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Lieutenant Governor Of The North-Western Provinces
This is a list of lieutenant-governors of the North-Western Provinces. The provisional establishment of the lieutenant-governors of the North-Western Provinces happened in 1836 until the title was merged with Chief Commissioners of Oudh and was renamed as lieutenant-governors of the North-Western Provinces and chief commissioners of Oudh in 1877. Lieutenant-governors of the North-Western Provinces (1836–1877) The governorship of Agra was never fully carried out, and in 1835 another statute authorized the appointment of a lieutenant-governor for the North-Western Provinces. See also * (1732 – 1857) - Nawabs of Awadh * (1834 – 1836) - Governors of Agra * (1856 – 1877) - Chief Commissioners of Oudh * (1877 – 1902) - Lieutenant Governors of the North-Western Provinces and Chief Commissioners of Oudh * (1902 – 1921) - Lieutenant Governors of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh * (1921 – 1937) - Governors of the United Provinces of British India * (1937 – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North-Western Provinces
The North-Western Provinces was an administrative region in British India. The North-Western Provinces were established in 1836, through merging the administrative divisions of the Ceded and Conquered Provinces. In 1858, the nawab-ruled kingdom of Oudh was annexed and merged with the North-Western Provinces to form the renamed North-Western Provinces and Oudh. In 1902, this province was reorganized to form the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. Allahabad served as its capital from 1858, when it also became the capital of India for a day. Area The province included all divisions of the present-day state of Uttar Pradesh with the exception of the Lucknow Division and Faizabad Division of Awadh. Among other regions included at various times were: the ''Delhi Territory'', from 1836 until 1858, when the latter became part of the Punjab Province of British India; Ajmer and Merwara, from 1832 and 1846, respectively, until 1871, when Ajmer-Merwara became a minor province of British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Frederick Edmonstone
Sir George Frederick Edmonstone, KCB (11 April 1813 – 24 September 1864) was an administrator in India. Life Edmonstone was born in Calcutta, the fourth son of Neil Benjamin Edmonstone (1765–1841), a member of the supreme council in India and a director of the East India Company. In 1829 Edmonstone went to the East India College at Haileybury, the precursor of Haileybury and Imperial Service College, before proceeding to Bengal in 1831. He held various positions in the Indian civil service before being appointed as Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces from 19 January 1859 to 27 February 1863. One of the houses at Haileybury and Imperial Service College Haileybury is a public school (English independent day and boarding school) near Hertford in England. It is a member of the Rugby Group and, though originally a major boys' public school in the Victorian era, it is now co-educational, enro ... was named after Edmonstone, along with other distinguished ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Administrators In British India
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List Of Governors Of Uttar Pradesh
The following is the list of governors of Uttar Pradesh. The list also includes governors of the United Provinces of pre-independent India as well as Independent India from 15 August 1947 to 25 January 1950. The province was renamed Uttar Pradesh on 24 January 1950, and is headed by the governor of Uttar Pradesh. Governors of United Provinces (1921–1950) List of governors of Uttar Pradesh (1950–present) See also * Uttar Pradesh * (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 * (1877–1902) – Lieutenant Governors of the North-Western Provinces and Chief Commissioners of Oudh * (1902–1921) – Lieutenant Governors of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh * (1921–1937) – Governors of the United Provinces of British India * (1937–1950) – Governors of the United Provinces * Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Governors Of The United Provinces
This is a list of governors of the United Provinces and the precursor offices associated with that title from the provisional establishment of the Governor of Agra in 1833 until the province was renamed as Uttar Pradesh when India became officially a republic in 1950. Governors of the United Provinces (1937–1947) * Sir Harry Graham Haig, 1 April 1937 – 7 December 1939, ''continued'' **Nawab of Chhatari, acting Governor, April to November 1937 * Sir Maurice Garnier Hallett, 7 December 1939 – 7 December 1945 * Sir Francis Verner Wylie, 7 December 1945 – 14 August 1947 Governors of the United Provinces of Independent India (1947-1950) On 15 August 1947 India achieved independence from the United Kingdom. * Sarojini Naidu, 15 August 1947 – 2 March 1949 * Bidhu Bhushan Malik, 3 March 1949 – 1 May 1949 acting * Hormasji Peroshaw Mody, 2 May 1949 – 25 January 1950 in the Government of Uttar Pradesh website The province was renamed Uttar Pradesh on 26 January 1950 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Governors Of The United Provinces Of British India
