 Further administrative appointments in various capacities followed in the Bahamas (colonial secretary 1868–1872, acting governor 1872–1873), Lagos Colony (administrator 1873–1874), Gold Coast (governor 1874–1876) and the Windward Islands/Barbados (governor 1876–1880).Strahan was appointed Governor of Tasmania in April 1880, and was knighted shortly after.He did not, however, take up the appointment until arriving in Hobart in December 1881.