Indian provinces

Bombay Presidency


23 Dec 1534               Mumbai ceded to the Portuguese by the Mughal Empire

23 Jun 1661               Portuguese Bombaim colony ceded to England as part of

                           Catherine of Braganza's dowry to King Charles II

18 Sep 1662               Portuguese governor refuses to hand over Bombaim

                          to the English

16 Aug 1663               King Joao IV orders the cession to England

23 Sep 1668 - 02 May 1685 Bombay presidency subordinated to Surat

27 Dec 1683 - 19 Nov 1684 Keigwin rebellion against the East India Company

       1703               Surat incorporated into Bombay

       1843 - 31 Mar 1936 Sindh subordinated to Bombay

30 Mar 1946               Self-rule

15 Aug 1947               Province of independent India

26 Jan 1950               State

01 May 1960               Divided into Maharashtra and Gujarat


General and Governor of Bombay

19 Mar 1662 -    Oct 1664 Sir Abraham Shipman

Governors of Bombay

   Oct 1664 - 05 Nov 1666 Humfrey Cooke (acting)

                          (in Bombay from Feb 1665)

05 Nov 1666 - 21 May 1667 Sir Gervase Lucas ............................. 1611-1667

22 May 1667 - 23 Sep 1668 Henry Garey (acting)

23 Sep 1668 - 14 Jul 1669 Sir George Oxenden ............................ 1620-1669

       1668 - 13 Nov 1669 Henry Young (deputy governor)

14 Jul 1669 - 30 Jun 1677 Gerald Aungier ................................ 1635-1677 

1670 - 1676               Phillip Gifford

                          (Deputy Governor)

30 Jun 1677 - 27 Oct 1681 Thomas Rolt ................................... 1631–1710

30 Jun 1677 - 27 Oct 1681 Sir Henry Oxenden 1645–1709

                          (Deputy Governor)

27 Oct 1681 - 04 Feb 1690 Sir John Child ................................ 163.-1690

       1682 - 19 Nov 1684 Charles Ward

                          (Deputy Governor)

                          (Prisoner of Keigwin 27 Dec 1683 - 19 Nov 1684)

27 Dec 1683 - 19 Nov 1684 Richard Keigwin ............................... 1647-1690

                          (in rebellion)

19 Nov 1684 - 1685        Charles Zinzan ................................ 16..-1714

1685 - 1689               Sir John Wyborne .............................. 1650-1708

04 Feb 1690 - 10 May 1694 Bartholomew Harris ............................ 1648–1694

10 May 1694 - 17 May 1694 Daniel Annesley

                          (acting)

17 May 1694 -    Nov 1704 Sir John Gayer ................................ 1651-1711

   Nov 1704 -    Sep 1708 Sir Nicholas Waite

   Sep 1708 - 11 Oct 1715 William Aislabie .............................. 1671-1725

11 Oct      - 26 Dec 1715 Stephen Strutt

                          (acting)

Presidents and Governors of Bombay

26 Dec 1715 - 09 Jan 1722 Charles Boone

09 Jan 1722 - 10 Jan 1729 William Phipps

10 Jan 1729 - 22 Sep 1734 Robert Cowan

22 Sep 1734 - 07 Apr 1739 John Horne    

07 Apr 1739 - 15 Nov 1742 Stephen Law ................................... 1699-1787

15 Nov      - 26 Nov 1742 John Geekie

                          (acting)

26 Nov 1742 - 17 Nov 1750 William Wake

17 Nov 1750 - 28 Feb 1760 Richard Bourchier ............................. 1700-1770

28 Feb 1760 - 27 Jan 1767 Charles Crommelin ............................. 1717-1788

27 Jan 1767 - 23 Feb 1771 Thomas Hodges

26 Feb 1771 – 31 Dec 1783 William Hornby ................................ 1723-1803

Governors

01 Jan 1784 - 09 Jan 1788 Rawson Hart Bodham ............................ 1734-1812

09 Jan      - 06 Sep 1788 Andrew Ramsay Karr ............................ 1739-1799

                          (acting)

