List of lieutenant governors of the North-Western Provinces and chief commissioners of Oudh
This is a list of lieutenant-governors of the North-Western Provinces and chief commissioners of Oudh. The provisional establishment of the joint title of Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces and Chief Commissioner of Oudh happened in 1877 when title of Chief Commissioner of Oudh were merged until it was renamed as Lieutenant-Governor of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh in 1902.
Lieutenant-governors of the North-Western Provinces and Chief Commissioners of Oudh (1877–1902)
In 1877 the office of lieutenant governor was combined with that of Chief Commissioner of Oudh, which had existed since 1857, in the same person.
- Sir George Ebenezer Wilson Couper, 15 February 1877 – 17 April 1882, continued
- Sir Alfred Comyn Lyall, 17 April 1882 – 21 November 1887
- Sir Auckland Colvin, 21 November 1887 – 28 November 1892
- Sir Charles Haukes Todd Crosthwaite, 28 November 1892 – 9 January 1895
- Alan Cadell, 9 January 1895 – 6 November 1895, acting
- Sir Anthony Patrick MacDonnell, 6 November 1895 – 14 November 1901
- Sir James John Digges La Touche, 14 November 1901 – 22 March 1902
See also
- (1732–1857) - Nawabs of Awadh
- (1834–1836) - Governors of Agra
- (1836–1877) - Lieutenant Governors of the North-Western Provinces
- (1856–1877) - Chief Commissioners of Oudh
- (1902–1921) - Lieutenant Governors of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh
- (1921–1937) - Governors of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh
- (1937–1950) - Governors of the United Provinces
- (1950 – cont.) - Governors of Uttar Pradesh
References
- Provinces of British India
- The India list and India Office list for 1905 By Great Britain, India Office
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Administrators of provinces in British India
- Agra Presidency (1834–1836)
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1945–1947)1
- Assam (1921–1947)1
- Bengal Presidency (1700–1774, 1912–1947)
- Bihar (1936–1947)1
- Bihar and Orissa Province (1920–1936)
- Bombay Presidency (1694–1947)
- Burma (1923–1937)
- Central Provinces and Berar (1920–1947)
- Madras Presidency (1698–1947)
- North-West Frontier Province (1932–1948)
- Orissa (1936–1947)1
- Punjab (1921–1947)1
- Sind (1936–1947)
- United Provinces of British India (1921–1937)
- United Provinces (1937–1947)
- Bengal, Bihar and Orissa Provinces (1854–1912)
- Assam (1905–1912)
- Bihar and Orissa Province (1912–1920)
- Burma (1897–1923)
- North-Western Provinces (1836–1877)
- North-Western Provinces (1877–1902)
- Punjab (1859–1921)
- United Provinces of Agra and Oudh (1902–1921)
Commissioners
- Ajmer-Merwara (1871–1947)
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1872–1945)
- Assam (1874–1905, 1912–1921)
- Balochistan (1877–1947)
- Burma (1886–1897)
- Central Provinces (1861–1920)
- Coorg Province (1869–1947)
- Delhi (1912–1947)
- Lower Burma (1867–1886)
- North-West Frontier Province (1901–1932)
- Oudh (1856–1877)
- Oudh (1877–1902)
- Panth-Piploda (1942–1947)
- Punjab (1853–1859)
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1858–1872)
- 1 Office retained following Indian independence