Provinces of British India
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Provinces of British India
Note: British colonial authorities ruled India with two administrative systems: About 60% of territory of the Indian sub-continent were provinces and territories directly under British colonial administration, 40% of the sub-continent were native Indian ("princely") States under direct treaty relations with British India (A-J and K-Z). Party abbreviations: AIC = All India Congress; BPML = Bengal Province Muslim League; IIL = Indian Independence League (nationalist, pro-Japanese, 1937-1945); INC = Indian National Congress (nationalist, pro-independence, mainly Hindu, est.1885); IP = Ittihad Party (Union Party); JP = Swaraj Party (Justice Party); KPP = Krishak Praja Party (Farmer People's Party, East Bengal peasant party, 1936-47); MIP = Muslim Independent Party (Bihar regionalist, est.1936); ML = Muslim League, All India (Muslim party, 1906-1947); MPP = Muslim Political Party; NAP = National Agriculturist Parties (united province landowners and pro-government loyalists); UP = Unionist Part; Mil = Military
Ajmer-Merwara 25 Jun 1818 Ajmer ceded to Britain by Gwalior. May 1823 Merwara ceded to Britain by Udaipur.1832 Part of North-Western Provinces. 1856 Part of United Provinces.1 Apr 1871 Ajmer-Merwara-Kekri a separate province. 15 Aug 1947 Part of independent India.
Superintendents for Ajmer 9 Jul 1818 - 17 Jul 1818 Nixon18 Jul 1818 - 15 Dec 1824 Francis Boyle Shannon Wilder (b. 1785 - d. 1849) 16 Dec 1824 - 21 Apr 1825 Richard Moore (1st time)22 Apr 1825 - 23 Oct 1827 Henry Middleton24 Oct 1827 - 28 Nov 1831 Richard Cavendish29 Nov 1831 - 1 Jul 1832 Richard Moore (2nd time)2 Jul 1832 - 16 Apr 1834 Alexander Speirs17 Apr 1834 - 30 Jun 1836 George Frederick Edmonstone (b. 1813 d. 1864)1 Jul 1836 - 25 Jul 1837 Charles E. Trevelyan (b. 1807 - d. 1886)26 Jul 1837 - Feb 1842 J.D. MacnaghtenSuperintendents for Merwara (from Feb 1842, Ajmer-Merwara)1823 - 1836 Henry Hall (b. 1789 - d. 1875)1836 - 1857 Charles George Dixon (d. 1857)Agents of the Governors-general for the Rajputana agency 1832 - 29 Nov 1833 Abraham Lockett (b. 1781 - d. 1834)29 Nov 1833 - Jun 1834 Alexander SpeirsJun 1834 - 1 Feb 1839 Nathaniel Alves 1 Feb 1839 - 1839 John Ludlow (acting) (b. 1788 - d. 1880)Apr 1839 - Dec 1847 James Sutherland (d. 1848) Jan 1844 - Oct 1846 Charles Thoresby (d. 1862) (acting for Sutherland)Dec 1847 - Jan 1853 John Low (b. 1788 - d. 1880)25 Jun 1848 - 19 Nov 1848 Showers (acting for Low)8 Sep 1851 - 1 Dec 1851 D.A. Malcolm (acting for Low)1852 - 1853 George St. Patrick Lawrence (b. 1804 - d. 1884) (1st time) 5 Mar 1853 - Feb 1857 Henry Montgomery Lawrence (b. 1806 - d. 1857) 15 Mar 1857 - Apr 1864 George St. Patrick Lawrence (s.a.) (2nd time) 10 Apr 1859 - 24 Nov 1860 William Frederick Eden (b. 1814 - d. 1867) (acting for Lawrence)Apr 1864 - 1867 William Frederick Eden (s.a.) 1867 - 1870 Richard Harte Keatinge (b. 1825 - d. 1904) 15 Jun 1870 - 1 Apr 1871 John Cheap Brooke (b. 1818 - d. 1899) (acting for Keatinge)Chief Commissioners 1 Apr 1871 - 21 Jun 1873 Richard Harte Keatinge (s.a.) 1 Apr 1871 - 21 Jun 1873 John Cheape Brooke (s.a.) (acting for Keatinge)21 Jun 1873 - 6 Apr 1874 Sir Lewis Pelly (1st time) (b. 1825 - d. 1892) (acting to 6 Feb 1874)6 Apr 1874 - 6 Jul 1874 William H. Beynon (acting) (b. c.1826 - d. 1903)6 Jul 1874 12 Nov 1874 Sir Lewis Pelly (2nd time) (s.a.) 12 Nov 1874 18 Aug 1876 Alfred Comyns Lyall (acting) (b. 1835 - d. 1911) 18 Aug 1876 - 5 Mar 1877 Charles Kenneth Mackenzie Walter (b. 1833 - d. 1892) (1st time)(acting)5 Mar 1877 12 Dec 1878 Sir Lewis Pelly (3rd time) (s.a.) 12 Dec 1878 - 27 Mar 1887 Edward Ridley Colborne Bradford (b. 1836 - d. 1911) (1st time)17 Mar 1881 28 Nov 1882 Charles Kenneth Mackenzie Walter (s.a.) (2nd time) (acting)28 Nov 1882 27 Mar 1887 Edward Ridley Colborne Bradford (s.a.) (2nd time)27 Mar 1887 - 20 Mar 1890 Charles Kenneth Mackenzie Walter (b. 1833 - d. 1892) (3rd time)(acting to 1 Apr 1887)20 Mar 1890 27 Aug 1891 George Herbert Trevor (1st time) (b. 1840 - d. 1927) 27 Aug 1891 2 Dec 1891 P.W. Powlett (acting)2 Dec 1891 22 Nov 1893 George Herbert Trevor (2nd time) (s.a.) 22 Nov 1893 11 Jan 1894 William Francis Prideaux (acting) (b. 1840 - d. 1914)11 Jan 1895 - 20 Mar 1895 George Herbert Trevor (3rd time) (s.a.) 20 Mar 1895 - 10 Mar 1898 Robert Joseph Crosthwaite (b. 1841 - d. 1917) 10 Mar 1898 - 1 May 1900 Arthur Henry Temple Martindale (b. 1854 - d. 1942) (1st time)1 May 1900 1 Apr 1901 William Hutt Curzon Wyllie (acting)(b. 1848 d. 1909)1 Apr 1901 - 3 Feb 1902 A.P. Thornton (acting)3 Feb 1902 - 1 Apr 1905 Arthur Henry Temple Martindale (s.a.) (2nd time) 1 Apr 1905 - 4 Jan 1918 Elliot Graham Colvin (b. 1861 - d. 1940) 4 Jan 1918 - 22 Dec 1919 John Manners Smith (b. 1864 - d. 1920) 22 Dec 1919 - 7 Aug 1925 Robert Erskine Holland (b. 1873 - d. 1965) 7 Aug 1925 - 18 Mar 1927 Stewart Blakeley Agnew Patterson (b. 1872 - d. 1942) 18 Mar 1927 - 14 Oct 1932 Leonard William Reynolds (b. 1874 - d. 1946) 14 Oct 1932 - 28 Oct 1937 George Drummond Ogilvie (b. 1882 - d. 1966) 28 Oct 1937 - 1 Dec 1944 Arthur Cunningham Lothian (b. 1887 - d. 1962) May 1939 - Oct 1939 Conrad Corfield (b. 1893 d. 1980) (acting for Lothian)1 Dec 1944 - 15 Aug 1947 Hiranand Rupchand Shivdasani (b. 1904 - d. 1949)
Andaman and Nicobar Islands 1 Jan 1756 - 1 Jun 1778; 1784 - 16 Oct 1868 23 Mar 1942 - 6 Oct 1945 Dec 1943 - Aug 1945 Provisional Government of Free India
12 Dec 1755 Danish settlers arrive in the Nicobar Islands. 1 Jan 1756 Nicobar Islands a Danish colony, named New Denmark (subordinated to Tranquebar). Dec 1756 Nicobar Islands renamed Frederikserne (Frederiks Islands). 14 Apr 1759 - 19 Aug 1768 Nicobar Islands abandoned. 1 Jun 1778 - 1783 Nicobar Islands occupied by Austria (annexed 12 Jul 1778), renamed the Theresia Islands (abandoned 1783). 1787 - Mar 1791 Nicobar Islands abandoned.12 Apr 1791 - 1805 Nicobar Islands abandoned. Sep 1789 - May 1796 Andaman Islands a British possession (Port Cornwallis), part of British India (abandoned May 1796). 1807 - 1814 Nicobar Islands under nominal possession by Britain. 1814 - 31 Jul 1831 Nicobar Islands abandoned. 31 Jul 1831 New Danish settlement named Fredrikshi.13 Jun 1834 - 5 Jan 1846 Nicobar Islands abandoned. 5 Jan 1846 Nicobar Islands reclaimed for Denmark (re-annexed 15 Feb 1846). 1848 Nicobar Islands abandoned. 22 Jan 1858 Andaman Islands resettled by Britain. (subordinated to British India [to Burma 1864-1868]). 16 Oct 1868 Danish rights to the Nicobar Islands sold to Britain, part of British India. 23 Mar 1942 - 6 Oct 1945 Japanese occupation. Dec 1943 - Aug 1945 Administered by the Japanese-sponsored Free India Movement (Provisional Government of Free India); Andaman Is. are renamed Shaheed Islands and Nicobar Is. are renamed Sawaraj Islands. 15 Aug 1947 Part of independent India. Danish Residents in the Nicobar Islands 12 Dec 1755 - 1756 Jrgen Bartholomus Tanck (Thanck) (d. 1756) 1756 - 9 Sep 1756 Tanner (acting) 9 Sep 1756 - 6 Dec 1756 Tycho Volquard (Volqvarts) (d. 1756) 1756 Mller (d. 1756) 1756 - Jul 1757 C.F. Lund (1st time) (acting) Jul 1757 - 1757 (18 days) Jens Twed (d. 1757) Jul/Aug 1757 - 14 Apr 1759 C.F. Lund (2nd time) (acting) 14 Apr 1759 - 19 Aug 1768 Abandoned 19 Aug 1768 - 176. Gottlieb Vlcker (Volker) (d. 17..) Sep 1769 - 1769 (4 months) Falck (d. 1769)17.. - 17.. Philipp Armedinger (d. 17..) 17.. - 1 Jun 1778 Joseph Blaschke 1 Jun 1778 - 4 Sep 1778 Bennet -Austrian commander 4 Sep 1778 - 1783 Gottfried Stahl -Austrian Resident (d. 1783) 1783 - 1784 Johann Gottfried Hnsel (Haensel) (b. 1749 - d. 1814) 1784 - May 1785 Fleckner 1785 - 178. J. Heinrich178. - 1787 Srensen1787 - Mar 1791 Abandoned Mar 1791 - 12 Apr 1791 Henning Munck Engelhart (b. 1757 - d. 1791) 12 Apr 1791 - 1805 Abandoned 1805 - 1807 ....1807 - 1814 .... (British commanders) 1814 - 31 Jul 1831 Abandoned? 31 Jul 1831 - 22 Sep 1831 Lauritz Christensen -Governor (b. 1793 - d. 1832) 22 Sep 1831 - 13 Jun 1834 David Rosen (b. 1791 - d. 1862) 13 Jun 1834 -4 Jan 1846 Abandoned 4 Jan 1846 - 26 Feb 1846 Steen Andersen Bille (b. 1797 - d. 1883) 26 Feb 1846 - 1848 Richard Aschlund (b. 1800 - d. 1863) 1848 - 16 Oct 1868 Abandoned British Officers in Charge of Port Cornwallis Sep 1789 - Mar 1793 Archibald Blair (b. 1751 - d. 1815) Mar 1793 - May 1796 Alexander Kyd (b. 1754 - d. 1826) Superintendents of Port Blair 22 Jan 1858 - 1858 Henry Stuart Man (1st time) (b. 1815 - d. 1898) (naval officer in charge) 1858 - Oct 1859 James Pattison Walker (b. 1823 - d. 1906) Oct 1859 - 1862 James Colpoys Haughton (b. 1817 - d. 1887) Apr 1862 - Feb 1864 Robert Christopher Tytler (b. 1818 - d. 1872) 1864 - 1868 Barnet Ford (b. 1824 - d. 1907) 1868 - 1871 Henry Stuart Man (2nd time) (s.a.) 1871 - 1872 Frederick Lyon Playfair (b. 1803 - d. 1907)Chief Commissioners of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands 15 Jul 1872 7 May 1875 Donald Martin Stewart (b. 1824 - d. 1900) (acting to 18 Feb 1873) 7 May 1875 26 May 1875 Montague Protheroe (1st time) (b. 1841 - d. 1905) (acting)26 May 1875 - 27 Nov 1876 Charles Arthur Barwell (1st time) (b. 1826 - d. 1895) (acting to 24 Mar 1876)27 Nov 1876 27 Feb 1878 Montague Protheroe (2nd time) (s.a.) (acting)27 Feb 1878 13 Dec 1878 Charles Arthur Barwell (2nd time) (s.a.) 13 Dec 1878 24 Feb 1879 Reginald Justus Wimberley (b. 1841 - d. ....) (1st time)(acting)24 Feb 1879 12 Dec 1879 Charles Arthur Barwell (3rd time) (s.a.)12 Dec 1879 17 Oct 1881 Thomas Cadell (1st time) (b. 1835 - d. 1919) (acting to 21 Dec 1880)17 Oct 1881 - 28 Feb 1883 Montague Protheroe (3rd time) (s.a.) (acting)28 Feb 1883 12 Feb 1887 Thomas Cadell (2nd time) (s.a.) 12 Feb 1887 - 25 Feb 1887 Reginald Justus Wimberley (s.a.) (2nd time)(acting)25 Feb 1887 5 Oct 1888 Thomas Cadell (3rd time) (s.a.) 5 Oct 1888 29 Apr 1889 Louis Henry Emile Tucker (acting) (b. 1843 - d. 1925)29 Apr 1889 15 Apr 1892 Thomas Cadell (4th time) (s.a.) 16 Apr 1892 - 25 Jul 1894 Norman Macleod Thomas Horsford (b. 1840 - d. c.1905) 25 Jul 1894 - 3 Aug 1894 Edward Horace Man (acting)3 Aug 1894 - 3 Sep 1896 Richard Carnac Temple (1st time) (b. 1850 - d. 1931) (acting to 3 Sep 1895)3 Sep 1896 24 Nov 1896 Frank William Chatterton (acting) (b. 1839 - d. 19..)24 Nov 1896 21 Jan 1898 Richard Carnac Temple (2nd time) (s.a.)21 Jan 1898 31 Jan 1900 George Wemyss Anson (b. 1848 - d. 1916) (acting to 31 Jan 1900)31 Jan 1900 9 May 1901 Richard Carnac Temple (3rd time) (s.a.)9 May 1901 13 Nov 1901 Somerset Henry Paul Graves (acting)13 Nov 1901 25 Jan 1904 Richard Carnac Temple (4th time) (s.a.)1904 F.E. Tuson (acting)1904 - 1906 William Rudolph Henry Merk (b. 1852 - d. 1925) 1906 - 1913 Herbert Arrott Browning (b. 1861 - d. 19..) 1913 - 1920 Montague William Douglas (b. 1863 - d. 1957) 1920 - 1923 Henry Cecil Beadon (b. 1874 - d. 1959) 1923 - 1931 Michael Lloyd Ferrar (b. 1876 - d. 1971) 1931 - 1935 John William Smyth 1935 - 1938 William Alexander Cosgrave (b. 1879 - d. 1952) 1938 - 23 Mar 1942 Charles Francis Waterfall (b. 1888 - d. 1954) (Japanese prisoner 23 Mar 1942-1945) 23 Mar 1942 - 1943 Bucho (Japanese civil governor) Dec 1943 - Aug 1945 A.D. Loganathan (b. 1899 - d. 1949) IIL (for provisional government of Free India) 2 Oct 1944 - Aug 1945 Mansoor Ali Alvi IIL (acting for Loganathan) 23 Mar 1942 - Jun 1944 Ishikawa Shigeru (b. 1889 - d. 1947) Mil (Japanese military governor)Jun 1944 - 6 Oct 1945 Teizo Hara (b. 18.. - d. 1946) Mil (Japanese military governor)Governors1945 - 1946 Charles Francis Waterfall (s.a.) 1946 - 15 Aug 1947 Noel Kennedy Paterson (b. 1905? - d. ....)
