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327:. Rather it was made up of two separate lieutenant governorships with separate governments under the Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces and the Lieutenant Governor of Bengal. North-Western Provinces were later separated from the Presidency and united with the Oudh Province, leaving only the Bengal Division. This setup was abolished in 1912 after a proclamation by
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were to take chair each in their week alternatively as per the dispatch from United
Company on 26 February 1702. In a dispatch of 12 February 1704, it was ordered that if Beard shall die, no one will be appointed as President to succeed him. After the departure of John Beard to Madras, Ralph Sheldon
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shall be administered by a
Governor and three Councilors, to be styled the Governor-in-Council of the said Presidencies of Fort William in Bengal , Fort St. George, Bombay, and Agra respectively, and that the Governor General of India for the time being shall be Governor of the Presidency of Fort
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In 1932 the position came with an annual salary of approximately £114,000 (equivalent to £9,784,000 in 2023), a sumptuary allowance of £25,000 (equivalent to £2,146,000 in 2023) and a grant of £100,000 (equivalent to £8,582,000 in 2023) to cover his staff's wages. In addition to his
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from 1834 to 1854 and again from 1912 to 1947. The office was initially established on 15 November 1834 as the "Governor of the
Presidency of Fort William in Bengal" and was later abolished on 1 May 1854 and the responsibility of the government of the Presidency was vested in the two
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for the United East India
Company. His appointment was later revoked and was supposed to be succeeded by Sheldon. Since Sheldon had died by the time dispatch arrived in Bengal, John Russell was ordered to succeed as the Governor. By a letter of 8 May 1771, the Court appointed
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were put under the Hughly agency. In 1658, Johnathan
Trevisa was appointed as the second to Gawton and was meant to succeed him after the latter's death. On 6 February 1661, the company reduced the Hughly agency under the Fort St. George, and then agent Trevisa was made the
2881:. The lieutenant governorship was finally separated from the Bengal Presidency in 1878 and merged with the Oudh Province which had been a Chief Commissioner's Province under the direct supervision of the Indian Government till then and the office of the
382:, without fortifications. In 1650, the factories of Balasor and Hughli were united. On 14 December 1650, James Bridgman was appointed as the chief of the factories. However, in 1653, Bridgman left suddenly and Powle Waldegrave assumed his charge.
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replaced the office of the
Governor of the Presidency of Fort William in Bengal with Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William in Bengal. The office of the Governor of the Presidency of Fort William in Bengal was restored in 1833.
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became the first
Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal. William Duke served as the last lieutenant governor after which the office was superseded by the restored office of the Governor of the Presidency of Fort William in Bengal in 1912.
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This setup lasted until the enactment of the
Government of India Act 1853, following which, the office of the Governor of Bengal was abolished. From this point onwards the Presidency of Fort William existed only as a nominal
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in whose commission and instructions, dated 12 January 1698, it was also stated that power had been obtained from his
Majesty to constitute him the "Minister or Consul for the English Nation" with all powers requisite
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WHEREAS His
Majesty has been pleased to appoint a Governor of the Presidency of Fort William in Bengal as delimited by a Proclamation made by the Governor - General in Council, and dated the twenty second day of
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was relieved of his concurrent duties as Governor of the Presidency of Fort William in Bengal and a separate Governor was decided to be appointed. Until then a Lieutenant Governor was to be appointed.
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from Calcutta to Delhi and the reunification of the five predominantly Bengali-speaking divisions into a Presidency (or province) of Bengal under a Governor. On 1 April 1912
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who was the President and Governor of Fort St. George was given the additional charge of Bengal due to increasing mismanagement. John Beard was appointed as the
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The union of the two East India Companies took place on 23 July 1702. For united trade in Bengal, a Council was appointed, of which Nathaniel Halsey and
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personal staff he had 120 servants, a seventy-man mounted bodyguard, and a brass band. There were cars, two special trains, a yacht and a house boat.
