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| Governor of the Panama Canal Zone | |
|---|---|
| Panama Canal Zone | |
| Seat | Balboa |
| Appointer | The U.S. President |
| Constituting instrument | Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty |
| Formation | 14 May 1904 |
| First holder | George Whitefield Davis |
| Final holder | Harold Parfitt |
| Abolished | 30 September 1979 |
This article lists the governors of the Panama Canal Zone between 1904 and 1979, while it was under U.S. control.
| Image | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Notes | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | George Whitefield Davis (1839–1918) | 14 May 1904 | 24 May 1905 | ||
 | Charles Edward Magoon (1861–1920) | 25 May 1905 | 12 October 1906 | ||
 | Richard Reid Rogers (1867–1949) | 19 November 1906 | 31 March 1907 | General Counsel of the Isthmian Canal Commission | |
 | Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn (1838–1918) | 1 April 1907 | 4 December 1909 | ||
 | Maurice Thatcher (1870–1973) | 13 May 1910 | 8 August 1913 | ||
 | Richard Lee Metcalfe (1861–1954) | 9 August 1913 | 31 March 1914 |
| Image | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Notes | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | George Washington Goethals (1858–1928) | 1 April 1914 | 10 January 1917 | First U.S. civil governor appointed by President Woodrow Wilson | [1] |
 | Chester Harding (1866–1936) | 11 January 1917 | 27 March 1921 | [1] | |
 | Jay Johnson Morrow (1870–1937) | 28 March 1921 | 15 October 1924 | [1] |
| Image | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Notes | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Meriwether Lewis Walker (1869–1947) | 16 October 1924 | 15 October 1928 | [1] | |
 | Harry Burgess (1872–1933) | 16 October 1928 | 20 October 1932 | [1] | |
 | Julian Larcombe Schley (1880–1965) | 21 October 1932 | 26 August 1936 | [1] | |
 | Clarence S. Ridley (1883–1969) | 27 August 1936 | 10 July 1940 | [1] | |
 | Glen Edgar Edgerton (1887–1976) | 11 July 1940 | 15 May 1944 | [1] | |
 | Joseph Cowles Mehaffey (1889–1963) | 16 May 1944 | 19 May 1948 | [1] | |
 | Francis K. Newcomer (1889–1967) | 20 May 1948 | 26 May 1952 | [1] | |
 | John States Seybold (1897–1982) | 27 May 1952 | 27 May 1956 | [1] | |
 | William Everett Potter (1905–1988) | 28 May 1956 | 30 June 1960 | [1] | |
| William Arnold Carter (1907–1996) | 1 July 1960 | 31 January 1962 | [1] | ||
 | Robert John Fleming (1907–1984) | 1 February 1962 | 31 January 1967 | [1] | |
| Walter Philip Leber (1918–2009) | 21 February 1967 | 2 March 1971 | [1] | ||
 | David Stuart Parker (1919–1990) | 3 March 1971 | 25 March 1975 | [1] | |
 | Harold Parfitt (1921–2006) | 26 March 1975 | 30 September 1979 | [1] |