Chief Commissioner (subordinated to the governor) Feb 1946 - 15 Aug 1947 Inamul Majid
Assam 1824 - 1826 Occupied by Britain. 24 Feb 1826 Ceded to Britain by Burma. 1826 - 1832 Part of Bengal. 1832 - Oct 1838 Princely state briefly restored in Upper Assam. 1838 - 7 Feb 1874 Part of Bengal. 1873 British political control imposed on western Naga communities.16 Oct 1905 - 1 Apr 1912 Province of East Bengal and Assam. 1 Apr 1912 Assam a separate province.15 Mar 1944 - Jul 1944 Part of Assam (the Naga Hills district) and part of the princely state of Manipur occupied by Japanese forces.1 Apr 1946 Self rule granted. 15 Aug 1947 Part of independent India. Commanders of British Forces1824 George McMorine (b. 1763 - d. 1824) 1824 - 1826 Arthur RichardsPolitical Agent1826 - 1828 David Scott (b. 1786 - d. 1831)Commissioners 1828 - 20 Aug 1831 David Scott (s.a.)1831 - 1834 Thomas Campbell Robertson (b. 1789 - d. 1863)1834 - 1861 Francis Jenkins (b. 1793 - d. 1866) 1861 - 1874 Henry Hopkinson (b. 1820 - d. 1899) Chief Commissioners 7 Feb 1874 25 Jun 1878 Richard Harte Keatinge (b. 1825 - d. 1904) 22 Jun 1878 25 Mar 1881 Stewart Colvin Bayley (b. 1836 - d. 1925) (acting to 17 Jun 1880)25 Mar 1881 - 8 Jul 1883 Charles Alfred Elliott (1st time) (b. 1835 - d. 1911) 8 Jul 1883 7 Oct 1883 William Erskine Ward (1st time) (b. 1838 - d. 1916) (acting)7 Oct 1883 27 Feb 1885 Charles Alfred Elliott (2nd time) (s.a.) 27 Feb 1885 - 31 Oct 1887 William Erskine Ward (2nd time) (s.a.) (acting) 31 Oct 1887 16 Jul 1889 Dennis Fitzpatrick (b. 1837 - d. 1920) 16 Jul 1889 22 Oct 1889 James Westland (b. 1842 d. 1903)22 Oct 1889 - 24 Mar 1891 James Wallace Quinton (b. 1834 - d. 1891) 3 Apr 1891 27 May 1891 Sir Henry Collett (acting) (b. 1836 d. 1902)27 May 1891 17 Jul 1894 William Erskine Ward (3rd time) (s.a.) 17 Jul 1894 27 Nov 1896 Sir Charles James Lyall (b. 1845 - d. 1920) (acting to 4 Oct 1894)27 Nov 1896 1 May 1900 Henry John Stedman Cotton (b. 1845 - d. 1915) (1st time)1 May 1900 1 Aug 1900 Joseph Bampfylde Fuller (1st time) (b. 1854 - d. 1935) (acting)1 Aug 1900 29 Apr 1902 Henry John Stedman Cotton (s.a.) (2nd time)29 Apr 1902 30 Jul 1903 C.W. Bolton (acting)30 Jul 1903 1905 Joseph Bampfylde Fuller (2nd time) (s.a.)Lieutenant governors of East Bengal and Assam 1905 - 1906 Joseph Bampfylde Fuller (s.a.) 1906 - 1911 Lancelot Hare (b. 1851 - d. 1922) 1911 - 1912 Charles Stuart Bayley (b. 1854 - d. 1935) Chief commissioners of Assam 1912 - 1918 Archdale Earle (b. 1861 - d. 1934) 1918 - 3 Jan 1921 Sir Nicholas Dodd Beatson Bell (b. 1867 - d. 1936) Governors 3 Jan 1921 - 2 Apr 1921 Sir Nicholas Dodd Beatson Bell (s.a.) 3 Apr 1921 - 10 Oct 1922 Sir William Sinclair Marris (b. 1873 - d. 1945) 10 Oct 1922 - 28 Jun 1927 Sir John Henry Kerr (b. 1871 - d. 1934) 28 Jun 1927 - 11 May 1932 Sir Egbert Laurie Lucas Hammond (b. 1873 - d. 1939) 11 May 1932 - 4 Mar 1937 Sir Michael Keane (b. 1874 - d. 1937) 4 Mar 1937 - 4 May 1942 Robert Neil Reid (b. 1883 - d. 1964) 4 May 1942 - 4 May 1947 Sir Andrew Gourlay Clow (b. 1890 - d. 1957)15 Mar 1944 - Jul 1944 Mutaguchi Renya (b. 1888 - d. 1966) Mil (Japanese military commander) 16 Mar 1944 - Jul 1944 A.C. Chatterjee IIL (for provisional government of Free India)4 May 1947 - 15 Aug 1947 Sir Akbar Hydari (b. 1894 - d. 1948)Chief ministers1 Apr 1937 - 19 Sep 1938 Maulavi Saiyid Sir Muhammad (b. 1885 - d. 1955) ML Saadulla (1st time)19 Sep 1938 - 17 Nov 1939 Gopinath Bordoloi (1st time) (b. 1890 - d. 1950) INC17 Nov 1939 - 24 Dec 1941 Maulavi Saiyid Sir Muhammad (s.a.) ML Saadulla (2nd time)24 Dec 1941 - 24 Aug 1942 Governor's Rule25 Aug 1942 - 11 Feb 1946 Maulavi Saiyid Sir Muhammad (s.a.) ML Saadulla (3rd time)11 Feb 1946 - 15 Aug 1947 Gopinath Bordoloi (2nd time) (s.a.) INC
Deputy Commissioners of the Naga Hills District1866 - 1869 John Gregory (d. 1870)1869 - Dec 1875 John Butler, Jr. (b. 1842? - d. 1875) (political officer)Jan 1876 - 20 Jan 1878 Patrick T. Carnegy (d. 1878)Jan 1878 - 13 Dec 1879 Guybon Henry Damant (b. 1846 - d. 1879) (political officer)1879 - 1881 T. Mitchell1881 - 1887 R.B. McCabe (2nd time)1887 - 1889 Alexander Porteous1889 - 1894 R.B. McCabe (2nd time)1894 - 1899 Albert Edward Woods (1st time) (b. 1862 - d. 1938) 1900 - 1907 William James Reid (b. 1871 - d. 1939)1907 - 1908 A.W. Davis1908 - 1912 Albert Edward Woods (2nd time) (s.a.)1912 - 1913 J.K. Webster1913 - 1917 H.C. Berners1917 - 1935 John Henry Hutton (b. 1885 - d. 1968) 1935 - 1937 James Philip Mills (b. 1890 - d. 1960)1937 - 1947 Charles Ridley Pawsey (b. 1894 - d. 1972)
Baluchistan 19 Jun 1877 British occupy Quetta. 1 Oct 1887 British Baluchistan Province and Tribal Areas 1 Nov 1887 Incorporated into British India. 15 Aug 1947 Part of Pakistan. Chief Commissioners (and Agents to the Governors-General for Baluchistan Agency) 19 Jun 1877 - 11 Dec 1887 Sir Oliver Beauchamp Coventry (b. 1837 - d. 1891) St. John (1st time) (acting) 11 Dec 1887 - 3 Apr 1889 Sir Robert Groves Sandeman (b. 1835 - d. 1892) (1st time) 3 Apr 1889 - 8 Oct 1889 Sir Harry North Dalrymple (b. 1834 - d. 1913) Prendergast (acting) 8 Oct 1889 - 23 Apr 1891 Sir Robert Groves Sandeman (s.a.) (2nd time) 23 Apr 1891 - 8 May 1891 Sir Hugh Shakespear Barnes (b. 1853 - d. 1940) (1st time) (acting) 9 May 1891 - 4 Jun 1891 Sir Oliver Beauchamp Coventry (s.a.) St. John (2nd time) 5 Jun 1891 - 9 Jul 1891 Sir Hugh Shakespear Barnes (s.a.) (2nd time) (acting) 10 Jul 1891 - 16 Nov 1891 John Biddulph (acting) (b. 1840 - d. 1922) 16 Nov 1891 - 29 Jan 1892 Sir Robert Groves Sandeman (s.a.) (3rd time) 30 Jan 1892 - 21 Mar 1892 Sir Hugh Shakespear Barnes (s.a.) (3rd time) (acting) 22 Mar 1892 - 13 Jun 1896 Sir James Browne (b. 1839 - d. 1896) 8 Oct 1892 - 8 Dec 1892 Sir Hugh Shakespear Barnes (s.a.) (acting for Browne)14 Jun 1896 - 14 Nov 1896 James Adair Crawford (acting) (b. 1857 - d. 1936) 15 Nov 1896 - 12 Apr 1899 Sir Hugh Shakespear Barnes (s.a.) (4th time) 12 Apr 1899 - 21 Dec 1899 Henry Wylie (acting) (b. 1844 - d. 1918) 21 Dec 1899 - 20 Nov 1900 Sir Hugh Shakespear Barnes (s.a.) (5th time) 20 Nov 1900 - 31 Oct 1904 Charles Edward Yate (b. 1849 - d. 1940) 1 Nov 1904 - 23 Jan 1905 John Ramsay (1st time) (acting) (b. 1862 - d. 1942) 23 Jan 1905 - 2 Apr 1907 Alexander Lauzun Pendock Tucker (b. 1861 - d. 1941) (acting) 2 Apr 1907 - 3 Jun 1909 Sir Arthur Henry McMahon (b. 1862 - d. 1949) (1st time) 3 Jun 1909 - 6 Sep 1909 Charles Archer (1st time) (acting) (b. 1861 - d. 1941) 6 Sep 1909 - 25 Apr 1911 Sir Arthur Henry McMahon (s.a.) (2nd time) 25 Apr 1911 - 21 Oct 1912 John Ramsay (2nd time) (s.a.) 21 Oct 1912 - 14 Nov 1912 Charles Archer (2nd time) (acting) (s.a.) 14 Nov 1912 - 2 Apr 1914 John Ramsay (3rd time) (s.a.) 2 Apr 1914 - 23 May 1914 Charles Archer (3rd time) (acting) (s.a.) 23 May 1914 - 15 Jun 1915 John Ramsay (4th time) (s.a.) 15 Jun 1915 - 5 Jul 1915 Charles Archer (4th time) (acting) (s.a.) 5 Jul 1915 - 5 Dec 1917 John Ramsay (5th time) (s.a.) 5 Dec 1917 - 1 Sep 1919 Sir Henry Robert Conway Dobbs (b. 1871 - d. 1934) 1 Sep 1919 - Jun 1922 Armine Brereton Dew (b. 1867 - d. 1941) Jun 1922 - 15 Sep 1923 Henry Beauchamp St. John (b. 1874 - d. 1954) (1st time) (acting) 15 Sep 1923 - 7 Jul 1926 Frederick William Johnston (b. 1872 - d. 1947)7 Jul 1926 - 4 Nov 1927 Edmond Henry Salt James (1st time) (b. 1874 - d. 1952) (acting) 4 Nov 1927 - 2 Feb 1929 Henry Beauchamp St. John (s.a.) (2nd time) 2 Feb 1929 - 1 Oct 1929 Edmond Henry Salt James (2nd time) (s.a.) (acting) 1 Oct 1929 - 17 Dec 1931 Charles Edward Bruce (acting) (b. 1876 - d. 1950) 17 Dec 1931 - 10 May 1932 Alexander Norman Ley Cater (b. 1880 - d. 1957) (1st time) (acting) 10 May 1932 - 1 Oct 1932 John Aloysius Brett (acting) (b. 1879 - d. 1955) 1 Oct 1932 - 1 Apr 1936 Alexander Norman Ley Cater (s.a.) (2nd time) 1 Apr 1936 - 18 Apr 1936 Ronald Evelyn Leslie Wingate (b. 1889 - d. 1978) (1st time) (acting) 18 Apr 1936 - 20 Jun 1937 Arthur Edward Broadbent Parsons (b. 1884 - d. 1966) (1st time) (acting) 20 Jun 1937 - 28 Nov 1937 Ronald Evelyn Leslie Wingate (s.a.) (2nd time) (acting) 28 Nov 1937 - 14 Mar 1938 Olaf Kirkpatrick Caroe (acting) (b. 1892 - d. 1981) 14 Mar 1938 - 11 Aug 1939 Arthur Edward Broadbent Parsons (s.a.) (2nd time) 11 Aug 1939 - 24 Nov 1943 Sir Herbert Aubrey Francis (b. 1883 - d. 1943) Metcalfe 24 Nov 1943 - 1946 William Rupert Hay (b. 1893 - d. 1962) 14 May 1946 - 1946 Henry Mortimer Poulton (b. 1898 - d. 1973) 1946 - 3 Oct 1947 Sir Geoffrey Prior (b. 1896 - d. 1972)