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William in Bengal. From this time the Governors General of India held also the separate office of Governor of Bengal, until the year 1854. Under the
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268:, without fortifications. Various chief agents, governors and presidents were appointed to look after company affairs in the Bay of Bengal. In 1773,
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was appointed as the "Agent and Governor for the affairs of the East India Company in the Bay of Bengal". On 21 December 1684,
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was relieved of his concurrent duties as Governor of Bengal and empowered to appoint a lieutenant-governor from 1854.
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was established. The Governor of Bengal served as the Governor-General of India in addition to his own office.
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assumed the position of Chief of Council, and his appointment was confirmed in a dispatch of 7 February 1706.
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The Government of India Act of 1833 had intended that there be four presidencies comprising India – that of
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Lieutenant-Governors of the North-Western Provinces of the Presidency of Fort William in Bengal (1835–1878)
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came into effect on 26 January 1950, the office of Governor of West Bengal become a ceremonial position.
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was made in 1911 re-establishing the office of the Governor of the Presidency of Fort William in Bengal.
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Lieutenant Governor of the North-Western Provinces of the Presidency of Fort William in Bengal
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Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces of the Presidency of Fort William in Bengal
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In 1833, the first Government of India Act was passed enacting that the three presidencies of
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over India came to an end, and India was partitioned into two independent dominions of the
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458:"President in the Bay, and Governor and Commander-in-Chief for Fort William, in Bengal"
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Lieutenant Governor of the Bengal Division of the Presidency of Fort William in Bengal
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President in the Bay, and Governor and Commander-in-Chief for Fort William, in Bengal
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3244:(later East Pakistan) in Pakistan. East Pakistan later become independent in 1971 as
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3404:(38). Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 28 August 1833.
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241:. On 1 April 1912 the office of Governor of Bengal was restored and lasted till the
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The history of the office of the Governor of Bengal dates back to 1644, when
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Senior British representatives in the neighbouring Malayan protected states
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On 27 February 1657, the company resolved its holdings into four agencies:
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Governors, civil commissioners and administrators of British dependencies
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Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William in Bengal (1773–1833)
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1912–1935 – Governors of the Presidency of Fort William in Bengal
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1834–1854 – Governors of the Presidency of Fort William in Bengal
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Senior British representatives in neighbouring protected states
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Governor of Tristan da Cunha (Administrator of Tristan da Cunha)
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Earl Cornwallis from 1762; created Marquess Cornwallis in 1792.
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Littleton was later deposed by the Court of Directors in 1703.
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List of colonial governors and presidents of Madras Presidency
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Commissioner for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Governor-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
1983:
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The President or Chief in the Bay of Bengal for the English
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Governor General of the Presidency of Fort William in Bengal
3538:
Appendix to the Journal of the House of the Representatives
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On 30 December 1709, Anthony Weldon was appointed as the
3236:. Bengal Province was partitioned into the province of
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Lists of governors and heads of sub-national entities
1724:
Governors of the Presidency of Fort William in Bengal
430:" President and Governor of Fort William, in Bengal".
