9 Apr 1718 - 14 Oct 1722 | Willem Bullier | Directors-general |
| 14 Oct 1722 - 28 May 1723 | Abraham Houtman | Directors-general |
| 28 May 1723 - 14 Dec 1723 | Mattheus de Kraane (governor) | Directors-general |
| 14 Dec 1723 - 11 Mar 1727 | Pieter Valkenier | Directors-general |
| 11 Mar 1727 - 6 Mar 1730 | Robert Norri | Directors-general |
| 6 Mar 1730 - 13 Mar 1734 | Jan Pranger | Directors-general |
| 13 Mar 1734 - 21 Feb 1736 | Antonius van Overbeek | Directors-general |
| 15 Oct 1736 - 16 Mar 1740 | Martinus François des Bordes | Directors-general |
| 16 Mar 1740 - 7 Mar 1741 | François Barbrius (governor) | Directors-general |
| 8 Mar 1741 - 11 Apr 1747 | Baron Jacob de Petersen | Directors-general |
| 11 Apr 1747 - 14 Jul 1754 | Jan van Voorst | Directors-general |
| 14 Jul 1754 - 24 Oct 1755 | Nikolaas van der Nood de Gieterre | Directors-general |
| 24 Oct 1755 - 16 Jan 1758 | Roelof Ulsen (governor) | Directors-general |
| 16 Jan 1758 - 12 Mar 1759 | Lambert Jacob van Tets | Directors-general |
| 13 Mar 1759 - 2 Mar 1760 | Jan Pieter Theodor Huydecooper | Directors-general |
| 2 Mar 1760 - 11 Jul 1763 | David Pieter Erasmi | Directors-general |
| 11 Jun 1763 - 31 Aug 1764 | Henrick Walmbeck (governor) | Directors-general |
| 11 Sep 1764 - 10 Jun 1769 | Jan Pieter Theodor Huydecooper | Directors-general |
| 10 Jun 1769 - 11 Apr 1780 | Pieter Woortman | Directors-general |
| 10 May 1780 - 30 Dec 1780 | Jacobus van der Puye (governor) | Directors-general |
| 30 Dec 1780 - 12 Mar 1784 | Pieter Volkmar | Directors-general |
| 15 Mar 1784 - 14 Feb 1785 | Gilles Servaas Gallé (1st time) | Directors-general |
| 14 Feb 1785 - 26 May 1786 | Adolph Thierens | Directors-general |
| 2 Jun 1786 - 24 Aug 1787 | Gilles Servaas Gallé (2nd time) | Directors-general |
| 8 Sep 1788 - 19 Mar 1790 | Lieven van Burgen van der Gryp | Directors-general |
| 19 Mar 1790 - 23 Mar 1794 | Jacobus de Veer | Directors-general |
| 26 May 1794 - 10 Jan 1795 | Lieven van Burgen van der Gryp | Directors-general |
| 10 Jan 1795 - 3 Jun 1796 | Otto Arnoldus Duim (governor) | Directors-general |
| 10 Aug 1796 - 1 May 1798 | Gerhardus Hubertus van Hammel | Directors-general |
| 8 May 1798 - 28 Apr 1804 | Cornelis Ludewich Bartels | Directors-general |
| 28 Apr 1804 - 15 Jun 1805 | Izaak de Roever (president) | Directors-general |
| 16 Jun 1805 - 21 Jul 1807 | Pieter Linthorst | Governors-general |
| 21 Jul 1807 - 11 Aug 1808 | Johannes Petrus Hoogenboom | Governors-general |
| 12 Aug 1808 - 23 Feb 1810 | Jan Frederik Koning | Governors-general |
| 23 Feb 1810 - 1 Mar 1816 | Abraham de Veer | Governors-general |
| 1 Mar 1816 - 22 Apr 1818 | Herman Willem Daenels | Governors-general |
| 22 Apr 1818 - 10 Jan 1820 | Frantz Christian Eberhard Oldenborg | Governors-general |
| 10 Jan 1820 - 27 Jul 1821 | Johannes Oosthout | Commanders |
| 27 Jul 1821 - 11 Jan 1823 | Frederick Frans Ludewich Ulrich Last (1st time) (acting) | Commanders |
| 11 Jan 1823 - 6 May 1823 | Librecht Jan Temmink (acting) | Commanders |
| 6 May 1823 - 14 May 1824 | Willem Poolman | Commanders |
| 14 May 1824 - 25 Dec 1824 | Hendrik Adriaan Mouwe, Jr. (acting) | Commanders |
| 25 Dec 1824 - 2 Jan 1825 | Johan David Carel Pagenstecher | Commanders |
| 2 Jan 1825 - 12 Nov 1826 | Frederick Frans Ludewich Ulrich Last (2nd time) (acting) | Commanders |
| 12 Nov 1826 - 4 Oct 1828 | Jacobus van der Breggen Paauw | Commanders |
| 4 Oct 1828 - 17 Apr 1833 | Frederick Frans Ludewich Ulrich Last (3rd time) | Commanders |
| 17 Apr 1833 - 17 May 1833 | Jan Thieleman Jacobus Cremer | Commanders |
| 17 May 1833 - 2 Feb 1834 | Eduard Daniel Leopold van Ingen | Commanders |
| 2 Feb 1834 - 16 Mar 1834 | Marthinus Swarte (acting) | Commanders |
| 16 Mar 1834 - 2 Dec 1836 | Christian Ernst Lans | Commanders |
| 2 Dec 1836 - 28 Oct 1837 | Hendrikus Jacobus Tonneboeijer | Commanders |
| 29 Oct 1837 - 5 Aug 1838 | Anthony van der Eb (acting) | Commanders |
| 5 Aug 1838 - 7 Mar 1840 | Hendrik Bosch | Governors |
| 7 Mar 1840 - 1846 | Anthony van der Eb (1st time) | Governors |
| 1846 - 1847 | Willem George Frederik Derx | Governors |
| 1847 - 1852 | Anthony van der Eb (2nd time) | Governors |
| 1852 - 1856 | Hero Schomerus | Governors |
| 1856 | P.J. Runchel | Governors |
| 1856 - 1857 | Willem George Frederik Derx | Governors |
| 1857 | Jules Felicine Romain Stanislas van den Bossche | Governors |
| 1857 - 1862 | Cornelis Johannes Marius Nagtglas | Governors |
| 1862 - 1865 | Henry Alexander Elias | Governors |
| 1865 - 1866 | A. Magnin | Governors |
| 1866 - 1867 | Willem Hendrik Johan van Idsinga | Governors |
| 1867 - 1869 | Georg Pieter Willem Boers | Governors |
| 1869 - 1871 | Cornelis Johannes Marius Nagtglas | Governors |
| 1871 | Jan Albert Hendrik Hugenholz | Governors |
| 1871 - 21 Feb 1871 | Jan Helenus Fergusson | Governors |