Bengal 2 Feb 1634 English granted permission to establish factories in Bengal at Hugli, Balasore, Kasimbazar and Patna. 1658 Bengal factories subordinated to Madras. 1676 - 1690 Hugli officially made headquarters of the Bengal trade. 3 Sep 1681 Bengal a separate agency (Bengal Agency). 17 Jul 1682 - Jan 1694 Presidency of Coromandel and Bengal Settlements. Jan 1694 - 1698 Subordinated to Madras. 26 May 1700 Presidency of Bengal (Fort William). 20 Oct 1774 - 1854 Direct rule by the central government of British India. 1854 Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa province. 16 Oct 1905 - 1 Apr 1912 Partitioned into two provinces: West Bengal & East Bengal and Assam (see under Assam). 1 Apr 1912 Partition annulled, Bengal reunited as Fort William Presidency; Assam, Bihar and Orissa are made separate provinces. 1 Apr 1937 Bengal Presidency3 Jul 1946 Bengal is divided into two provinces, East Bengal and West Bengal, in preparation for partition.15 Aug 1947 Divided between India (West Bengal) and Pakistan (East Bengal [later Bangladesh]). Chief Agents 3 Sep 1681 - 17 Jul 1684 William Hedges (b. 1632 - d. 1701)17 Jul 1684 - 1684 John Beard Presidents 8 Aug 1684 - 26 Jan 1685 William Gyfford 26 Jan 1685 - 10 Jan 1693 Job Charnock (b. c.1630 - d. 1693) 10 Jan 1693 - 12 Aug 1693 Francis Ellis (acting) 12 Aug 1693 - Jan 1694 Charles Eyre (b. 16.. - d. 1729) Chief Agents Jan 1694 - 1698 Charles Eyre (1st time) (s.a.) 1698 - Dec 1699 John Beard Dec 1699 - 26 May 1700 Charles Eyre (2nd time) (s.a.) Presidents 26 May 1700 - 7 Jan 1701 Charles Eyre (s.a.) 7 Jan 1701 - Jul 1705 John Beard (b. 16.. - d. 1705) Jul 1705 - 20 Jul 1710 Council 20 Jul 1710 - 4 Mar 1711 Anthony Weltden 4 Mar 1711 - 3 Dec 1713 John Russell 3 Dec 1713 - 12 Jan 1718 Robert Hedges 12 Jan 1718 - 17 Jan 1723 Samuel Feake 17 Jan 1723 - 30 Jan 1726 John Deane (1st time) 30 Jan 1726 - 23 Aug 1728 Henry Frankland (b. 1684 - d. 1728) 17 Sep 1728 - 18 Sep 1728 Edward Stephenson 18 Sep 1728 - 25 Feb 1732 John Deane (2nd time) 25 Feb 1732 - 29 Jan 1739 John Stackhouse 29 Jan 1739 - 4 Feb 1746 Thomas Braddyll (d. 1747) 4 Feb 1746 - 18 Apr 1748 John Forster 18 Apr 1748 - 17 Jun 1749 William Barwell 17 Jun 1749 - 5 Jul 1752 Adam Dawson 5 Jul 1752 - 8 Aug 1752 William Fytche (b. 1716/17 - d. ....) 8 Aug 1752 - 22 Jun 1758 Roger Drake 22 Jun 1758 - 27 Jun 1758 William Watts (acting)27 Jun 1758 - 28 Jan 1760 Sir Robert Clive (1st time) (b. 1725 - d. 1774) 28 Jan 1760 - 27 Jul 1760 John Zephaniah Holwell (acting) (b. 1711 - d. 1798) 27 Jul 1760 - 3 Dec 1764 Henry Vansittart (b. 1732 - d. 1769) 3 Dec 1764 - 3 May 1765 John Spencer (acting) (b. c.1725 - d. c.1770) 3 May 1765 - 29 Jan 1767 Robert Clive, Baron Clive of (s.a.) Plassey (2nd time) 29 Jan 1767 - 26 Dec 1769 Harry Verelst (b. 1734 - d. 1785) 26 Dec 1769 - 13 Apr 1772 John Cartier (b. 1733 - d. 1802) 13 Apr 1772 - 20 Oct 1774 Warren Hastings (b. 1732 - d. 1818) 20 Oct 1774 - 1 May 1854 administered by the government of British India Lieutenant-governors 1 May 1854 - 1 May 1859 Frederick James Halliday (b. 1807 - d. 1901) 1 May 1859 - 24 Apr 1862 John Peter Grant (b. 1807 - d. 1893) 24 Apr 1862 - 24 Apr 1867 Sir Cecil Beadon (b. 1816 - d. 1880) 23 Apr 1867 - 1 Mar 1871 William Grey (b. 1818 - d. 1878) 1 Mar 1871 - 9 Apr 1874 George Campbell (b. 1824 - d. 1892) 9 Apr 1874 - 8 Jan 1877 Richard Temple (b. 1826 - d. 1902) 8 Jan 1877 - 15 Jul 1879 Ashley Eden (b. 1831 - d. 1887) 15 Jul 1879 - 24 Apr 1882 Stewart Colvin Bayley (1st time) (b. 1836 - d. 1925) (acting to 1 Dec 1879) 24 Apr 1882 - 11 Aug 1885 Augustus Rivers Thompson (b. 1829 - d. 1890) 11 Aug 1885 - 2 Apr 1887 Horace Abel Cockerell (b. 1832 - d. 1908) (acting to 17 Sep 1885)2 Apr 1887 - 17 Dec 1890 Sir Stewart Colvin Bayley (s.a.) (2nd time) 17 Dec 1890 - 30 May 1893 Charles Alfred Elliot (b. 1836 - d. 1911) 30 May 1893 - 18 Dec 1895 Anthony Patrick MacDonnell (b. 1844 - d. 1925) (acting to 30 Nov 1893)18 Dec 1893 - 23 Jun 1897 Alexander Mackenzie (b. 1842 - d. 1902) 23 Jun 1897 - 6 Apr 1898 Sir Charles Cecil Stevens (b. 1841 - d. 1909) (acting to 21 Dec 1897)7 Apr 1898 - 21 Nov 1902 John Woodburn (b. 1848 - d. 1902) 22 Nov 1902 - 2 Nov 1903 James Austen Bourdillon (acting) (b. 1848 - d. 1913) 2 Nov 1903 - 10 Apr 1906 Arthur Henderson Leith Fraser (b. 1848 - d. 1919) 10 Apr 1906 - 16 Aug 1906 Lancelot Hare (acting) (b. 1851 - d. 1922) 16 Aug 1906 - 1 Dec 1908 Sir Francis Alexander Slacke (b. 1853 - d. 1940) 1 Dec 1908 - 14 Jul 1911 Sir Edward Norman Baker (b. 1857 - d. 1956) 14 Jul 1911 - 1 Apr 1912 Sir Frederick William Duke (b. 1863 - d. 1924) Governors 1 Apr 1912 - 26 Mar 1917 Thomas David Gibson-Carmichael, (b. 1859 - d. 1926) Baron Carmichael of Skirling 26 Mar 1917 - 28 Mar 1922 Lawrence John Lumley Dundas (b. 1876 - d. 1961) 28 Mar 1922 Henry Wheeler (acting) (b. 1870 - d. 1950) 28 Mar 1922 - 28 Mar 1927 Victor Alexander George Robert (b. 1876 - d. 1947) Bulwer-Lytton, Earl of Lytton 28 Mar 1927 - 29 Mar 1932 Francis Stanley Jackson (b. 1870 - d. 1947) 29 Mar 1932 - 10 Aug 1934 Sir John Anderson (1st time) (b. 1882 - d. 1958) 10 Aug 1934 - 1 Apr 1937 John Ackroyd Woodhead (1st time) (b. 1881 - d. 1973) (acting) 1 Apr 1937 - 27 Nov 1937 Sir John Anderson (2nd time) (s.a.) 27 Nov 1937 - 23 Jun 1938 Michael Herbert Rudolph (b. 1895 - d. 1939) Knatchbull-Hugessen, Baron Brabourne 24 Feb 1939 - 12 Jun 1939 Robert Neil Reid (acting) (b. 1883 - d. 1964) 12 Jun 1939 - 18 Nov 1939 John Ackroyd Woodhead (2nd time) (s.a.) 18 Nov 1939 - 6 Sep 1943 John Arthur Herbert (b. 1895 - d. 1943) 6 Sep 1943 - 22 Jan 1944 Thomas George Rutherford (acting) (b. 1886 - d. 1957) 22 Jan 1944 - 19 Feb 1946 Richard Gardiner Casey (b. 1890 - d. 1976) 19 Feb 1946 - 15 Aug 1947 Sir Frederick John Burrows (b. 1887 - d. 1973) Chief ministers 1 Apr 1937 - 24 Apr 1943 Abul Kashem Fazlul Huq (b. 1873 - d. 1962) KPP 24 Apr 1943 - 28 Mar 1945 Khawaja Nazimuddin (b. 1894 - d. 1964) BPML 28 Mar 1945- 3 Jul 1946 Governor's Rule Chief minister of East Bengal3 Jun 1946 - 15 Aug 1947 Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy (b. 1893 - d. 1963) BPMLChief minister of West Bengal3 Jul 1946 - 15 Aug 1947 Prafulla Chandra Ghosh (b. 1891 - d. 1983) INCResidents for the Eastern States Agency1 Apr 1933 - 1934 Edmund Currey Gibson (b. 1886 - d. 19..)1934 - 9 Mar 1937 Arthur Stanley Meek (b. 1883 - d. 1955)9 Mar 1937 - 29 Mar 1937 G.P. Murphy (acting)29 Mar 1937 - 1939 H.W.C. Robson11 Apr 1939 - 25 Oct 1941 Leslie Eric Barton25 Oct 1941 - 1943 Cyril Percy Hancock (b. 1896 - d. 1990)1943 - 1944? Sir Walter Fendall Campbell (b. 1894 - d. 1973)1944 Leonard George Coke-Wallis (b. 1900 - d. 1974) 1944 - 1947 Herbert John Todd (b. 1893 - d. 1985)1947 Cecil Walter Lewery Harvey (d. 1958)
Bihar and Orissa 1756 Bihar part of Bengal. 14 Oct 1803 Orissa occupied by Britain. 1 Apr 1912 Separated from Bengal as Bihar and Orissa province. 1 Apr 1936 Bihar and Orissa become separate provinces. 23 Mar 1946 Bihar granted self rule. 23 Apr 1946 Orissa granted self rule. 15 Aug 1947 Part of independent India. Lieutenant governors 1 Apr 1912 - 19 Nov 1915 Sir Charles Stuart Bayley (b. 1854 - d. 1935) 19 Nov 1915 - 5 Apr 1918 Sir Edward Albert Gait (1st time) (b. 1863 - d. 1950) 5 Apr 1918 - 12 Jul 1918 Sir Edward Vere Levinge (acting) (b. 1867 - d. 1954) 12 Jul 1918 - 29 Dec 1920 Sir Edward Albert Gait (2nd time) (s.a.) Governors 29 Dec 1920 - 29 Nov 1921 Satyendra Prasanna Sinha, (b. 1864 - d. 1928) Baron Sinha of Raipur 29 Nov 1921 - 12 Apr 1922 Havilland Le Mesurier (acting) (b. 1866 - d. 1931) 12 Apr 1922 - 7 Apr 1927 Sir Henry Wheeler (b. 1870 - d. 1950) 7 Apr 1927 - 7 Apr 1932 Sir Hugh Lansdowne Stephenson (b. 1871 - d. 1950) 7 Apr 1932 - 1 Apr 1936 Sir James David Sifton (b. 1878 - d. 1952)
Bihar Governors 1 Apr 1936 - 11 Mar 1937 Sir James David Sifton (s.a.) 11 Mar 1937 - 5 Aug 1939 Sir Maurice Garnier Hallett (b. 1883 - d. 1969) 5 Aug 1939 - 9 Jan 1943 Sir Thomas Alexander Stewart (b. 1888 - d. 1964) (acting to Sep 1939) 9 Jan 1943 - 6 Sep 1943 Sir Thomas George Rutherford (b. 1886 - d. 1957) (1st time) 6 Sep 1943 - 23 Apr 1944 Sir Robert Francis Mudie (acting) (b. 1890 - d. 1976) 23 Apr 1944 - 13 May 1946 Sir Thomas George Rutherford (s.a.) (2nd time) 13 May 1946 - 15 Aug 1947 Sir Hugh Dow (b. 1886 - d. 1978) Chief ministers 1 Apr 1937 - 19 Jul 1937 Muhammad Yunus (b. 1884 - d. 1952) MIP20 Jul 1937 - 31 Oct 1939 Srikrishna Sinha (1st time) (b. 1888 - d. 1961) INC 31 Oct 1939 - 23 Mar 1946 Governor's Rule 23 Mar 1946 - 15 Aug 1947 Srikrishna Sinha (2nd time) (s.a.) INC
Orissa Governors 1 Apr 1936 - 11 Aug 1938 Sir John Austen Hubback (1st time) (b. 1878 - d. 1968) 11 Aug 1938 - 8 Dec 1938 George Townsend Boag (acting) (b. 1884 - d. 1969) 8 Dec 1938 - 1 Apr 1941 Sir John Austen Hubback (2nd time) (s.a.) 1 Apr 1941 - 1 Apr 1946 Sir William Hawthorne Lewis (b. 1888 - d. 1970) 1 Apr 1946 - 15 Aug 1947 Sir Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi (b. 1893 - d. 1981) Chief ministers 1 Apr 1937 - 19 Jul 1937 Maharaja Krushna Chandra Gajapati (b. 1892 - d. 1974) Non-party Narayan Deo (1st time) 19 Jul 1937 - 4 Nov 1939 Biswanath Das (b. 1889 - d. 1984) INC 4 Nov 1939 - 24 Nov 1941 Governor's Rule 24 Nov 1941 - 29 Jun 1944 Maharaja Krushna Chandra Gajapati (s.a.) Non-party Narayan Deo (2nd time) 29 Jun 1944 - 23 Apr 1946 Governor's Rule 23 Apr 1946 - 15 Aug 1947 Harekrushna Mahatab (b. 1899 - d. 1987) INC