4471:
Governor of Rhode-island and Providence Plantations
4075:
Commissioner for the British Indian Ocean Territory
3323:
prior to being created Marquess of Hastings in 1816
2028:became the last Governor of Bengal followed by the
4060:Governor of Ascension (Administrator of Ascension)
1260:Appointed as the Governor-General of Fort William
808:President and Governor of Fort William, in Bengal
4401:Governor of Saint Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla
4870:
4778:
4643:High Commissioners for Palestine and Transjordan
4516:High Commissioner for the Federated Malay States
4070:Commissioner for the British Antarctic Territory
3558:
3504:
3492:
2182:1935–1947 – Governors of the Province of Bengal
1133:Handed over to Vansittart who was appointed on
4411:Governor-General of the West Indies Federation
863:Appointment revoked by the Court of Directors
491:Chief of the factories of Balasore and Hughli
245:in 1947 and was replaced by the office of the
3980:
3613:
4837:Lieutenant Governor of the Swan River Colony
1269:
4527:General Adviser to the Government of Johore
4239:Governors of British South African colonies
378:which permitted them to build a factory at
264:which permitted them to build a factory at
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2085:
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2016:announced the transfer of the seat of the
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1120:
1097:
1056:
684:for the affairs of the East India Company
54:
4770:High Commissioner for the Western Pacific
4406:Governor-in-Chief of the Windward Islands
4321:Lieutenant-Governor of Demerara-Essequibo
3470:Bengal: Its Chiefs, Agents, and Governors
3445:Bengal: Its Chiefs, Agents, and Governors
3417:Bengal: Its Chiefs, Agents, and Governors
3378:Bengal: Its Chiefs, Agents, and Governors
404:"Chief of Factories in the Bay of Bengal"
365:
4795:Government Resident of Central Australia
4565:Heads of the provinces of British India
4132:Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands
576:Chief of Factories in the Bay of Bengal
4698:High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands
4658:Governor of the Crown Colony of Sarawak
3467:
3442:
3414:
3375:
2287:
1295:
421:and become the subordinate to Gifford.
14:
4871:
4805:Government Resident of North Australia
4172:Lieutenant Governor of Griqualand West
4019:Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man
2024:was appointed the Governor of Bengal.
419:"Agent and Chief in the Bay of Bengal"
4561:Viceroy and Governor-General of India
4537:Adviser to the Government of Kelantan
4234:High Commissioner for Southern Africa
4110:Administrator of the Pitcairn Islands
3968:
3601:
3515:
3513:
1732:Governor-General of India, 1834-1854)
711:Agent and Chief in the Bay of Bengal
4755:Governor-General of Papua New Guinea
4668:Representative in the Trucial States
4653:Representative in the Raj of Sarawak
3438:
3436:
3219:
1678:
4542:Adviser to the Government of Perlis
3472:. Forgotten Books. pp. 21–22.
3309:Created Marquess Wellesley in 1799.
24:
4032:
3760:Bengal, Bihar and Orissa Provinces
3510:
3291:Originally joined on 28 April 1772
25:
4895:
4693:Lieutenant Governor of Heligoland
4618:Representative in Muscat and Oman
3802:United Provinces of Agra and Oudh
3728:United Provinces of British India
3579:
3433:
2747:Sir Andrew Henderson Leith Fraser
826:Left on account of health issues
68:19 February 1946 – 15 August 1947
4852:
4851:
4391:Governor of Prince Edward Island
4229:Governor-General of South Africa
4090:Governor of the Falkland Islands
3743:
3585:
3564:John Anderson, Viscount Waverley
3419:. Forgotten Books. pp. –6.
3380:. Forgotten Books. pp. –6.
3273:List of presidents of Bangladesh
3268:List of governors of West Bengal
1982:
1956:
1930:
1891:
1865:
1839:
1806:
1780:
1647:
1621:
1591:
1565:
1539:
1509:
1483:
1457:
1427:
1401:
1375:
1345:
1332:
1304:
920:Left for England due to illness
502:
222:head of the executive government
40:
4760:Governor of the Solomon Islands
4750:Governor-General of New Zealand
4351:Governor of Trinidad and Tobago
4336:Governor of the Leeward Islands
4014:Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey
3628:Administrators of provinces in
3530:
3447:. Forgotten Books. p. 21.
3326:
3312:
3303:
3294:
1135:23 November 1759 to the office
299:", were to be a part of a new "
276:following the enactment of the
4532:Adviser to the Sultan of Kedah
4356:Lieutenant governors of Tobago
4296:Lieutenant-Governor of Berbice
4289:Lieutenant Governor of Grenada
4244:Governor of British Somaliland
4085:Governor of the Cayman Islands
4080:Governor of the Virgin Islands
3468:Danvers, F.C. (22 June 2016).