06 Sep 1788 - 21 Jan 1790 Sir William Medows ............................ 1738-1813

21 Jan 1790 - 26 Nov 1792 Sir Robert Abercromby ......................... 1740-1827

26 Nov 1792 - 09 Nov 1795 George Dick ................................... 1739-1818

                          (acting)

09 Nov      - 27 Dec 1795 John Griffith

                          (acting) 

27 Dec 1795 - 11 Aug 1811 Jonathan Duncan ............................... 1756-1811

11 Aug 1811 - 12 Aug 1812 George Brown .................................. 1775-1819

                          (acting)

12 Aug 1812 – 31 Oct 1819 Sir Evan Nepean ............................... 1751-1822

01 Nov 1819 – 31 Oct 1827 Mountstuart Elphinstone ....................... 1779-1859

01 Nov 1827 – 30 Nov 1830 Sir John Malcolm .............................. 1769-1833

01 Dec 1830 - 15 Jan 1831 Sir Thomas Sidney Beckwith 1772-1831

17 Jan      - 21 Mar 1831 John Romer .................................... 1780-18..

                          (acting)

21 Mar 1831 - 17 Mar 1835 John Fitzgibbon,

                           Earl of Clare ................................ 1792-1851

17 Mar 1835 - 09 Jul 1838 Sir Robert Grant .............................. 1779-1838

11 Jul 1838 - 31 May 1839 James Farish .................................. 1791-1873

                          (acting)

31 May 1839 - 28 Apr 1841 Sir James Rivett-Carnac ....................... 1785-1846

28 Apr 1841 - 09 Jun 1842 George William Anderson ....................... 1791-1857

                          (acting)

09 Jun 1842 - 06 Aug 1846 Sir George Arthur ............................. 1784-1854

06 Aug 1846 - 23 Jan 1847 Lestock Robert Reid ........................... 1799-1878

                          (acting)

23 Jan 1847 - 01 May 1848 Sir George Russell Clerk (1st Time) ........... 1800-1889

                          (acting)

01 May 1848 - 26 Dec 1853 Lucius Bentinck Carey,

                           Viscount Falkland ............................ 1803-1884

26 Dec 1853 - 11 May 1860 John Elphinstone, Baron Elphinstone ........... 1807-1860

11 May 1860 - 24 Apr 1862 Sir George Russell Clerk (2nd time) 

                           (acting)

24 Apr 1862 - 06 Mar 1867 Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere ................. 1815-1884

06 Mar 1867 - 06 May 1872 William Robert Seymour Vesey Fitzgerald ....... 1818-1885             

06 May 1872 - 30 Apr 1877 Sir Philip Edmond Wodehouse ................... 1811-1887

30 Apr 1877 - 13 Mar 1880 Sir Richard Temple, Baron Nash ................ 1826-1902

13 Mar      - 28 Apr 1880 Lionel Robert Ashburner ....................... 1827-1907

                          (acting)

28 Apr 1880 - 27 Mar 1885 Sir James Fergusson ........................... 1823-1907

27 Mar      - 30 Mar 1885 James Braithwaite Peile ....................... 1833-1906

                          (acting)

30 Mar 1885 - 12 Apr 1890 Donald James Mackay, Baron Reay ............... 1839-1921

12 Apr 1890 - 16 Feb 1895 George Robert Canning Harris,

                           Baron Harris ................................. 1851-1932

16 Feb 1895 - 18 Feb 1895 Herbert Mills Birdwood ........................ 1837-1907

                          (acting)

18 Feb 1895 - 17 Feb 1900 William Mansfield, Baron Sandhurst ............ 1857-1933

17 Feb 1900 - 05 Sep 1903 Henry Stafford Northcote,

                           Baron Northcote .............................. 1846-1911

05 Sep      - 12 Dec 1903 Sir James Monteath ............................ 1847-1929

                          (acting)

12 Dec 1903 - 28 Jul 1907 Charles Wallace Cochrane Baillie,

                           Baron Lamington .............................. 1860-1940

28 Jul      - 18 Oct 1907 Sir John William Pitt Muir-Mackenzie .......... 1854-1916

                          (acting)