Bombay 23 Jun 1661 Bombay Island and its dependencies ceded to England by Portugal. 18 Sep 1662 English arrive to take possession, but are rebuffed. 16 Aug 1663 King of Portugal orders cession to take place. 23 Nov 1663 English forced to do battle with Portuguese. 18 Feb 1665 Final cession of Bombay to England (without its dependencies) as a crown colony. 23 Sep 1668 - 2 May 1685 Bombay Presidency subordinated to Surat; under British East India Company rule (to 1858). 2 May 1685 - 1703 Surat subordinated to Bombay. Jun 1703 Surat incorporated into Bombay. Sep 1839 - 1932 Aden (in Yemen) subordinated to Bombay. 1843 - 1 Apr 1936 Sind subordinated to Bombay. 30 Mar 1946 Self rule granted. 15 Aug 1947 Part of independent India. Royal commander 19 Mar 1662 - Oct 1664 Sir Abraham Shipman (d. 1664) Governors Oct 1664 - 5 Nov 1666 Humfrey Cooke (acting) 5 Nov 1666 - 21 May 1667 Sir Gervase Lucas (b. 1611 - d. 1667) 22 May 1667 - 23 Sep 1668 Henry Garey (acting) 23 Sep 1668 - 14 Jul 1669 Sir George Oxenden (b. 1620 - d. 1669) 14 Jul 1669 - 7 Jun 1672 Matthew Gray (acting) 7 Jun 1672 - 30 Jun 1677 Gerald Aungier (b. 1635/40 - d. 1677) 30 Jun 1677 - 27 Oct 1681 Sir Henry Oxenden (b. 1645 - d. 1709)1681 - 27 Dec 1683 John Child (1st time) (b. 1637/8 - 1690) 27 Dec 1683 - 19 Nov 1684 Richard Keigwin (acting) (d. 1690) (in rebellion)19 Nov 1684 - 1685 Charles Zinzan (acting) (d. 1714) 1685 - 2 May 1687 Sir John Wyborne (acting) (b. 1650? - d. 1708) 2 May 1687 - 4 Feb 1690 Sir John Child (2nd time) (s.a.) 4 Feb 1690 - 10 May 1694 Bartholomew Harris (acting) (b. 1648/49 d. 1694)10 May 1694 - 17 May 1694 Daniel Annesley (acting) 17 May 1694 - Nov 1704 Sir John Gayer (b. 16.. - d. 1711) (confined to Surat from 1701)Nov 1704 - Sep 1708 Sir Nicholas Waite Sep 1708 - 11 Oct 1715 William Aislabie (b. 1671 - d. 1725) 11 Oct 1715 - 26 Dec 1715 Stephen Strutt (acting) (d. 1721) 26 Dec 1715 - 9 Jan 1722 Charles Boone (d. 1735) 9 Jan 1722 - 10 Jan 1729 William Phipps 10 Jan 1729 - 22 Sep 1734 Robert Cowan (d. 1737) 22 Sep 1734 - 7 Apr 1739 John Horne (d. 1755) 7 Apr 1739 - 15 Nov 1742 Stephen Law (d. 1787/88) 15 Nov 1742 - 26 Nov 1742 John Geekie (acting) 26 Nov 1742 - 17 Nov 1750 William Wake (d. 1751) 17 Nov 1750 - 1760 Richard Bourchier (d. 1770) 1760 - 28 Feb 1760 John Holkell (acting) 28 Feb 1760 - 27 Jan 1767 Charles Crommelin (b. 1717 - d. 1788)27 Jan 1767 - 23 Feb 1771 Thomas Hodges (d. 1771) 26 Feb 1771 - 1 Jan 1784 William Hornby (b. 1723 - d. 1803) 1 Jan 1784 - 9 Jan 1788 Rawson Hart Bodham (b. 1734 - d. 1812) 9 Jan 1788 - 6 Sep 1788 Andrew Ramsay (acting) 6 Sep 1788 - 21 Jan 1790 Sir William Medows (b. 1738 - d. 1813) 21 Jan 1790 - 26 Nov 1792 Sir Robert Abercromby (b. 1740 - d. 1827) 26 Nov 1792 - 9 Nov 1795 George Dick (acting) (b. 1739 - d. 1818) 9 Nov 1795 - 27 Dec 1795 John Griffith (acting) 27 Dec 1795 - 11 Aug 1811 Jonathan Duncan (b. 1756 - d. 1811) 11 Aug 1811 - 12 Aug 1812 George Brown (acting) (b. 1775 - d. 1819) 12 Aug 1812 - 1 Nov 1819 Sir Evan Nepean (b. 1751 - d. 1822) 1 Nov 1819 - 1 Nov 1827 Mountstuart Elphinstone (b. 1779 - d. 1859) 1 Nov 1827 - 1 Dec 1830 Sir John Malcolm (b. 1769 - d. 1833) 1 Dec 1830 - 15 Jan 1831 Sir Thomas Sidney Beckwith (b. 1772 - d. 1831) (acting) 17 Jan 1831 - 21 Mar 1831 John Romer (acting) (b. 1780 - d. 18..)21 Mar 1831 - 17 Mar 1835 John Fitzgibbon, Earl of Clare (b. 1792 - d. 1851) 17 Mar 1835 - 9 Jul 1838 Sir Robert Grant (b. 1779 - d. 1838) 11 Jul 1838 - 31 May 1839 James Farish (acting) 31 May 1839 - 28 Apr 1841 Sir James Rivett-Carnac (b. 1785 - d. 1846) 28 Apr 1841 - 9 Jun 1842 George William Anderson (acting) (b. 1791 - d. 1857) 9 Jun 1842 - 6 Aug 1846 Sir George Arthur (b. 1784 - d. 1854) 6 Aug 1846 - 23 Jan 1847 Lestock Robert Reid (acting) (b. 1799 - d. 1878)23 Jan 1847 - 1 May 1848 Sir George Russell Clerk (1st time)(b. 1800 - d. 1889) (acting) 1 May 1848 - 26 Dec 1853 Lucius Bentinck Carey, (b. 1803 - d. 1884) Viscount Falkland 26 Dec 1853 - 11 May 1860 John Elphinstone, Baron (b. 1807 - d. 1860) Elphinstone 11 May 1860 - 24 Apr 1862 Sir George Russell Clerk (2nd time)(s.a.) (acting) 24 Apr 1862 - 6 Mar 1867 Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere (b. 1815 - d. 1884) 6 Mar 1867 - 6 May 1872 William Robert Seymour Vesey (b. 1818 - d. 1885) Fitzgerald 6 May 1872 - 30 Apr 1877 Sir Philip Edmond Wodehouse (b. 1811 - d. 1887) 30 Apr 1877 - 13 Mar 1880 Sir Richard Temple, Baron Nash (b. 1826 - d. 1902) 13 Mar 1880 - 28 Apr 1880 Lionel Robert Ashburner (acting) (b. 1827 - d. 1907) 28 Apr 1880 - 27 Mar 1885 Sir James Fergusson (b. 1823 - d. 1907) 27 Mar 1885 - 30 Mar 1885 James Braithwaite Peile (acting) (b. 1833 - d. 1906) 30 Mar 1885 - 12 Apr 1890 Donald James Mackay, Baron Reay (b. 1839 - d. 1921) 12 Apr 1890 - 16 Feb 1895 George Robert Canning Harris, (b. 1851 - d. 1932) Baron Harris 16 Feb 1895 - 18 Feb 1895 Herbert Mills Birdwood (acting) (b. 1837 - d. 1907) 18 Feb 1895 - 17 Feb 1900 William Mansfield, Baron Sandhurst (b. 1857 - d. 1933) 17 Feb 1900 - 5 Sep 1903 Henry Stafford Northcote, Baron Northcote (b. 1846 - d. 1911) 5 Sep 1903 - 12 Dec 1903 Sir James Monteath (acting) (b. 1847 - d. 1929) 12 Dec 1903 - 28 Jul 1907 Charles Wallace Cochrane Baillie, Baron Lamington (b. 1860 - d. 1940) 28 Jul 1907 - 18 Oct 1907 Sir John William Pitt Muir-Mackenzie (acting) (b. 1854 - d. 1916) 18 Oct 1907 - 4 Apr 1913 Sir George Sydenham Clarke, Baron Sydenham (b. 1848 - d. 1933) 4 Apr 1913 - 17 Dec 1918 George Freeman Freeman-Thomas, Baron Willingdon (b. 1866 - d. 1941) 17 Dec 1918 - 8 Dec 1923 Sir George Ambrose Lloyd (b. 1879 - d. 1941) 8 Dec 1923 - 10 Dec 1923 Sir Maurice Hayward (acting) (b. 1868 - d. 1964) 10 Dec 1923 - 20 Mar 1926 Sir Leslie Orme Wilson (b. 1876 - d. 1955) 20 Mar 1926 - 8 Dec 1928 Sir Henry Staveley Lawrence (b. 1870 - d. 1949) (acting) 8 Dec 1928 - 25 Apr 1931 Sir Frederick Hugh Sykes (b. 1877 - d. 1954) 25 Apr 1931 - 30 May 1937 Michael Herbert Rudolph (b. 1895 - d. 1939) Knatchbull-Hugessen, Baron Brabourne 30 May 1937 - 18 Sep 1937 Sir Robert Duncan Bell (acting) (b. 1878 - d. 1953) 18 Sep 1937 - 24 Mar 1943 Sir Lawrence Roger Lumley (b. 1896 - d. 1969) 24 Mar 1943 - 15 Aug 1947 Sir David John Colville (b. 1894 - d. 1954) Chief ministers Apr 1937 - 19 Jul 1937 Sir Dhanjishah Bomanjee Cooper (interim) 19 Jul 1937 - 4 Nov 1939 Bal Gangadhar Kher (1st time) (b. 1888 - d. 1957) INC 4 Nov 1939 - 30 Mar 1946 Governor's Rule 30 Mar 1946 - 15 Aug 1947 Bal Gangadhar Kher (2nd time) (s.a.) INCAgents to the Governor-General for Deccan States Agency and Kolhapur Residency1 Apr 1933 - 1934 Harold Wilberforce-Bell (b. 1885 - d. 1956)1934 - 1936 John Creery Tate (b. 1884 - d. 1942)1936 - 1937 J. de la Hay GordonOct 1937 - 1938 George Patterson Murphy1938 - 1940 Kenmure Alick Garth Evans Gordon (b. 1885 - d. 19..)1940 - 1942 Philipp Gaisford (b. 1891 - d. 1973)1942 - 1944 Cosmo Grant Niven Edwards (b. c.1896 - d. 1964)1944 - 1945 Joseph Herbert Thompson (b. 1898 - d. 1984)1945 - 1947 Cecil Walter Lewery Harvey (d. 1958)1947 Basil Woods-BallardAgents to the Governor-General for Western India States Agency 10 Oct 1924 - 15 Jul 1926 Charles Cunningham Watson (1st time)(b. 1874 - d. 1934)16 Jul 1926 - Nov 1926 A.D. Macpherson(acting)21 Nov 1926 - 17 Oct 1927 Charles Cunningham Watson (2nd time)(s.a.)18 Oct 1927 - 18 May 1928 Edward Herbert Kealy (1st time) (b. 1873 - d. 19..) (acting to 22 Apr 1928)19 May 1928 - Apr 1929 H.S. Strong (acting)3 Apr 1929 - 23 Oct 1929 Terence Humphrey Keyes (acting)24 Oct 1929 - Aug 1931 Edward Herbert Kealy (2nd time) (s.a.)15 Aug 1931 - Aug 1932 A.H.E. Mosse (acting)17 Aug 1932 - 26 May 1933 J. Courtenay Latimer (acting to 16 Feb 1933)27 May 1933 - 13 Oct 1933 J.C. Tate (acting)14 Oct 1933 - 5 Jun 1936 Courtenay Latimer (1st time) (b. 1880 - d. 1944)6 Jun 1936 - 1 Apr 1937 J. de la Hay Gordon (acting) 1 Nov 1936 - 31 Mar 1937 Sir Courtenay Latimer (2nd time) (s.a.) Residents for the Western India States Agency1 Apr 1937 - 10 Oct 1937 Sir Courtenay Latimer (s.a.)11 Oct 1937 -31 Jan 1941 Edmund Currey Gibson (1st time) (b. 1886 - d. 19..) (acting to 16 May 1939)1 Feb 1941 - 14 Mar 1941 G.B. Williams(acting)15 Mar 1941 - 3 Apr 1942 M.C. Sinclair (acting)4 Apr 1942 - 14 Apr 1942 R.W. Parkes (acting)Apr 1942 - Nov 1942 Edmund Currey Gibson (2nd time) (s.a.)2 Nov 1942 - 5 Sep 1944 Philip Gaisford (acting to 3 Jan 1944)6 Sep 1944 - 5 Nov 1944 Cyril Percy Hancock (b. 1896 - d. 1990) Residents at Baroda for Western India and Gujarat States Agency5 Nov 1944 - 6 May 1947 Sir Cyril Percy Hancock (s.a.) (acting to 5 Nov 1944)7 May 1947 - 14 Aug 1947Leonard George Coke-Wallis (b. 1900 - d. 1974)
Central Provinces and Berar 1852 Nagpur province11 Dec 1853 Nagpur formally annexed to British India. Nov 1861 Nagpur united with Saugor and Nerbudda territories. 1862 Renamed Central Provinces. 1 Oct 1903 Berar falls under British administration. 24 Oct 1936 Central Provinces united with Berar. 20 Apr 1946 Self rule granted. 15 Aug 1947 Part of independent India.
