<page_title> List of colonial governors of the Gambia </page_title> <section_title> Governors of the Gambia (1843–1866) </section_title> <table> <cell> Lieutenant Colonel Luke Smythe O'Connor (1806–1873) <col_header> Governor </col_header> </cell> <cell> 21 October 1852 <col_header> Governor </col_header> </cell> <cell> Upper Kombo ceded to the British by the King of Kombo in 1853. Commanded British soldiers at both sackings of Sabbajee. <col_header> Governor </col_header> <col_header> Term of office </col_header> </cell> </table>
In 1852, O'Connor was appointed as Governor of the Gambia and commanded British troops.