The first Dominion High Commissioner was appointed by Canada as its envoy in London in 1880, but the Imperial government did not appoint High Commissioners to the Dominions, where the crown was already represented by the relevant Governor-General.
The first Dominion High Commissioner was appointed by Canada as its envoy in London in 1880; he was Alexander Tilloch Galt. Still, the Imperial government did not yet appoint High Commissioners to the Dominions, where the crown was already represented by the relevant Governor-General.