18 Oct 1907 - 04 Apr 1913 Sir George Sydenham Clarke,

                           Baron Sydenham ............................... 1848-1933

04 Apr 1913 - 17 Dec 1918 George Freeman Freeman-Thomas,

                           Baron Willingdon ............................. 1866-1941

17 Dec 1918 - 08 Dec 1923 Sir George Ambrose Lloyd ...................... 1879-1941

08 Dec      - 10 Dec 1923 Sir Maurice Hayward ........................... 1868-1964

                          (acting)

10 Dec 1923 - 20 Mar 1926 Sir Leslie Orme Wilson ........................ 1876-1955

20 Mar 1926 - 08 Dec 1928 Sir Henry Staveley Lawrence ................... 1870-1949

                          (acting)

08 Dec 1928 - 25 Apr 1931 Sir Frederick Hugh Sykes ...................... 1877-1954

25 Apr 1931 - 30 May 1937 Michael Herbert Rudolph Knatchbull-Hugessen, 

                           Baron Brabourne .............................. 1895-1939

30 May      - 18 Sep 1937 Sir Robert Duncan Bell ........................ 1878-1953

                          (acting)

18 Sep 1937 - 24 Mar 1943 Sir Lawrence Roger Lumley ..................... 1896-1969

24 Mar 1943 - 05 Jan 1948 Sir David John Colville ....................... 1894-1954

06 Jan 1948 - 25 Jan 1950 Raja Sir Maharja Singh ........................ 1878-1959


Chief Ministers

01 Apr      - 19 Jul 1937 Sir Dhanjishah Bomanjee Cooper ................ 1878-1947

                          (interim)

19 Jul 1939 - 04 Nov 1939 Bal Gangadhar Kher (1st Time) ................. 1888-1957

30 Mar 1946 - 25 Jan 1950 Bal Gangadhar Kher (2nd Time)

East Bengal and Assam

Lieutenant Governors

16 Oct 1905 - 10 Apr 1906 Arthur Henderson Leith Smith .................. 1848-1919

10 Apr      - 16 Aug 1906 Lancelot Hare ................................. 1851-1922

                          (acting)

16 Aug 1906 - 01 Dec 1908 Sir Francis Alexander Slacke .................. 1853-1940

01 Dec 1908 - 14 Jul 1911 Sir Edward Norman Baker ....................... 1857-1913

14 Jul 1911 - 31 Mar 1912 Sir Frederick William Duke .................... 1863-1914

Governors

15 Aug 1947 - 21 Jun 1948 Chakravarti Rajagopalachari ................... 1878-1972

21 Jun 1948 - 25 Jan 1950 Kailash Nathi Katju ........................... 1887-1968


Chief Ministers

03 Jul 1946 - 14 Jan 1948 Prafulla Chandra Ghosh ........................ 1891-1983

14 Jan 1948 - 25 Jan 1950 Bidhan Chandra Roy ............................ 1882-1962


Central Provinces (Nagpur)


       1852               Kingdom of Nagpur annexed by Britain

11 Dec 1853               Nagpur formally annexed by Great Britain

       1861               Nagpur united Saugor and Nerbudda

       1862               Renamed Central Provinces

01 Oct 1903               Hydrabadi ruled Berar under British administration

24 Oct 1936               Berar united with the Central Provinces

20 Apr 1946               Self-rule

15 Aug 1947               Central Provinces and Berar part of independent India

26 Jan 1950               Renamed Madhya Pradesh state


Chief Commissioners

11 Dec 1861 - 27 Feb 1862 Edward King Elliot (1st Time) ................. 1811-1865

27 Feb      - 25 Apr 1862 J.K Spence

                          (acting)

25 Apr 1862 - 18 Dec 1863 Sir Richard Temple (1st Time) ................. 1826-1902

                          (acting)

18 Dec 1863 - 12 Mar 1864 Edward King Elliot (2nd Time)

17 Mar 1864 - 24 Apr 1865 Sir Richard Temple (2nd Time)

24 Apr      - 06 Nov 1865 John Scarlett Campbell ........................ 1828-1897

                          (acting)

