Hudson Ralph Janisch, CMG,[1] FRAS (died March 1884) was Governor of St Helena from 1873[2] until his death in 1884. He is the only St Helena-born governor of the island.

During his tenure as Governor, he was forbidden to reside at Plantation House, the governor's official residence, on economic grounds.[3]

A grand-daughter was the South African educationalist Miriam Janisch.

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  1. ^ "No. 24464". The London Gazette. 30 May 1877. p. 3442.
  2. ^ "No. 24022". The London Gazette. 3 October 1873. p. 4429.
  3. ^ Smallman, David L. (2003). Quincentenary: A Story of St Helena, 1502-2002. Penzance, Cornwall: Patten Press.