Residents1852 - 13 Mar 1854 Charles Grenville Mansel (b. 1806 - d. 1886) 1854 - 1855 Edward King Elliot (1st time) (b. 1811 - d. 1865) 1855 - 1860 George A.C. Plowden 1860 11 Dec 1861 Edward King Elliot (2nd time) (s.a.) Chief Commissioners 11 Dec 1861 27 Feb 1862 Edward King Elliot (1st time) (s.a.) (acting to 11 Dec 1861)27 Feb 1862 25 Apr 1862 J.S. Spence (acting)25 Apr 1862 18 Dec 1863 Sir Richard Temple (1st time) (b. 1826 - d. 1902) (acting) 18 Dec 1863 12 Mar 1864 Edward King Elliot (2nd time) (s.a.)12 Mar 1864 - 17 Mar 1864 J.S. Campbell (acting)17 Mar 1864 - 4 Apr 1867 Sir Richard Temple (2nd time) (s.a.) 4 Apr 1867 27 Nov 1867 Sir John Henry Morris (1st time) (b. 1828 - d. 19..) (acting)27 Nov 1867 16 Apr 1868 George Campbell (b. 1824 d. 1892)16 Apr 1868 - 8 Jul 1870 Sir John Henry Morris (2nd time) (s.a.) (acting to 27 May 1870)8 Jul 1870 - 6 Jul 1872 Richard Harte Keatinge (acting) (b. 1825 - d. 1904)6 Jul 1872 11 Apr 1879 Sir John Henry Morris (3rd time) (s.a.)11 Apr 1879 15 Nov 1879 C. Grant (acting)15 Nov 1879 30 Apr 1883 Sir John Henry Morris (4th time) (s.a.)30 Apr 1883 - 1 Apr 1884 William Brittain Jones (b. 1834 - d. 1912) 1 Apr 1884 15 Dec 1885 Sir Charles Haukes Todd (b. 1835 - d. 1915) Crosthwaite (acting to 27 Jan 1885) 15 Dec 1885 19 Feb 1887 Dennis Fitzpatrick (acting) (b. 1827 - d. 1920)19 Feb 1887 27 Mar 1887 J.W. Neill (1st time)(acting)24 Mar 1887 - 2 Jul 1889 Alexander Mackenzie (1st time) (b. 1842 - d. 1902)2 Jul 1889 - 7 Oct 1889 Robert Joseph Crosthwaite (acting) (b. 1841 - d. 1917)7 Oct 1889 18 Nov 1890 Alexander Mackenzie (2nd time) (s.a.)18 Nov 1890 28 Jan 1891 J.W. Neill (2nd time)(acting)28 Jan 1891 25 May 1893 Sir Anthony Patrick Macdonnell (b. 1844 - d. 1925) 25 May 1893 21 Dec 1895 Sir John Woodburn (b. 1843 - d. 1902) (acting to 30 Nov 1893)21 Dec 1895 14 Jul 1898 Sir Charles James Lyall (b. 1845 - d. 1920) 14 Jul 1898 27 Nov 1899 Sir Denzil Charles Jelf Ibbetson (b. 1847 - d. 1908) 27 Nov 1899 16 Sep 1902 Sir Andrew Henderson Leith Fraser (b. 1848 - d. 1919) 16 Sep 1902 18 Mar 1904 John Prescott Hewett (b. 1854 - d. 1941) (acting to 2 Nov 1903)18 Mar 1904 - 1905 Frederick Styles Philpin Lely (b. 1846 - d. 1934) (acting to 23 Dec 1904)1905 - 1906 John Ontario Miller (b. 1857 - d. 1943) 1907 - 1912 Reginald Henry Craddock (b. 1864 - d. 1937) 1912 - 1920 Sir Benjamin Robertson (b. 1864 - d. 1953) 1920 - 17 Dec 1920 Sir Frank George Sly (b. 1876 - d. 1932) Governors 17 Dec 1920 - 26 Jan 1925 Sir Frank George Sly (s.a.) 26 Jan 1925 - 19 Aug 1927 Sir Montagu Sherard Dawes Butler (b. 1873 - d. 1952) (1st time) 19 Aug 1927 - 16 Dec 1927 John Thomas Marten (acting) (b. 1872 - d. 1929) 16 Dec 1927 - 29 Nov 1929 Sir Montagu Sherard Dawes Butler (s.a.) (2nd time) 29 Nov 1929 - 29 Mar 1930 Vacant 29 Mar 1930 - 29 Jul 1932 Sir Montagu Sherard Dawes Butler (s.a.) (3rd time) 29 Jul 1932 - 25 Nov 1932 Sir Arthur Edward Nelson (acting) (b. 1875 - d. 1950) 25 Nov 1932 - 15 Sep 1933 Sir Hyde Clarendon Gowan (1st time)(b. 1878 - d. 1938) 15 Sep 1933 - 15 May 1936 Sir Montagu Sherard Dawes Butler (s.a.) (4th time) 15 May 1935 - 11 Sep 1936 E. Raghavendra Rao (acting) (b. 1889 - d. 1942)11 Sep 1936 - 3 Mar 1938 Sir Hyde Clarendon Gowan (2nd time)(s.a.) 3 Mar 1938 - 27 May 1938 Hugh Bomford (acting) (b. 1882 - d. 1939) 27 May 1938 - 1 Jun 1940 Sir Francis Verner Wylie (b. 1891 - d. 1970) 1 Jun 1940 - 16 Sep 1946 Sir Henry Joseph Twynam (b. 1887 - d. 1966) (acting to 1 Oct 1940) 16 Sep 1946 - 15 Aug 1947 Sir Frederick Chalmers Bourne (b. 1891 - d. 1977) Chief ministers 1 Apr 1937 - 14 Jul 1937 E. Raghavendra Rao (s.a.) Non-party14 Jul 1937 - 29 Jul 1938 Narayan Bhaskar Khare (b. 1882 d. 1970) INC 29 Jul 1938 - 20 Apr 1946 Governor's Rule 20 Apr 1946 - 15 Aug 1947 Ravi Shankar Shukla (b. 1877 - d. 1956) INC
Coorg 10 Apr 1834 British annex Coorg. 10 Apr 1834 - 15 Aug 1947 Subordinated to Mysore. 15 Aug 1947 Part of independent India. Chief Commissioners 24 Feb 1869 - 1 Jul 1940 the British Residents in Mysore 1 Jul 1940 - 26 Apr 1943 Joseph William Pritchard 26 Apr 1943 - 15 Aug 1947 Diwan Bahadur Ketoli Chengappa (b. 1878 - d. 19..)