06 Nov 1865 - 04 Apr 1866 Sir Richard Temple (3rd Time)

04 Apr 1866 - 27 Nov 1867 Sir John Henry Morris (1st Time) .............. 1828-1896

                          (acting)

27 Nov 1867 - 16 Apr 1868 George Campbell ............................... 1824-1892

16 Apr 1868 - 08 Jul 1870 Sir John Henry Morris (2nd Time)

08 Jul 1870 - 06 Jul 1872 Richard Hart Keatinge ......................... 1825-1904

                          (acting)

06 Jul 1872 - 11 Apr 1879 Sir John Henry Morris (3rd Time)

11 Apr      - 15 Nov 1879 Charles Grant ................................. 1836-1903

                          (acting)

15 Nov 1879 - 30 Apr 1883 Sir John Henry Morris (4th Time)

01 May 1883 - 31 Mar 1884 William Brittain Jones ........................ 1834-1921

01 Apr 1884 - 15 Dec 1885 Sir Charles Haukes Todd Crosthwaite ........... 1885-1915

15 Dec 1885 - 19 Feb 1887 Dennis FitzPatrick ............................ 1827-1920

                          (acting)

19 Feb      - 27 Mar 1887 John William Neil (1st Time)

                          (acting)

27 Mar 1887 - 22 Jul 1889 Alexander MacKenzie (1st Time) ................ 1842-1902

22 Jul      - 07 Oct 1889 Robert Joseph Crosthwaite ..................... 1841-1917

                          (acting)

07 Jul 1889 - 18 Nov 1890 Alexander MacKenzie (2nd Time)

18 Nov 1890 - 28 Jan 1891 John William Neil (2nd Time)

28 Jan 1891 - 25 May 1893 Sir Anthony Patrick MacDonnell ................ 1844-1925

25 May 1893 - 21 Dec 1895 Sir John Woodburn ............................. 1843-1902

21 Dec 1895 - 14 Jul 1898 Sir Charles James Lyall ....................... 1845-1920

14 Jul 1898 - 27 Nov 1899 Sir Denzil Charles Jelf Ibbetson .............. 1847-1908

27 Nov 1899 - 16 Sep 1902 Sir Andrew Henderson Leith Fraser ............. 1848-1919

16 Sep 1902 - 18 Mar 1904 John Prescott Hewett .......................... 1854-1911

18 Mar 1904 - 04 May 1905 Frederick Styles Philpin Lely ................. 1846-1934

04 May 1905 - 27 Jul 1906 John Ontario Miller (1st Time) ................ 1857-1943

27 Jul      - 21 Oct 1906 Stanley Ismay ................................. 1848-1914

                          (acting)

22 Oct 1906 - 04 Mar 1907 John Ontario Miller (2nd Time)

04 Mar      - 24 Mar 1907 Francis Angelo Theodore Phillips .............. 1857-1935

25 Mar 1907 - 02 Aug 1912 Reginald Henry Craddock ....................... 1864-1937

03 Aug 1912 - 25 Jan 1920 Sir Benjamin Robertson ........................ 1864-1953

Governors

26 Jan 1920 - 26 Jan 1925 Sir Frank George Sly .......................... 1876-1932

26 Jan 1925 - 19 Aug 1927 Sir Montagu Sherard Daws Butler (1st Time) .... 1873-1952

19 Aug      - 16 Dec 1927 John Thomas Martens ........................... 1872-1929

                          (acting)

16 Dec 1927 - 29 Nov 1929 Sir Montagu Sherard Daws Butler (2nd Time)

29 Nov 1929 - 29 Mar 1930 Shripad Balwant Tambe

                          (acting)

29 Mar 1930 - 29 Jul 1932 Sir Montagu Sherard Daws Butler (3rd Time)

29 Jul      - 25 Nov 1932 Sir Arthur Edward Nelson ...................... 1875-1950

25 Nov 1932 - 15 Sep 1933 Sir Hyde Clarendon Gowan (1st Time) ........... 1878-1939

15 Sep 1933 - 15 May 1935 Sir Montagu Sherard Daws Butler (4th Time)

15 May 1935 - 11 Sep 1936 E. Raghavendra Rao ............................ 1889-1942

                          (acting)

