High commissioner is the title of various high-ranking, special executive positions held by a commission of appointment.
Resident commissioner was or is an official title of several different types of commissioners, who were or are representatives of any level of government. Historically, they were appointed by the British Crown in overseas protectorates, or colonies, and some still exist in this capacity. The United States of America once had a resident commissioner in the Philippines and the Puerto Rico resident commissioner resides in Washington DC. State governments of today's Republic of India have a resident commissioner to represent them in New Delhi.
The Bechuanaland Protectorate was a protectorate established on 31 March 1885 in Southern Africa by the United Kingdom. It became the Republic of Botswana on 30 September 1966.
Sir Sidney Godolphin Alexander Shippard, was a British barrister and colonial administrator, who served as Resident Commissioner of the Bechuanaland Protectorate 1885–1895.
Sir Edward Betham Beetham was a British colonial official who was Resident Commissioner in Swaziland from 1946 to 1950 and in the Bechuanaland Protectorate from 1950 to 1953.
Sir Percy Alexander McElwaine KC was a lawyer and judge who served, inter alia, as Attorney General of Fiji and Chief Justice of the Straits Settlements.
Sir John Fearns Nicoll was a British colonial administrator who served as Governor of Singapore from 1952 to 1955.
Sir Hugh Charles Clifford, was a British colonial administrator.
In the Commonwealth of Nations, a high commissioner is the senior diplomat, generally ranking as an ambassador, in charge of the diplomatic mission of one Commonwealth government to another. Instead of an embassy, the diplomatic mission is generally called a high commission.
Sir Gerald Aubrey Goodman KC was a Barbadian barrister and politician. He also served as Attorney-General of the Straits Settlements and as a judge in Malaya. His final appointment was as Chief Justice of the Straits Settlements but he died before he could take up office.
Sir John Tankerville Goldney was a British barrister who rose to be Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago, and was also High Sheriff of Wiltshire in 1910. He is also notable for introducing golf to Singapore in 1891.
Sir Henry Cowper Gollan CBE KC was a British lawyer and judge. He served as attorney general and chief justice of a number of British colonies in the early 20th century. His last position before retirement was as Chief Justice of Hong Kong.
The New Year Honours 1912 were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by members of the British Empire. They were announced on 29 December 1911.
The 1892 New Year Honours were appointments by Queen Victoria to various orders and honours of the United Kingdom and British India.
The 1938 New Year Honours were appointments by King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the United Kingdom and British Empire. They were announced on 1 January 1938.
Sir Charles Cyril Gerahty was a British colonial judge who became Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago.
Sir Walter Harragin CMG QC was a British colonial barrister, judge and administrator.
Sir Stephen Herbert Gatty was a British barrister and colonial judge who served as Chief Justice of Gibraltar from 1895 to 1905.
Tan Sri Sir Philip Ernest Housden Pike, was a Jamaican barrister and judge who served as the second Chief Justice of Borneo, and later Chief Justice of Malawi and Chief Justice of Swaziland.
Sir Herbert Charles Fahie Cox was a British lawyer who served in various positions in the colonial legal service, including chief justice of Northern Rhodesia, Tanganyika and Bechuanaland.