Colonel Sir Robert William Harley KCMG CB (1829 – 23 August 1892) was a British colonial administrator.

He served as governor-in-chief of the Gold Coast, between September 1872 and 2 October 1873.

Harley was born in 1829 and joined the Army in 1847.

[1] In 1860 he was a captain in the 3rd West India Regiment.

[2] He died on 23 August 1892 at the age of 62.