11 Sep 1936 - 03 Mar 1938 Sir Hyde Clarendon Gowan (2nd Time)

03 Mar      - 27 Mar 1938 Hugh Bromford ................................. 1882-1942

27 Mar 1938 - 01 Jul 1940 Sir Francis Verner Wylie ...................... 1891-1970

01 Jul 1940 - 16 Sep 1946 Sir Henry Joseph Twynam ....................... 1887-1966

16 Sep 1946 - 14 Aug 1947 Sir Frederick Chalmers-Bourne ................. 1891-1977

15 Aug 1947 - 25 Jan 1950 Mangaldas Mancharam Pakvasa ................... 1882-1968


Chief Ministers

01 Apr 1936 - 14 Jul 1937 E. Raghavendra Rao ............................ s.a

14 Jul 1936 - 29 Jul 1938 Narayan Bhaskar Khare ......................... 1882-1970

20 Apr 1946 - 31 Dec 1956 Ravi Shakar Shukla ............................ 1877-1956

Coorge

10 Apr 1834               Kodagu (Coorge) kingdom annexed by Great Britain

24 Feb 1869 - 30 Jun 1940 Coorge province subordinated to the Kingdom of Mysore

15 Aug 1947               Province of independent India

26 Jan 1950               State of Coorge (part C)

01 Nov 1956               Part of Mysore (Karnataka) state



Chief Commissioners

01 Jul 1940 - 26 Apr 1943 Joseph William Pritchard ...................... 1903-19..

26 Apr 1943 -    Mar 1949 Diwan Bahadur Ketoli Chengappa ................ 1878-19..

   Mar 1949 - 1950        C.T Mudaliar

       1950 - 31 Oct 1956 Kanwar Daya Singh Bedi ........................ 1899-1975


Chief Minister

17 Mar 1952 - 31 Oct 1956 Cheppudira Muthana Poonacha ................... 1910-1990 INC

Delhi

30 Dec 1803               British protectorate over Delhi

1819                      Delhi territory part of Bengal

29 May 1832 - 11 Dec 1858 Delhi a division of North-Western provinces

11 Dec 1858 - 17 Sep 1912 Part of Punjab

1911                      Capital moved from Calcutta to Delhi

17 Sep 1912               Delhi province separated from Punjab

15 Aug 1947               Delhi a province of independent India

26 Jan 1950               State


Civil Commissioner for Delhi

30 Jan 1819 - 20 Feb 1821 Thomas Fortescue .............................. 1784-1872

Chief Commissioners

01 Oct 1912 - 1918        William Malcolm Hailey ........................ 1872-1969

1918 - 1924               Claud Alexander Barron ........................ 1871-1948

1924 - 1926               Evelyn Robins Abbott .......................... 1873-1950

1926 - 1928               Alexander Montague Stow ....................... 1873-1936

1928                      John Nesbitt Gordon Johnson (1st Time) ........ 1885-1955

                          (acting)

08 Sep 1928 - 1932        John Parronet Thompson ........................ 1873-1935

22 Mar 1932 - 1937        John Nesbitt Gordon Johnson (2nd Time)

1937 - 1940               Evan Meredith Jenkins ......................... 1896-1985

01 Jul 1940 - 1945        Arthur Vivian Askwith ......................... 1893-1971

06 Sep 1945 - 14 Aug 1947 William Christie .............................. 1896-1983

15 Aug 1947 - 25 Jan 1950 Shankar Prasada ............................... 1905-19..

Madras (Fort St. George)

1640                      Madras Agency

1684 - 1936               Presidency of Fort St. George

1936 - 1947               Madras Presidency

1947 - 1950               Madras Province



Governors

28 Mar 1859 - 08 Jun 1860 Sir Charles Edward Trevelyan .................. 1807-1886

08 Jun      - 05 Jul 1860 William Ambrose Morehead (1st Time) ........... 1805-1863

                          (acting)