3461:
3443:Danvers, F.C. (22 June 2016).
3415:Danvers, F.C. (22 June 2016).
3408:
3394:
3376:Danvers, F.C. (22 June 2016).
3369:
3341:
3285:
2891:
2833:The Lord Hardinge of Penshurst
2629:Sir Anthony Patrick MacDonnell
2316:
2074:The Lord Hardinge of Penshurst
1740:
374:, procured privileges for the
278:East India Company Act of 1772
199:(later re-established in 1912)
27:Governors of Bengal Presidency
13:
1:
4830:Governor of Western Australia
4790:Governor-General of Australia
4703:Governor of the Isle of Wight
4628:Governor of the Malayan Union
4441:Governor of Massachusetts-Bay
4396:Lieutenant Governor of Quebec
4202:Governor of Southern Rhodesia
4192:Governor of Northern Rhodesia
4157:Governor of British Cameroons
4152:Governor of British Mauritius
4024:Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
3362:
3332:Created Earl Amherst in 1826.
2887:
2867:Ceded and Conquered Provinces
2312:
2185:
2034:
1719:
135:Monarch of the United Kingdom
4725:Governor of Northern Ireland
4623:High Commissioner for Malaya
4376:Governor of British Columbia
4306:Governor of British Honduras
3875:North-West Frontier Province
3704:North-West Frontier Province
3402:Government of India Act 1833
2735:The Lord Curzon of Kedleston
2544:Sir Augustus Rivers Thompson
2299:Government of India Act 1853
1969:
1943:
1904:
1878:
1852:
1813:
1765:
1645:
1619:
1589:
1563:
1537:
1507:
1481:
1455:
1425:
1399:
1373:
1343:
260:procured privileges for the
7:
4879:British governors of Bengal
4815:Governor of South Australia
4800:Governor of New South Wales
4708:Civil Commissioner of Malta
3939:Andaman and Nicobar Islands
3827:Andaman and Nicobar Islands
3692:Central Provinces and Berar
3650:Andaman and Nicobar Islands
3258:List of governors of Bombay
3251:
2865:was to be created from the
2131:Sir Francis Stanley Jackson
2008:On 12 December 1911 at the
1752:
1298:
1292:
1289:
465:to be Governor of Bengal.
350:was appointed as the first
272:was appointed as the first
210:Deputy Governor (1836–1854)
10:
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4638:Resident Minister in Nepal
4608:High Commissioner for Iraq
4476:Governor of South-Carolina
4461:Governor of North-Carolina
4371:Governor General of Canada
4301:Governor of British Guiana
4219:Governor of the Seychelles
3952:Office retained following
3552:
3240:in India, and province of
2604:Sir Charles Alfred Elliott
2272:Sir Frederick John Burrows
2225:The Marquess of Linlithgow
1656:William Butterworth Bayley
1327:
493:
344:second partition of Bengal
160:Governor-General of Bengal
4849:
4733:
4676:
4489:
4446:Governor of New Hampshire
4381:Governor of New Brunswick
4267:
4140:
4043:
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4002:
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3772:Bihar and Orissa Province
3752:
3741:
3674:Bihar and Orissa Province
3636:
3075:
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2941:
2913:Governor-General of India
2781:
2733:
2684:Sir Charles Cecil Stevens
2670:
2617:The Marquess of Lansdowne
2615:
2574:Sir Steuart Colvin Bayley
2505:
2390:
2362:The Marquess of Dalhousie
2303:Governor-General of India
2263:
2223:
1797:
1722:
1715:Governor General of India
1270:List of Governor-Generals
1215:Retired from the service
846:
807:
782:Left for England in 1699
710:
681:
575:
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490:
342:was formed following the
305:Governor-General of India
303:", and the new office of
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4279:Governor of the Bahamas
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2654:Sir Alexander Mackenzie
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2936:1 June 1836
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2902:Took office
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2404:Cecil Beadon
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2327:Took office
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2238:1 July 1939
2218:30 May 1937
2198:Left office