Delhi 1832 - 1858 Part of North-West Provinces. 1858 - 1912 Part of Punjab. 17 Sep 1912 Delhi a separate province. 15 Aug 1947 Part of independent India. Chief Commissioners 1 Oct 1912 - 1918 William Malcolm Hailey (b. 1872 - d. 1969) 1918 - 1924 Claud Alexander Barron (b. 1871 - d. 1948) 1924 - 1926 Evelyn Robins Abbott (b. 1873 - d. 1950)1926 - 1928 Alexander Montague Stow (b. 1873 - d. 1936) Mar 1928 - Sep 1928 John Nesbitt Gordon Johnson (b. 1885 - d. 1955) (1st time) (acting) 8 Aug 1928 - 1932 John Perronet Thompson (b. 1873 - d. 1935) 22 Mar 1932 - 1937 John Nesbitt Gordon Johnson (s.a.) (2nd time) Mar 1937 - 1940 Evan Meredith Jenkins (b. 1896 - d. 1985) 1 Jul 1940 - 1945 Arthur Vivian Askwith (b. 1893 - d. 1971) 6 Sep 1945 - 15 Aug 1947 William Christie (b. 1896 - d. 1983)
Madras 1523 - 1662 Portuguese settlement near Madras, So Tom de Meliapore.1672 - 6 Sep 1674 So Tom de Meliapore occupied by French, under Admiral de la Haye.1687 - 21 Oct 1749 So Tom de Meliapore restored to the Portuguese.1 Mar 1640 Madras an English possession (Presidency of Fort St. George), under British East India Company rule (to 1858). 1640 - 1652 Subordinated to Bantam (Madras Agency). 1652 - 1655 Presidency of Madras. 1684 Presidency of Madras. 10 Sep 1746 - Aug 1749 French occupation. 21 Oct 1749 British take over So Tom de Meliapore. 20 Oct 1774 Part of British India. 30 Apr 1946 Self rule granted. 15 Aug 1947 Part of independent India. Captains-major of So Tom de Meliapore1523 - 1662 ....c.1645 Manuel Mascarenhas Homemc.1522 1524 Manuel de Frias (as captain of Coromandel Coast) c.1524 Lopo de Azevedo (as captain of Coromandel Coast) c.1527 Ambrsio do Rego (as captain of Coromandel Coast) c.1559 Pedro de Atade c.1611 - 1612 Manuel de Frias c.1614 - c.1619 Rui Dias de Sampaio c.1621 Toms Rodrigues da Cunha (b. 1589 - d. 1638)c.1622 Diogo de Melo de Castroc.1642 Joo de Sousa Pereira1645 1646 Luis de Melo 1646 - .... Antonio de Amaral de Meneses c.1659 Luis de Brito de Melo .... 1704 Mateus Carvalho da Silva 1704 1706 Nuno Sodr Frade 1706 - 21 Oct 1749 ....Agents 1 Mar 1640 - 1653 Andrew Cogan 1643 - 1644 Francis Day (b. 1605 - d. 1673) 1644 - 1648 Thomas Ivie (d. 1694/95) 1648 - 1652 Thomas Greenhill (b. 1611/12 - d. 1658) President 1652 - 1655 Aaron Baker (b. 1620 - d. 1683) Agents 1655 - 4 Jan 1658 Thomas Greenhill (s.a.) 1658 - 1661 Sir Thomas Chambers 1661 - Aug 1665 Sir Edward Winter (1st time) (b. 1622 - d. 1686) Aug 1665 - 16 Sep 1665 George Foxcraft (1st time) (b. c.1634 - d. 1715) 16 Sep 1665 - 22 Aug 1668 Sir Edward Winter (2nd time) (s.a.) (acting) 22 Aug 1668 - Jan 1670 George Foxcraft (2nd time) (s.a.) Jan 1670 - 27 Jan 1678 Sir William Langhorne (b. c.1634 - d. 1715) 27 Jan 1678 - 3 Jul 1681 Streynsham Master (b. 1640 - d. 1724) 3 Jul 1681 - 8 Aug 1684 William Gyfford Presidents 8 Aug 1684 - 26 Jan 1685 Elihu Yale (1st time)(acting) (b. 1649 - d. 1721) 26 Jan 1685 - 25 Jul 1687 William Gyfford 25 Jul 1687 - 3 Oct 1692 Elihu Yale (2nd time) (s.a.) 3 Oct 1692 - 7 Jul 1698 Nathaniel Higginson (b. 1652 - d. 1708) 7 Jul 1698 - 18 Sep 1709 Thomas Pitt (b. 1653 - d. 1726) 18 Sep 1709 - 17 Oct 1709 Gulston Addison (b. 1673 - d. 1709) 17 Oct 1709 - 14 Nov 1709 Edmund Montague (acting) 14 Nov 1709 - 11 Jul 1711 William Fraser (acting) 11 Jul 1711 - 8 Jan 1717 Edward Harrison (b. 1674 - d. 1732) 8 Jan 1717 - 18 Jan 1720 Joseph Collett (b. 1673 - d. 1723) 18 Jan 1720 - 15 Oct 1721 Francis Hastings (acting) (d. 1721) 15 Oct 1721 - 15 Jan 1725 Nathaniel Elwick (b. 1675 - d. 1750)15 Jan 1725 - 14 May 1730 James Macrae (b. c.1677 - d. 1744) 14 May 1730 - 23 Jan 1735 George Morton Pitt (b. 1693 - d. 1756)23 Jan 1735 - 14 Jan 1744 Richard Benyon (b. 1698 - d. 1774) 17 Jan 1744 - 10 Sep 1746 Nicholas Morse (b. 1700 - d. 1772) French Governors 10 Sep 1746 - 2 Oct 1746 Bertrand Franois Mah, comte de la Bourdonnais (b. 1699 - d. 1753) (acting) 2 Oct 1746 - Aug 1749 Jean-Jacques Duval d'Eprmesnil (b. 1714 - d. 1764) Presidents 10 Sep 1746 - 14 Apr 1747 John Hinde (in Fort David) (d. 1747) 16 Apr 1747 - 19 Sep 1750 Charles Floyer, Jr. (in Fort David)(b. 1715 - d. 1766) 19 Sep 1750 - 14 Jan 1755 Thomas Saunders (b. 1712/13 - d. 1775) (in Fort David to 5 Apr 1752) 14 Jan 1755 - 14 Nov 1763 George Pigot (1st time) (b. 1719 - d. 1777) 14 Nov 1763 - 25 Jan 1767 Robert Palk (b. 1717 - d. 1798) 25 Jan 1767 - 31 Jan 1770 Charles Bourchier 31 Jan 1770 - 2 Feb 1773 Josias DuPre (b. 1721 - d. 1780) 2 Feb 1773 - 11 Dec 1775 Alexander Wynch (b. 1721 - d. 1781) 11 Dec 1775 - 23 Aug 1776 George Pigot (2nd time) (s.a.) 23 Aug 1776 - 31 Aug 1777 George Stratton (b. 1733 - d. 1780) 31 Aug 1777 - 8 Feb 1778 John Whitehill (1st time) (acting) (b. 1735 - d. ....) 8 Feb 1778 - 6 Apr 1780 Sir Thomas Rumbold (b. 1736 - d. 1791) 6 Apr 1780 - 8 Nov 1780 John Whitehill (2nd time) (acting) (s.a.) 8 Nov 1780 - 22 Jun 1781 Charles Smith (acting) (b. 1736 - d. ....) 22 Jun 1781 - 12 Feb 1785 George Macartney (b. 1737 - d. 1806) Governors 12 Feb 1785 - 14 Jun 1785 George Macartney (s.a.) 14 Jun 1785 - 6 Apr 1786 Alexander Davidson (acting) (b. 1742 - d. 1791) 6 Apr 1786 - 7 Feb 1789 Sir Archibald Campbell (b. 1739 - d. 1791) 7 Feb 1789 - 13 Feb 1790 John Holland (acting) 13 Feb 1790 - 20 Feb 1790 Edward J. Holland (acting) 20 Feb 1790 - 1 Aug 1792 William Medows (b. 1738 - d. 1813) 1 Aug 1792 - 7 Sep 1794 Sir Charles Oakeley (b. 1751 - d. 1826) 7 Sep 1794 - 21 Feb 1798 Robert Hobart, Baron Hobart (b. 1760 - d. 1816) 21 Feb 1798 - 21 Aug 1798 George Harris (acting) (b. 1746 - d. 1829) 21 Aug 1798 - 30 Aug 1803 Edward Clive, Baron Powis (b. 1754 - d. 1839) 30 Aug 1803 - 11 Sep 1807 William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck (b. 1774 - d. 1839) 11 Sep 1807 - 24 Dec 1807 William Petrie (acting) (b. 1784 - d. 1816) 24 Dec 1807 - 21 May 1813 Sir George Hilario Barlow (b. 1762 - d. 1846) 21 May 1813 - 16 Sep 1814 John Abercromby (acting) (b. 1772 - d. 1817) 16 Sep 1814 - 6 Jul 1827 Sir Thomas Munro (b. 1761 - d. 1827) 10 Jul 1827 - 18 Oct 1827 Henry Sullivan Graeme (acting) (b. 1781 - d. 1850) 18 Oct 1827 - 25 Oct 1832 Stephen Rumbold Lushington (b. 1776 - d. 1868) 25 Oct 1832 - 4 Mar 1837 Sir Frederick Adam (b. 1781 - d. 1853) 4 Mar 1837 - 6 Mar 1837 George Edward Russell (acting) 6 Mar 1837 - 24 Sep 1842 John Elphinstone, (b. 1807 - d. 1860) Baron Elphinstone 24 Sep 1842 - 23 Feb 1848 George Hay, Marquess of Tweeddale (b. 1787 - d. 1876) 23 Feb 1848 - 7 Apr 1848 Henry Dickinson (acting) 7 Apr 1848 - 24 Apr 1854 Sir Henry Eldred Pottinger (b. 1789 - d. 1856) 24 Apr 1854 - 28 Apr 1854 Daniel Eliott (acting) 28 Apr 1854 - 28 Mar 1859 George Francis Robert Harris, (b. 1810 - d. 1872) Baron Harris 28 Mar 1859 - 8 Jun 1860 Sir Charles Edward Trevelyan (b. 1807 - d. 1886) 8 Jun 1860 - 5 Jul 1860 William Ambrose Morehead (b. 1805 - d. 1863) (1st time) (acting) 5 Jul 1860 - 2 Aug 1860 Sir Henry George Ward (b. 1797 - d. 1860) 4 Aug 1860 - 18 Feb 1861 William Ambrose Morehead (s.a.) (2nd time) (acting) 18 Feb 1861 - 26 Nov 1863 Sir William Thomas Denison (b. 1804 - d. 1871) (1st time) 26 Nov 1863 - 18 Jan 1864 Edward Maltby (acting) 18 Jan 1864 - 27 Mar 1866 Sir William Thomas Denison (s.a.) (2nd time) 27 Mar 1866 - 19 Feb 1872 Francis Napier, Baron Napier (b. 1819 - d. 1898) of Merchistoun 19 Feb 1872 - 15 May 1872 Alexander John Arbuthnot (acting) (b. 1822 - d. 1907) 15 May 1872 - 27 Apr 1875 Vere Henry Hobart (b. 1818 - d. 1875) 29 Apr 1875 - 23 Nov 1875 William Rose Robinson (acting) (b. 1822 - d. 1886) 23 Nov 1875 - 20 Dec 1880 Richard Plantagenet Campbell (b. 1823 - d. 1889) Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos- Grenville, Duke of Buckingham and Chandos 20 Dec 1880 - 24 May 1881 William Patrick Adam (b. 1823 - d. 1881) 24 May 1881 - 5 Nov 1881 William Huddleston (acting) (b. 1826 - d. 1894) 5 Nov 1881 - 8 Dec 1886 Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant Duff (b. 1828 - d. 1906) 8 Dec 1886 - 1 Dec 1890 Robert Bourke, (from 12 May 1887) (b. 1827 - d. 1903) Baron Connemara 1 Dec 1890 - 23 Jan 1891 John Henry Garstin (acting) (b. 1838 - d. 1903) 23 Jan 1891 - 18 Mar 1896 Bentley Lawley, Baron Wenlock (b. 1849 - d. 1912) 18 Mar 1896 - 28 Dec 1900 Sir Arthur Elibank Havelock (b. 1844 - d. 1908) 28 Dec 1900 - 30 Apr 1904 Arthur Oliver Villiers-Russell, (b. 1869 - d. 1935) Baron Ampthill (1st time) 30 Apr 1904 - 13 Dec 1904 James Thompson (acting) (b. 1848 - d. 1929) 13 Dec 1904 - 15 Feb 1906 Arthur Oliver Villiers-Russell, (s.a.) Baron Ampthill (2nd time) 15 Feb 1906 - 28 Mar 1906 Gabriel Stoles (acting) (b. 1849 - d. 1920) 28 Mar 1906 - 3 Nov 1911 Sir Arthur Lawley (b. 1860 - d. 1932) 3 Nov 1911 - 30 Mar 1912 Sir Thomas David Gibson-Carmichael (b. 1859 - d. 1926) 30 Mar 1912 - 30 Oct 1912 Sir Murray Hammick (acting) (b. 1854 - d. 1936) 30 Oct 1912 - 29 Mar 1919 John Sinclair, Baron Pentland (b. 1860 - d. 1925) 29 Mar 1919 - 10 Apr 1919 Sir Alexander Gordon Cardew (b. 1861 - d. 1937) (acting) 10 Apr 1919 - 12 Apr 1924 George Freeman Freeman-Thomas, (b. 1866 - d. 1941) Baron Willingdon 12 Apr 1924 - 14 Apr 1924 Sir Charles George Todhunter (b. 1869 - d. 1949) (acting) 14 Apr 1924 - 29 Jun 1929 George Joachim Goschen, Viscount (b. 1866 - d. 1952) Goschen of Hawkhurst 29 Jun 1929 - 11 Nov 1929 Sir Norman Edward Majoribanks (b. 1872 - d. 1939) (acting) 11 Nov 1929 - 16 May 1934 Sir George Frederick Stanley (b. 1872 - d. 1938) (1st time) 16 May 1934 - 16 Aug 1934 Khan Bahadur Sir Muhammad Usman (b. 1884 - d. 1960) Sahib Bahadur (acting) 16 Aug 1934 - 15 Nov 1934 Sir George Frederick Stanley (s.a.) (2nd time) 15 Nov 1934 - 18 Jun 1936 Sir John Francis Ashley Erskine (b. 1895 - d. 1953) (1st time) 18 Jun 1936 - 1 Oct 1936 Rai Bahadur Sir Kurma Venkata (b. 1875 - d. 1942) Reddi Naidu (acting) 1 Oct 1936 - 12 Mar 1940 Sir John Frederick Erskine (s.a.) (2nd time) 12 Mar 1940 - 26 Feb 1946 Arthur Oswald James Hope (b. 1897 - d. 1958) 26 Feb 1946 - 5 May 1946 Sir Henry Foley Knight (acting) (b. 1886 - d. 1960) 5 May 1946 - 15 Aug 1947 Sir Archibald Edward Nye (b. 1895 - d. 1967) Chief ministers 17 Dec 1920 - 11 Jul 1921 Subbarayalu Reddiar (b. 1855 - d. 1921) JP 11 Jul 1921 - 3 Dec 1926 Panaganti Ramarayaningar, Raja (b. 1866 - d. 1928) JP of Panagal (from 5 Jun 1926, Sir Panaganti Ramarayaningar)4 Dec 1926 - 27 Oct 1930 P. Subbarayan (b. 1889 - d. 1963) Non-party 27 Oct 1930 - 4 Nov 1932 B. Munusamy Naidu (b. 1885 - d. 1935) JP 5 Nov 1932 - 4 Apr 1936 Ramakrishna Ranga Rao, Raja of Bobbili (1st time) (b. 1901 - d. 1978) JP 4 Apr 1936 - 24 Aug 1936 Ponnambala Thiaga Rajan (b. 1892 - d. 1974) JP 24 Aug 1936 - 1 Apr 1937 Ramakrishna Ranga Rao, Raja of Bobbili (2nd time) (s.a.) JP 1 Apr 1937 - 14 Jul 1937 Kurma Venkata Reddy Naidu (b. 1875 - d. 1942) JP14 Jul 1937 - 29 Oct 1939 Chakravarti Rajagopalachari (b. 1878 - d. 1972) INC 29 Oct 1939 - 30 Apr 1946 Governor's Rule 30 Apr 1946 - 23 Mar 1947 Tanguturi Prakasam (b. 1872 - d. 1957) INC 23 Mar 1947 - 15 Aug 1947 Omandur P. Ramaswami Reddiar (b. 1895 - d. 1970) INCAgents of the governor-general for Madras 26 Jun 1923 - May 1926 Charles William Egerton Cotton (b. 1874 - d. 1931) (1st time)4 May 1926 - 11 Nov 1926 Harold Anselm Bellamy Vernon (d. 1945) (acting)9 Nov 1926 - 18 Apr 1928 Charles William Egerton Cotton (s.a.) (2nd time)19 Apr 1928 - 4 Dec 1929 Charles Gilbert Crosthwaite (b. 1878 - d. 1940)14 Dec 1929 - 20 Oct 1930 Alexander Norman Ley Cater (b. 1880 - d. 1957)21 Oct 1930 - 21 Nov 1932 H.R.N. Pritchard 21 Nov 1932 - 22 Feb 1935 Donald Muyle Field (b. 1881 - d. ....)22 Feb 1935 - 19 Nov 1936 W.A.M. Garstin 20 Nov 1936 - 1 Apr 1937 Clarmont Percival Skrine (b. 1888 - d. 1974)Residents for Madras1 Apr 1937 - 15 Jan 1939 Clarmont Percival Skrine (s.a.)16 Jan 1939 - 1943 George Francis Murphy1943 - 1945 Herbert John Todd (b. 1893 - d. 1985)1945 - 1946 Cosmo Grant Niven Edwards (b. c.1896 - d. 1964) (1st time)1946 - 1947 A.A. Russell (b. 1898 - d. 1967)1947 Cosmo Grant Niven Edwards (s.a.) (2nd time)