05 Jul      - 02 Aug 1860 Sir Henry George Ward ......................... 1797-1860

04 Aug 1860 - 18 Feb 1861 William Ambrose Morehead (2nd Time)

                          (acting)

18 Feb 1861 - 27 Mar 1866 Sir William Thomas Denison .................... 1804-1871

26 Nov 1863 - 18 Jan 1864 Edward Maltby ................................. 1812-1894

                          (acting)

27 Mar 1866 - 19 Feb 1872 Francis Napier,

                           Baron Napier of Merchistoun .................. 1819-1898

19 Feb      - 15 May 1872 Alexander John Arbuthont ...................... 1822-1907

                          (acting)

15 May 1872 - 27 Apr 1875 Vere Henry Hobart ............................. 1818-1875

29 Apr      - 23 Nov 1875 William Rose Robinson ......................... 1822-1886

                          (acting)

23 Nov 1875 - 20 Dec 1880 Richard Plantagenet Campbell

                           Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville,

                           Duke of Buckingham and Chandos ............... 1823-1889

20 Dec 1880 - 24 May 1881 William Patrick Adam .......................... 1823-1881

24 May      - 05 Nov 1881 William Huddleston ............................ 1826-1894

                          (acting)

05 Nov 1881 - 08 Dec 1886 Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant Duff ............ 1828-1896

08 Dec 1886 - 01 Dec 1890 Robert Bourke, Baron Connemara ................ 1827-1903

01 Dec 1890 - 23 Jan 1891 John Henry Garstin ............................ 1838-1903

                          (acting)

23 Jan 1891 - 18 Mar 1896 Bentley Lawley, Baron Wentley ................. 1849-1912

18 Mar 1896 - 28 Dec 1900 Sir Arthur Elibank Havelock ................... 1844-1908

28 Dec 1900 - 15 Feb 1906 Arthur Oliver Villiers-Russell,

                           Baron Ampthill ............................... 1869-1935

30 Apr      - 13 Dec 1904 James Thompson ................................ 1848-1929

                          (acting)

15 Feb      - 28 Mar 1906 Gabriel Stoles ................................ 1849-1920

                          (acting)

28 Mar 1906 - 03 Nov 1911 Sir Arthur Lawley ............................. 1860-1932

03 Nov 1911 - 30 Mar 1912 Thomas David Gibson-Carmichael,

                           Baron Carmichael ............................. 1859-1926

30 Mar      - 30 Oct 1912 Sir Murray Hammick ............................ 1854-1936

                          (acting)

30 Oct 1912 - 29 Mar 1919 John Sinclair, Baron Pentland ................. 1860-1925

29 Mar      - 10 Apr 1919 Sir Alexander Gordon Cardew ................... 1861-1937

                          (acting)

10 Apr 1919 - 12 Apr 1924 George Freeman Freeman-Thomas,

                           Baron Willington ............................. 1866-1941

14 Apr 1924 - 29 Jun 1929 George Joachim Goschen,

                           Viscount Goschen Hawkhurst ................... 1866-1952

29 Jun      - 11 Nov 1929 Sir Norman Edward Majoribanks ................. 1872-1939

                          (acting)

11 Nov 1929 - 15 Nov 1934 Sir George Frederick Stanley .................. 1872-1938

16 May      - 16 Aug 1934 Khan Bahadur Sir Mohammed Usman Sahib Bahadur . 1884-1960

                          (acting)

15 Nov 1934 - 12 Mar 1940 Sir Francis Ashley Erskine .................... 1895-1953

18 Jun      - 01 Oct 1936 Rai Bahadur Sir Kurma Venkata Reddi Naidu ..... 1875-1942

                          (acting)

12 Mar 1940 - 26 Feb 1946 Arthur Oswald James Hope ...................... 1897-1958

26 Feb      - 05 May 1946 Sir Henry Foley Knight ........................ 1886-1960

                          (acting)