2195:Took office
2170:30 May 1937
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2044:Took office
2010:Delhi Durbar
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3924:(1843–1936)
3918:(1828–1874)
3901:(1853–1859)
3895:(1942–1947)
3889:(1877–1902)
3883:(1856–1877)
3877:(1901–1932)
3871:(1867–1886)
3869:Lower Burma
3865:(1912–1947)
3859:(1869–1947)
3853:(1861–1920)
3847:(1886–1897)
3841:(1877–1947)
3839:Balochistan
3829:(1872–1945)
3823:(1871–1947)
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3798:(1859–1921)
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3774:(1912–1920)
3768:(1905–1912)
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3736:(1937–1947)
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3724:(1936–1947)
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3712:(1936–1947)
3706:(1932–1948)
3700:(1698–1947)
3694:(1920–1947)
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3682:(1694–1947)
3676:(1920–1936)
3670:(1936–1947)
3658:(1921–1947)
3652:(1945–1947)
3646:(1834–1836)
3242:East Bengal
3238:West Bengal
2877:within the
1992:1 May 1854
1978:(1812–1860)
1952:(1785–1856)
1925:(1784–1857)
1887:(1790–1871)
1861:(1784–1849)
1834:(1785–1846)
1775:(1774–1839)
1730:(ex-officio
1690:Act of 1833
1339:(1773–1858)
1191:3 May 1765
1172:3 May 1765
1075:Roger Drake
1034:Adam Dawson
1007:March 1748
1004:4 Feb 1746
989:4 Feb 1746
872:John Rusell
831:John Beard
787:John Beard
669:~July 1682
648:~June 1672
395:Cassambazar
336:partitioned
251:West Bengal
148:Term length
142:(1876–1947)
137:(1834–1876)
114:(1912–1947)
109:(1834–1854)
61:Last holder
4873:Categories
4271:(Americas)
3363:References
3246:Bangladesh
2861:. The new
2333:Appointer
2297:Under the
2201:Appointer
2050:Appointer
1937:June 1844
1901:June 1844
1800:East India
1762:Appointer
1527:10 October
1415:28 October
1410:John Shore
1394:28 October
1363:8 February
1323:8 February
1318:20 October
1299:Appointer
926:John Deane
717:John Beard
496:East India
486:Appointer
441:thereunto.
321:government
319:without a
196:1 May 1854
152:Five years
4737:(Oceania)
3637:Governors
2908:Appointer
2899:Portrait
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2041:Portrait
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1609:9 January
1600:John Adam
1584:9 January
1579:4 October
1558:4 October
1502:5 October
1290:Portrait
1110:Resigned
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391:Ballasore
354:When the
193:Abolished
175:Formation
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131:Appointer
102:Residence
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4144:(Africa)
4045:Overseas
3562:(1962).
3351:and the
3252:See also
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1919:(acting)
1828:(acting)
1665:13 March
1661:(acting)
1640:13 March
1635:1 August
1614:1 August
1605:(acting)
1523:(acting)
1445:18 March
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1420:18 March
1359:(acting)
483:Remarks
370:In 1644
220:was the
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2869:of the
1802:Company
1553:31 July
1532:31 July
1497:30 July
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498:Company
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1790:(1833)
1704:, and
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1688:By an
1670:4 July
1471:18 May
1450:18 May
380:Hughli
293:Madras
289:Bombay
266:Hughli
239:Bengal
207:Deputy
81:Status
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3916:Assam
3863:Delhi
3845:Burma
3833:Assam
3812:Chief
3778:Burma
3766:Assam
3686:Burma
3668:Bihar
3656:Assam
3524:(PDF)
3279:Notes
2896:Name
2829:1912
2826:1911
2809:1911
2806:1908
2779:1908
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1325:1785
1320:1773
1296:Term
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1025:1749
534:1657
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519:1653
471:Name
323:or a
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3568:OCLC
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