Transvaal: Administrators and Governors: 1900-1910 Administrator of the Transvaal 1 Sep 1900 - 11 Dec 1900 Frederick Sleigh Roberts, Baron Roberts of Kandahar and Waterford [1][2] 11 Dec 1900 - 9 May 1901 Alfred Milner [3][4] 9 May 1901 - 27 Aug 1901 Horatio Herbert Kitchener, Baron Kitchener of Khartoum, and of Aspall [5][6] 27 Aug 1901 - 21 Jun 1902 Alfred Milner (x) Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Transvaal 21 Jun 1902 - 23 May 1905 Alfred Milner (from 15 Jul 1902 Viscount Milner of Saint James's and Cape Town) (x) 23 May 1905 - 31 May 1910 William Waldegrave Palmer, Earl of Selborne [1] Ex officio Commander-in-Chief of Her Majesty's Forces in South Africa. [2] Baron Roberts departed from South Africa on 11 Dec 1900. The Royal Commission appointing him to be Administrator of the Transvaal remained valid to 21 Jun 1902. [3] Ex officio Her (His) Majesty's High Commissioner for South Africa. [4] Milner assumed the administration of the Transvaal in his capacity as the High Commissioner for South Africa, acting for the absent Baron Roberts. [5] Ex officio General Commanding-in-Chief His Majesty's Forces in South Africa. [6] Kitchener assumed the administration of the Transvaal in his capacity as the General Commanding-in-Chief His Majesty's Forces in South Africa, acting for the absent Milner. Last updated on: 21 Jul 2022 15:47:15