Mysore: see under Indian Princely States K-W
North-West Frontier Province 1849 British capture area from Punjab. 25 Oct 1901 North-Western Frontier Province created. 15 Aug 1947 Part of Pakistan. Chief Commissioners 9 Nov 1901 - 7 Jul 1908 Harold Arthur Deane (b. 1854 - d. 1908) 7 Jul 1908 - 16 Nov 1909 Sir George Olof Roos-Keppel (b. 1866 - d. 1921) (1st time) 16 Nov 1909 - 1 Nov 1910 William Rudolph Henry Merck (b. 1852 - d. 1925) (acting) 1 Nov 1910 - 28 Aug 1913 Sir George Olof Roos-Keppel (s.a.) (2nd time) 28 Aug 1913 - 28 Jan 1915 Sir John Stuart Donald (acting) (b. 1861 - d. 1948) 28 Jan 1915 - 10 Sep 1919 Sir George Olof Roos-Keppel (s.a.) (3rd time) 10 Sep 1919 - 8 Mar 1921 Sir Alfred Hamilton Grant (b. 1872 - d. 1937) 8 Mar 1921 - Jul 1923 Sir John Loader Maffey (b. 1877 - d. 1969) Jul 1923 - 3 Dec 1925 Horatio Norman Bolton (1st time) (b. 1875 - d. 1965) 3 Dec 1925 - Aug 1926 William John Keen (acting) (b. 1873 - d. 1958) Aug 1926 - 10 May 1930 Horatio Norman Bolton (2nd time) (s.a.) 10 May 1930 - 9 Sep 1931 Sir Stuart Edmond Pearks (b. 1875 - d. 1931) 10 Sep 1931 - 18 Apr 1932 Sir Ralph Edwin Hotchkin Griffith (b. 1882 - d. 1963) Governors 18 Apr 1932 - 2 Mar 1937 Sir Ralph Edwin Hotchkin Griffith (s.a.) 2 Mar 1937 - 11 Aug 1939 Sir George Cunningham (1st time) (b. 1888 - d. 1964) 11 Aug 1939 - 10 Dec 1939 Sir Arthur Edward Broadbent Parsons (b. 1884 - d. 1966) 10 Dec 1939 - 3 Mar 1946 Sir George Cunningham (2nd time) (s.a.) 3 Mar 1946 - 26 Jun 1947 Sir Olaf Kirkpatrick Caroe (b. 1892 - d. 1981) 26 Jun 1947 - 13 Aug 1947 Sir Robert Lockhart (acting) (b. 1893 - d. 1981) 13 Aug 1947 - 8 Apr 1948 Sir George Cunningham (3rd time) (s.a.) Premiers 1 Apr 1937 - 7 Sep 1937 Sir Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum Khan (b. 1863 - d. 1937) AIC 7 Sep 1937 - 10 Nov 1939 Khan Sahib (1st time) (b. 1883 - d. 1958) INC 10 Nov 1939 - 25 May 1943 Governor's rule 25 May 1943 - 16 Mar 1945 Sardar Aurangzeb Khan (b. 1899 - d. 1953) ML 16 Mar 1945 - 22 Aug 1947 Khan Sahib (2nd time) (s.a.) INC
Panth-Piploda 1935 Separated from Bombay.1942 Province15 Aug 1947 Part of independent India. Chief commissioners 1935 - 1940 Kenneth Samuel Fitze (b. 1887 - d. 1960)1940 - 1942 Gerald Thomas Fisher (b. 1887 - d. 1965)May 1942 - 15 Aug 1947 Sir Walter Fendall Campbell (b. 1894 - d. 1973)
Punjab 29 Mar 1849 Annexed by Britain. 2 Apr 1849 Punjab province. 1 Apr 1937 Self-rule granted. 15 Aug 1947 Partitioned between India (western Punjab)and Pakistan (eastern Punjab). Chief Commissioner 31 Mar 1849 - 1853 Board of Administration - John Laird Mair Lawrence (b. 1811 - d. 1879) - Henry Lawrence (b. 1811 - d. 1879) - Charles Grenville Mansel (b. 1806 - d. 1886) 1853 - 1 Jan 1858 John Laird Mair Lawrence (s.a.) (from 5 Feb 1856, Sir John Laird Mair Lawrence) Lieutenant governors 1 Jan 1859 - 25 Feb 1859 Sir John Laird Mair Lawrence (s.a.) 25 Feb 1859 - 10 Jan 1865 Sir Robert Montgomery (b. 1809 - d. 1887) (acting to 1 May 1859)10 Jan 1865 - 1 Jun 1870 Donald Friell McLeod (b. 1810 - d. 1872) 1 Jun 1870 - 1 Jan 1871 Sir Henry Marion Durand (b. 1812 - d. 1871) 1 Jan 1871 - 20 Jan 1871 .... (acting) 20 Jan 1871 - 2 Apr 1877 Sir Robert Henry Davies (b. 1824 - d. 1902) 2 Apr 1877 - 3 Apr 1882 Sir Robert Eyles Egerton (b. 1857 - d. 1912) 3 Apr 1882 - 2 Apr 1887 Sir Charles Umpherston Aitchinson (b. 1832 - d. 1896) 2 Apr 1887 - 5 Mar 1892 Sir Charles James Lyall (b. 1845 - d. 1920) 5 Mar 1892 - 6 Mar 1897 Sir Dennis Fitzpatrick (b. 1827 - d. 1920) 6 Mar 1897 - 6 Mar 1902 Sir William Mackworth Young (b. 1840 - d. 1924) 6 Mar 1902 - 6 Mar 1907 Sir Charles Montgomery Rivaz (b. 1845 - d. 1926) 6 Mar 1907 - 26 May 1907 Sir Denzil Charles Jelf Ibbetson (b. 1847 - d. 1908) (1st time) 26 May 1907 - 12 Aug 1907 Sir Thomas Gordon Walker (b. 1849 - d. 1917) (1st time) (acting) 12 Aug 1907 - 22 Jan 1908 Sir Denzil Charles Jelf Ibbetson (s.a.) (2nd time) 22 Jan 1908 - 25 May 1908 Sir Thomas Gordon Walker (s.a.) (2nd time) (acting) 25 May 1908 - 28 Apr 1911 Sir Louis William Dane (1st time) (b. 1856 - d. 1948) 28 Apr 1911 - 4 Aug 1911 James MacCrone Douie (acting) (b. 1854 - d. 1935) 4 Aug 1911 - 26 May 1913 Sir Louis William Dane (2nd time) (s.a.) 26 May 1913 - 26 May 1919 Sir Michael Francis O'Dwyer (b. 1864 - d. 1940) 26 May 1919 - 3 Jan 1921 Sir Edward Douglas Maclagan (b. 1864 - d. 1952) Governors 3 Jan 1921 - 31 May 1924 Sir Edward Douglas Maclagan (s.a.) 31 May 1924 - 9 Aug 1928 Sir William Malcolm Hailey (b. 1872 - d. 1969) 9 Aug 1928 - 19 Jul 1932 Sir Geoffrey Fitzhervey de (b. 1876 - d. 1955) Montmorency (1st time) 19 Jul 1932 - 19 Oct 1932 Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan (1st time) (b. 1892 - d. 1942) (acting) 19 Oct 1932 - 12 Apr 1933 Sir Geoffrey Fitzhervey de (s.a.) Montmorency (2nd time) 12 Apr 1933 - 1 Feb 1934 Sir Herbert William Emerson (b. 1881 - d. 1940) (1st time) 15 Feb 1934 - 9 Jun 1934 Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan (2nd time) (s.a.) (acting) 9 Jun 1934 - 4 Apr 1938 Sir Herbert William Emerson (s.a.) (2nd time) 4 Apr 1938 - 7 Apr 1941 Sir Henry Duffield Craik (b. 1876 - d. 1955) 7 Apr 1941 - 8 Apr 1946 Sir Bertrand James Glancy (b. 1882 - d. 1953) 8 Apr 1946 - 15 Aug 1947 Sir Evan Meredith Jenkins (b. 1896 - d. 1985) Premiers 1 Apr 1937 - 27 Dec 1942 Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan (s.a.) UP 30 Dec 1942 - Feb 1945 Khizar Hayat Khan Tiwana (b. 1900 - d. 1975) ML;1944 UP (1st time) Feb 1945 - 21 Mar 1946 Governor's Rule 21 Mar 1946 - 4 Mar 1947 Sir Khizar Hayat Khan Tiwana (s.a.) UP (2nd time)
Agents to the Governor-General for Punjab States Agency1 Nov 1921 - 1925 Alfred Beckett Minchin (b. 1870 - d. 1939)1927 - 1935 Henry Beauchamp St. John (b. 1874 - d. 1954)1927 - 1935 James Alexander Ossory Fitzpatrick (b. 1879 - d. 1937)1935 - 1936 Harold Wilberforce-Bell (b. 1885 - d. 1956)Agents to the Governor-General for Punjab Hill States Agency1936 - 1939 Harold Wilberforce-Bell (b. 1885 - d. 1956) 1939 - 1941 Clarmont Percival Skrine (b. 1888 - d. 1974)1941 - 1945 Conrad Corfield (b. 1890 - d. 1980) 1945 - 1947 J. Herbert Thompson (b. 1898 - d. 1984)
Sind 21 Feb 1843 Sind occupied by Britain. Jun 1843 Annexed by Britain; subordinated to Bombay. 1 Apr 1936 Sind a separate province. 15 Aug 1947 Part of Pakistan. Commissioners 1843 - Oct 1847 Sir Charles James Napier (b. 1782 - d. 1853) Oct 1847 - 1851 Robert Keith Pringle (b. 1802 - d. 1897) 1851 - Oct 1859 Henry Edward Bartle Frere (b. 1815 - d. 1884) (from 20 May 1859, Sir Henry Edward Bartle Frere)1856 - 18 May 1857 John Jacob (acting for Frere) (b. 1812 - d. 1858)Oct 1859 - 1862 Jonathan Duncan Inverarity (b. 1812/13 - d. 1882) 1862 - 1867 Samuel Mansfield (b. 1815 - d. 1893) Jun 1867 - Jul 1868 William Henry Havelock (acting) (b. 1826 - d. 1876) Jul 1868 - Sep 1877 Sir William Lockyer Merewether (b. 1825 - d. 1880) 12 Sep 1877 - 6 Jun 1879 Francis Dawes Melvill (b. 1838 - d. 1881)1 Jun 1878 - 8 Aug 1878 James Braithwaite Peile (b. 1833 - d. 1906) (acting for Melville)7 Jun 1879 - 13 Apr 1887 Henry Napier Bruce Erskine (b. 1832 - d. 1893) 2 Jan 1881 - 31 Mar 1881 James Braithwaite Peile (s.a.) (acting for Erskine) 14 Apr 1887 - 17 May 1889 Charles Bradley Pritchard (b. 1837 - d. 1903) 17 May 1889 - 22 May 1891 Arthur Charles Trevor (b. 1841 - d. 1920) 20 Nov 1890 - 19 Feb 1891 Edward Walter Trevor (b. 1838 - d. 1905) (acting for Trevor)20 Jun 1891 - 18 Dec 1900 Henry Evan Murchison James (b. 1846 - d. 1923)18 Dec 1900 - 1 Apr 1902 Robert Giles (b. 1846 - d. 1928) 1 Apr 1902 - 14 Dec 1903 Alexander Cumine 14 Dec 1903 - 3 Mar 1904 Horace Charles Mules 3 Mar 1904 - 31 Mar 1905 John William Pitt Muir-Mackenzie (b. 1854 - d. 1916)31 Mar 1905 - Nov 1905 William Thomas Morison (acting)Nov 1905 - 1912 Arthur Delaval Younghusband (b. 1854 - d. 1931)1912 - 1916 William Henry Lucas (b. 1867 - d. 1937) 1916 - 1920 Henry Staveley Lawrence (b. 1870 - d. 1949) 1920 - 1925 Jean Louis Rieu (b. 1872 - d. 1964)1925 - 1926 Partick Robert Cadell (b. 1871 - d. 1961) 1926 - 1929 Walter Frank Hudson (b. 1875 - d. 1958) 1929 - 1931 George Arthur Thomas 1931 - 1935 Raymond Evelyn Gibson (b. 1878 - d. 1969) 1935 - 1936 Godfrey Ferdinando Stratford (b. 1888 - d. 1952) Collins Governors 1 Apr 1936 - 1 Aug 1938 Sir Lancelot Graham (1st time) (b. 1890 - d. 1962) 1 Aug 1938 - 1 Dec 1938 Joseph Hugh Garrett (acting) (b. 1880 - d. 1978) 1 Dec 1938 - 1 Apr 1941 Sir Lancelot Graham (2nd time) (s.a.) 1 Apr 1941 - 15 Jan 1946 Sir Hugh Dow (b. 1886 - d. 1978) 15 Jan 1946 - 15 Aug 1947 Sir Robert Francis Mudie (b. 1890 - d. 1976) Premiers 24 Apr 1937 - 23 Mar 1938 Sir Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah (b. 1879 - d. 1948) MPP Khan Bahadur Shaykh (1st time) 23 Mar 1938 - 18 Mar 1940 Shaheed Allah Bux Soomro (1st time)(b. 1900 - d. 1943) IP 18 Mar 1940 - 7 Mar 1941 Mir Bandeh Ali Khan Talpur (b. 1909 - d. 1963) ML 7 Mar 1941 - 14 Oct 1942 Shaheed Allah Bux Soomro (2nd time)(s.a.) IP 14 Oct 1942 - 15 Aug 1947 Sir Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah (s.a.) MPP Khan Bahadur Shaykh (2nd time)
Surat 12 Jul 1609 First English factory at Surat.12 Mar 1612 English granted permission to establish Surat factory. Feb 1616 Surat made the chief factory in India. 1658 Surat Presidency 23 Sep 1668 - 2 May 1685 Bombay subordinated to Surat; under British East India Company rule. 2 May 1685 - 1703 Subordinated to Bombay. Jun 1703 Incorporated into Bombay.1712 - 1716 Factory abandoned.Commander 12 Mar 1612 - Feb 1613 Thomas Best (b. 1570 - d. 1639) Agents12 Jul 1609 - 1611 William Finch11 Oct 1611 - 1612 Alexander Sharpeigh (d. 1613)2 Apr 1615 - 1616 Thomas Aldworth 2 Oct 1616 1 Apr 1620 Thomas KerridgePresidents 1 Apr 1620 9 Nov 1622 Thomas Kerridge (1st time) 9 Nov 1622 9 Apr 1625 Thomas Rastell (1st time)(acting) (d. 1633) 9 Apr 1625 1628 Thomas Kerridge (2nd time) 12 Dec 1628 1630 Richard WyldApr 1630 - Sep 1630 John Skibbow (acting) 29 Sep 1630 1631 Thomas Rastell (2nd time) (s.a.) 25 Jan 1631 7 Nov 1633 John Hopkinson 7 Nov 1633 27 Dec 1638 William Methwold (b. 1590 - d. 1653) 27 Dec 1638 1643 William Fremlen (d. 1645) 7 Feb 1643 1649 Francis Breton (d. 1649) 25 Jan 1649 1651 Thomas Merry 12 Jan 1651 1654 Jeremy Blackman 15 Mar 1654 1656 Edward Pearce 19 Jan 1656 1657 John Spiller1657 1658 Henry Revington Mar 1658 1662 Matthew Andrews (b. c.1630 - d. 1711)18 Sep 1662 - 14 Jul 1669 Sir George Oxenden (b. 1620 - d. 1669) 14 Jul 1669 - 30 Jun 1677 Gerald Aungier (b. 1635/40 d. 1677) 30 Jun 1677 - 27 Oct 1681 Sir Thomas Rolt (b. 1631 d. 1710) 27 Oct 1681 - 1688 Sir John Child (b. 1637/38 d. 1690) 1688 - 10 May 1694 Bartholomew Harris (b. 1648/39 d. 1694) (acting to 28 Apr 1690) 10 May 1694 - 13 May 1698 Samuel Annesley (d. 1732) 13 May 1698 - Jun 1703 Stephen Colt (b. 16.. - d. 1708) (for old India Trading Co.)11 Mar 1698 170. Benjamin Newse (for new East India Co.)