This is a list of governors of the United Provinces of British India. The establishment of the title of ''Governor of the United Provinces of British India'' happened in 1921 by renaming of title of Lieutenant Governor of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh until it was renamed as Governor of the United Provinces in 1937. Governors of the United Provinces of British India (1921–1937) In 1922, the office was upgraded to governor. * Sir Spencer Harcourt Butler, 3 January 1921 – 21 December 1922, ''continued'' * ''Sir Ludovic Charles Porter, 21 December 1922 – 24 December 1922, acting'' * Sir William Sinclair Marris, 24 December 1922 – 14 January 1927 ** ''Sir Samuel Perry O'Donnell, 13 August 1926 – 1 December 1926, acting for Marris'' * Sir Alexander Phillips Muddiman, 14 June 1927 – 17 June 1928 * Sir William Malcolm Hailey, 9 August 1928 – 6 December 1934 ** ''Sir George Bancroft Lambert, 16 October 1930 – 19 April 1931, acting for Hailey'' ** ''Nawab Sir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Lieutenant Governors Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh
This is a list of Lieutenant-Governors of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. The establishment of the title of ''Lieutenant-Governor of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh'' happened in 1902 by renaming of the title of Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces and Chief Commissioner of Oudh until it was renamed as Governor of the United Provinces of British India in 1921. Lieutenant-governors of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh (1902–1921) In 1902, the province was renamed the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. With the new name, the former commissionership was abolished. * Sir James John Digges La Touche, 22 March 1902 – 1 January 1907, ''continued.'' * Sir John Prescott Hewett, 1 January 1907 – 15 September 1912. **''Sir Leslie Alexander Selim Porter, 30 April 1910 – 20 October 1910, acting for Hewett, first time.'' ** ''Sir Leslie Alexander Selim Porter, 1 April 1911 – 16 December 1911, acting for Hewett, second time.'' * Sir James Scorg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Governors Of Agra
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List Of Nawabs Of Awadh
The Nawab of Awadh or the Nawab of Oudh was the title of the rulers who governed the state of Awadh (anglicised as Oudh) in north India during the 18th and 19th centuries. The Nawabs of Awadh belonged to a dynasty of Persian origin from Nishapur, Iran.''Encyclopædia Iranica'' R. B. Barnett In 1724, Nawab Saadat Ali Khan I, Sa'adat Khan established the Oudh State with their capital in Faizabad and Lucknow. History The Nawabs of Awadh were semi-autonomous rulers within the fragmented polities of Mughal India after the death in 1707 of Aurangzeb. They fought wars with the Peshwa, the Battle of Bhopal (1737) against the Maratha Confederacy (which was opposed to the Mughal Empire), and the Battle of Karnal (1739) as courtiers of the "Great Moghul". The Nawabs of Awadh, along with many other Nawabs, were regarded as members of the nobility of the greater Mughal Empire. They joined Ahmad Shah Durrani during the Third Battle of Panipat (1761) and restored Shah Alam II ( and 1788†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir George Couper, 2nd Baronet
Sir George Ebenezer Wilson Couper, 2nd Baronet, (29 April 1824 – 5 March 1908) was a British civil servant in India. Biography Couper was the eldest son of Colonel Sir George Couper, Chief Equerry and Comptroller of the Household of Princess Victoria, Duchess of Kent. His father was created a baronet in 1841. He was educated at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He was sent to India in 1846 and joined the Bengal Civil Service. He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1860 Birthday Honours while serving as Secretary to the Chief Commissioner of Oude, James Outram. From 26 July 1876 to 15 February 1877, he was Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces. In 1877, he was created a Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India and in 1878 a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire. From 15 February 1877 to 17 April 1882, he was Lieutenant Governor of the North-Western Provinces and Chief Commissioner of Oudh. Family In 1852, he mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Strachey (civil Servant)
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John Strachey may refer to: * John Strachey (geologist) (1671–1743), British geologist *John Strachey (civil servant) (1823–1907), British civil servant in India *John Strachey (journalist) (1860–1927), editor of ''The Spectator'' *John Strachey (politician) (1901–1963), British Labour politician *John Strachey (priest) (1737–1818), Archdeacon of Suffolk *Jack Strachey (1894–1972), English composer and songwriter See also * Strachey Strachey is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Strachey family of Sutton Court, Somerset *John Strachey (d. 1674), friend of John Locke **John Strachey (geologist) (1671–1743), British geologist ***Henry Strachey of Sutton Cour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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