List of Governors of Northern Region, Nigeria

This is a list of Governors of Northern Region, Northern Nigeria.

Governor Took Office Left Office Party Notes Colonial Government of Northern Nigeria (Independent)
Sir Frederick John Dealtry Lugard 1900 1906 Colonial Government of Northern Nigeria (Independent)
Sir Percy Girouard 1907 1909 Colonial Government of Northern Nigeria (Independent)
Sir Henry Hesketh Bell 1909 1911 Colonial regime
Sir Charles Lindsay 1911 1912 Colonial Government of Northern Nigeria (Independent)
Sir Frederick John Dealtry Lugard 1912 1914 Colonial Government of Northern Nigeria (Independent)
Sir Sir Charles Lindsay Temple 1914 1917 lieutenant Governor of Northern Nigeria (Independent)
Sir Sir Herbert Symonds Goldsmith 1917 1921 lieutenant Governor of Northern Nigeria (Independent)
Sir Sir William Frederick Gowers 1921 1925 lieutenant Governor of Northern Nigeria (Independent)
Sir Sir Herbert Richmond Palmer 1925 1930 lieutenant Governor of Northern Nigeria (Independent)
Sir Cyril Wilson Alexander 1930 1932 lieutenant Governor of Northern Nigeria (Independent)
Sir George Sinclair Browner 1932 1936 lieutenant Governor of Northern Nigeria (Independent)
Sir Sir Theodore Samuel Adams 1936 1943 lieutenant Governor of Northern Nigeria (Independent)
Sir Sir John Robert Patterson 1943 1947 lieutenant Governor of Northern Nigeria (Independent)
Sir Eric Westbury Thompstone 1947 1951 lieutenant Governor of Northern Nigeria (Independent)
Sir Sir Eric Westbury Thompstone 1951 1952 Government of Northern Nigeria (Independent)
Sir Eric Westbury Thompstone 1 October 1952 2 December 1953 Government of Northern Nigeria (Independent)
Sir Bryan Sharwood-Smith 1 October 1953 2 December 1957 Government of Northern Nigeria (Independent)
Sir Gawain Westray Bell 2 December 1957 1962 Government of Northern Nigeria (Independent)
Alhaji Sir Kashim Ibrahim 1962 16 Jan 1966 Government of Northern Nigeria (NPC)
Hassan Usman Katsina 16 Jan 1966 27 May 1967 Military

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