This is a list of Lieutenant-Governors of the
United Provinces of Agra and Oudh
The United Provinces of Agra and Oudh was a province of India under the British Raj, which existed from 1902 to 1921; the official name was shortened by the Government of India Act 1935 to United Provinces (UP), by which the province had been ...
. 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 Scorgie Meston
James Scorgie Meston, 1st Baron Meston (12 June 1865 – 7 October 1943), was a prominent British civil servant, financial expert and businessman. He served as Lieutenant-Governor of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh from 1912 to 1918.
Meston ...
, 15 September 1912 – 7 February 1917.
**''Sir
Duncan Colvin Baillie
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, 18 September 1913 – 15 November 1913, acting for Meston.''
* ''
John Mitchell Holmes
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* Second ...
, 7 February 1917 – 15 February 1918, acting.''
* Sir
Spencer Harcourt Butler
Sir Spencer Harcourt Butler (1 August 1869 – 2 March 1938) was an officer of the Indian Civil Service who was the leading British official in Burma for much of his career, serving as Lieutenant-Governor (1915–17 and 1922–23) and later Gov ...
, 15 February 1918 – 3 January 1921.
Development of position
* (1732 – 1857) -
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 Nishapu ...
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* (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.
* (1921 – 1937) -
Governors of the United Provinces of British India.
* (1937 – 1950) -
Governors of the United Provinces.
* (1950 – cont.) -
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 Prade ...
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References
Provinces of British IndiaThe India List and India Office List By India Office, Great Britain
{{Administrators of provinces in British India
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Lieutenant Governors
A lieutenant governor, lieutenant-governor, or vice governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction. Often a lieutenant governor is the deputy, or lieutenant, to or ranked under a governor — a "second-in-comm ...
Governors of Agra