| British Agents | |
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Stafford Bettesworth Haines 16 Jan 1839 – Jun 1854 |
| James Outram Jun 1854 – Sep 1854 | |
| William Marcus Coghlan Sep 1854 – 1859 | |
| Residents | |
| William Marcus Coghlan 1859 – 1863 | |
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William Lockyer Merewether 1863 – 1867 |
| Edward Lechmere Russell 1867 – 1870 | |
| Charles William Tremenheere 1870 – 1872 | |
| John William Schneider 1872 – 1878 | |
| Francis Adam Ellis Loch 1878 – 1882 | |
| James Blair 1882 – 1885 | |
| Frederick Mercer Hunter 1885 | |
| Adam George Forbes Hogg 1885 – 1890 | |
| John Jopp 1890 – 1895 | |
| Charles Alexander Cunningham 1895 – 1898 | |
| Garratt O'Moore Creagh 1898 – 1900 | |
| H. E. Penton 1900 – 1901 | |
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Garratt O'Moore Creagh 1901 – 1902 |
| Pelham James Maitland 1902 – 1904 | |
| Harry Macan Mason 1904 – 1906 | |
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Ernest de Brath 1906 – 1910 |
| James Alexander Bell 1910 – 1915 | |
| David Shaw 1915 – 1916 | |
| James Alexander Bell 1916 | |
| Charles Henry Uvedale Price 1916 | |
| James Alexander Bell 1916 – Apr 1919 | |
| James Marshall Stewart 1919 – 1921 | |
| Thomas Edwin Scolt 1921 – 1925 | |
| John Henry Keith Stewart 1925 – 22 Apr 1928 | |
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George Stewart Symes 22 Apr 1928 – 7 Mar 1931 |
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Sir Bernard Rawdon Reilly 7 Mar 1931 – 1932 |
| Chief Commissioners | |
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Sir Bernard Rawdon Reilly 1932 – 1 Apr 1937 |
| Governors | |
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Sir Bernard Rawdon Reilly 1 Apr 1937 – 24 Oct 1940 |
| John Hathorn Hall 24 Oct 1940 – 1 Jan 1945 | |
| Reginald Stuart Champion 1 Jan 1945 – 1950 | |
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William Allmond Codrington Goode 1950 – Apr 1951 |
| Sir Tom Hickinbotham Apr 1951 – 13 Jul 1956 | |
| Sir William Henry Tucker Luce 13 Jul 1956 – 23 Oct 1960 | |
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Sir Charles Hepburn Johnston 23 Oct 1960 – 18 Jan 1963 |
| High Commissioners | |
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Sir Charles Hepburn Johnston 18 Jan 1963 – 17 Jul 1963 |
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Sir Gerald Kennedy Nicholas Trevaskis 17 Jul 1963 – 21 Dec 1964 |
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Sir Richard Gordon Turnbull 21 Dec 1964 – 22 May 1967 |
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Sir Humphrey Trevelyan 22 May 1967 – 30 Nov 1967 |