United Provinces 14 Nov 1834 Presidency of Agra 1 Jan 1836 North-Western Provinces 3 Apr 1858 Oudh taken under British control. 1 Apr 1871 Ajmer, Merwara and Kekri made separate commissionership. 15 Feb 1877 Oudh merged into the North-Western Provinces. 22 Mar 1902 Renamed United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. 3 Jan 1921 United Provinces of British India. 1 Apr 1937 United Provinces 1 Apr 1946 Self rule granted. 15 Aug 1947 Part of independent India. Governors of Agra 14 Nov 1834 - 20 Mar 1835 Sir Charles Theophilus Metcalfe (b. 1785 - d. 1846) 20 Mar 1835 - 1 Dec 1835 William Blunt (acting) 1 Dec 1835 - 1 Jun 1836 Alexander Ross (b. 1777 - d. 18..) Lieutenant governors of North-Western Provinces 1 Jun 1836 - 1 Jun 1838 Sir Charles Theophilus Metcalfe (s.a.) 1 Jun 1838 - 4 Feb 1840 administered by governor-general of India 4 Feb 1840 - 31 Dec 1842 Thomas Campbell Robertson (b. 1789 - d. 1863)31 Dec 1842 - 30 Jun 1843 administered by governor-general of India 30 Jun 1843 - 22 Dec 1843 Sir George Russell Clerk (b. 1800 - d. 1889) 22 Dec 1843 - 29 Sep 1853 James Thomason (b. 1804 - d. 1853)10 Oct 1853 - 7 Nov 1853 Alfred William Begbie (acting) (b. 1801 - d. 1873)7 Nov 1853 - 9 Sep 1857 John Russell Colvin (acting) (b. 1807 - d. 1857) 10 Sep 1857 - 30 Sep 1857 Edward Anderton Reade (acting) (b. 1807 - d. 1886) 30 Sep 1857 - 9 Feb 1858 Hugh Fraser (acting) (b. 1808 - d. 1858) (chief commissioner) 9 Feb 1858 - 19 Jan 1859 administered by governor-general of India 19 Jan 1859 - 27 Feb 1863 Sir George Frederick Edmonstone (b. 1813 - d. 1864) 27 Feb 1863 - 7 Mar 1863 R. Money (acting) 7 Mar 1863 - 10 Mar 1868 Edmund Drummond (b. 1814 - d. 1895) 10 Mar 1868 - 7 Apr 1874 Sir William Muir (b. 1819 - d. 1905) 7 Apr 1874 - 26 Jul 1876 Sir John Strachey (b. 1823 - d. 1907) 26 Jul 1876 - 15 Feb 1877 Sir George Ebenezer Wilson Couper (b. 1824 - d. 1908) Chief Commissioners of Oudh (at Lucknow)1 Feb 1856 - 8 May 1856 James Outram (1st time) (b. 1803 - d. 1863) 8 May 1856 - 21 Mar 1857 Colville Coverley Jackson (acting) (b. 1804 - d. 1858)21 Mar 1857 - 4 Jul 1857 Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence (b. 1806 - d. 1857)5 Jul 1857 - 21 Jul 1857 John Sherbrooke Banks (b. 1811 - d. 1857)21 Jul 1857 - 11 Sep 1857 Vacant11 Sep 1857 - 3 Apr 1858 Sir James Outram (2nd time) (s.a.) 3 Apr 1858 - 15 Feb 1859 Robert Montgomery (b. 1809 - d. 1897)15 Feb 1859 - 20 Apr 1860 Charles John Wingfield (b. 1820 - d. 1892)20 Apr 1860 - 4 Apr 1861 Lousada Barrow (1st time)(acting) (b. 1816 - d. 1877)4 Apr 1861 - 26 Aug 1865 George Udny Yule (acting) (b. 1813 - d. 1886)26 Aug 1865 - 17 Mar 1866 Sir Robert Henry Davies (1st time) (b. 1824 - d. 1902) (acting) 17 Mar 1866 - 24 May 1867 John Strachey (s.a.) 24 May 1867 - 18 Jan 1871 Sir Robert Henry Davies (2nd time) (s.a.) (acting to 9 Mar 1868)18 Jan 1871 - 20 Apr 1871 Lousada Barrow (2nd time)(acting) (s.a.)20 Apr 1871 - 15 Mar 1875 Sir George Ebenezer Wilson Couper (s.a.) (1st time)(acting to 9 Dec 1873)15 Mar 1875 - 15 Nov 1875 John Forbes David Inglis (1st time)(b. 1821 - d. 1894) (acting)15 Mar 1875 - 26 Jul 1876 Sir George Ebenezer Wilson Couper (s.a.) (2nd time)26 Jul 1876 - 15 Feb 1877 John Forbes David Inglis (2nd time)(s.a.) (acting)Lieutenant governors of North-Western Provinces and Chief Commissioners of Oudh 15 Feb 1877 - 17 Apr 1882 Sir George Ebenezer Wilson Couper (s.a.) 17 Apr 1882 - 21 Nov 1887 Sir Alfred Comyns Lyall (b. 1835 - d. 1911) 21 Nor 1887 - 28 Nov 1892 Sir Auckland Colvin (b. 1838 - d. 1908) 28 Nov 1892 - 9 Jan 1895 Sir Charles Haukes Todd (b. 1835 - d. 1915) Crosthwaite 9 Jan 1895 - 6 Nov 1895 Alan Cadell (acting) (b. 1841 - d. 1921) 6 Nov 1895 - 14 Nov 1901 Sir Anthony Patrick MacDonnell (b. 1844 - d. 1935) 6 May 1898 - 6 Nov 1898 Sir James John Digges La Touche (b. 1844 - d. 1921) (acting for MacDonnell) 14 Nov 1901 - 22 Mar 1902 Sir James John Digges La Touche (s.a.) Lieutenant governors of United Provinces 22 Mar 1902 - 1 Jan 1907 Sir James John Digges La Touche (s.a.) 1 Jan 1907 - 30 Apr 1910 Sir John Prescott Hewett (b. 1854 - d. 1941) (1st time) 30 Apr 1910 - 20 Oct 1910 Sir Leslie Alexander Selim Porter (b. 1854 - d. 1932) (1st time) (acting) 20 Oct 1910 - 1 Apr 1911 Sir John Prescott Hewett (s.a.) (2nd time) 1 Apr 1911 - 16 Dec 1911 Sir Leslie Alexander Selim Porter (s.a.) (2nd time) (acting) 16 Dec 1911 - 15 Sep 1912 Sir John Prescott Hewett (s.a.) (3rd time) 15 Sep 1912 - 18 Sep 1913 Sir James Scorgie Meston (b. 1865 - d. 1943) (1st time) 18 Sep 1913 - 15 Nov 1913 Sir Duncan Colvin Baillie (acting) (b. 1856 - d. 1919) 15 Nov 1913 - 7 Feb 1917 Sir James Scorgie Meston (s.a.) (2nd time) 7 Feb 1917 - 15 Feb 1918 John Mitchell Holmes (acting) 15 Feb 1918 - 3 Jan 1921 Sir Spencer Harcourt Butler (b. 1869 - d. 1938) Governors 3 Jan 1921 - 21 Dec 1922 Sir Spencer Harcourt Butler (s.a.) 21 Dec 1922 - 24 Dec 1922 Sir Ludovic Charles Porter (b. 1869 - d. 1928) (acting) 24 Dec 1922 - 13 Aug 1926 Sir William Sinclair Marris (b. 1873 - d. 1945) (1st time) 13 Aug 1926 - 1 Dec 1926 Sir Samuel Perry O'Donnell (b. 1874 - d. 1946) (acting) 1 Dec 1926 - 14 Jan 1927 Sir William Sinclair Marris (s.a.) (2nd time) 14 Jun 1927 - 17 Jun 1928 Sir Alexander Phillips Muddiman (b. 1875 - d. 1928) 17 Jun 1928 - 9 Aug 1928 Nawwab Sir Muhammad Ahmad Said (b. 1888 - d. 1982) Khan Chhatari (1st time)(acting) 9 Aug 1928 - 16 Oct 1930 Sir William Malcolm Hailey (b. 1872 - d. 1969) (1st time) 16 Oct 1930 - 19 Apr 1931 Sir George Bancroft Lambert (b. 1873 - d. 1945) (acting) 19 Apr 1931 - 8 Apr 1933 Sir William Malcolm Hailey (s.a.) (2nd time) 8 Apr 1933 - 27 Nov 1933 Nawwab Sir Muhammad Ahmad Said (s.a.) Khan Chhatari (2nd time)(acting) 27 Nov 1933 - 6 Dec 1934 Sir William Malcolm Hailey (s.a.) (3rd time) 6 Dec 1934 - 7 Dec 1939 Sir Harry Graham Haig (b. 1881 - d. 1956) 7 Dec 1939 - 7 Dec 1945 Sir Maurice Garnier Hallett (b. 1883 - d. 1969) 7 Dec 1945 - 15 Aug 1947 Sir Francis Verner Wylie (b. 1891 - d. 1970) Chief ministers 3 Apr 1937 - 16 Jul 1937 Nawwab Sir Muhammad Ahmad Said (s.a.) NAP Khan Chhatari17 Jul 1937 - 2 Nov 1939 Govind Ballabh Pant (1st time) (b. 1887 - d. 1961) INC2 Nov 1939 - 1 Apr 1946 Governor's rule1 Apr 1946 - 15 Aug 1947 Govind Ballabh Pant (2nd time) (s.a.) INC