05 May 1946 - 07 Sep 1948 Sir Archibald Edward Nye ...................... 1895-1967



Chief Ministers

11 Jul 1921 - 03 Dec 1926 Raja Sir Panaganti Ramarayaningar of Panagal .. 1866-1928

04 Dec 1926 - 27 Oct 1930 Paramasivan Subbarayan ........................ 1889-1962

27 Oct 1930 - 04 Nov 1932 Bollina Munuswamy Naidu ....................... 1885-1935

05 Nov 1932 - 04 Apr 1936 Raja Sri Ravu Svetachalapati

                           Sir Ramakrishna Ranga Rao, Raja of Bobbili ... 1901-1978

                          (1st Time)

04 Apr      - 24 Aug 1936 Ponnambala Thiago Rajan ....................... 1892-1974

24 Aug 1936 - 01 Apr 1937 Raja Sri Ravu Svetachalapati

                           Sir Ramakrishna Ranga Rao, Raja of Bobbili

                           (2nd Time)

01 Apr      - 14 Jul 1937 Rao Bahadur Kurma Venkatareddy Naidu .......... 1875-1942

14 Jul 1937 - 29 Oct 1939 Chakravati Rajagopalachari .................... 1878-1972

29 Oct 1939 - 30 Apr 1946 Governor's Rule

01 May 1946 - 23 Mar 1947 Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu .................... 1872-1957

23 Mar 1947 - 06 Apr 1949 Omandur Ramasamy Reddiyar ..................... 1895-1970

North-West Frontier Province


25 Oct 1901               North-West Frontier Province created from part of Punjab

14 Oct 1947               Part of Pakistan


Chief Commissioners

09 Nov 1901 - 07 Jul 1908 Harold Arthur Deane ........................... 1854-1908

07 Jul 1908 - 16 Nov 1909 Sir George Olof Roos-Keppel (1st Time) ........ 1866-1921

16 Nov 1909 - 01 Nov 1910 William Rudolph Henry Merck ................... 1852-1925

                          (acting)

01 Nov 1910 - 28 Aug 1913 Sir George Olof Roos-Keppel (2nd Time)

28 Aug 1913 - 28 Jan 1915 Sir John Stuart Donald ........................ 1861-1948

                          (acting)

28 Jan 1915 - 10 Sep 1919 Sir George Olof Roos-Keppel (3rd Time)

10 Sep 1919 - 08 Mar 1921 Sir Alfred Hamilton Grant ..................... 1872-1937

08 Mar 1921 - 07 Jul 1923 Sir John Loader Maffey ........................ 1877-1969

27 Apr      - 31 Oct 1922 Edmond Henry Salt James ....................... 1874-1952

                          (acting)

07 Jul 1923 - 03 Dec 1925 Horatio Norman Bolton (1st Time) .............. 1875-1965

04 Dec      - 12 Dec 1924 Richard Garratt ............................... 1873-1958

                          (acting)

03 Dec 1925 -    Aug 1926 William John Keen ............................. 1873-1958

                          (acting)

   Aug 1926 - 10 May 1930 Horatio Norman Bolton (2nd Time)

10 May 1930 - 09 Sep 1931 Sir Stuart Edmond Pearks ...................... 1875-1931

Governors

10 Sep 1931 - 02 Mar 1937 Sir Ralph Edwin Hotchkin Griffith ............. 1882-1963

02 Mar 1937 - 11 Aug 1939 Sir George Cunningham (1st Time) .............. 1888-1964

11 Aug      - 10 Dec 1939 Sir Arthur Edward Broadbent Parsons ........... 1884-1966

10 Dec 1939 - 03 Mar 1946 Sir George Cunningham (2nd Time)

03 Mar 1946 - 26 Jun 1947 Sir Olaf Kirkpatrick Caroe .................... 1892-1981

26 Jun      - 13 Aug 1947 Sir Robert Lockhart ........................... 1893-1981

                          (acting)

13 Aug 1947 - 08 Apr 1948 Sir George Cunningham (3rd Time)


Premiers

01 Apr      - 07 Sep 1937 Sir Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum Khan ............... 1863-1937

07 Sep 1937 - 10 Nov 1939 Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan (1st Time) ............. 1882-1958

10 Nov 1939 - 25 May 1943 Governor's Rule

25 May 1943 - 16 Mar 1945 Sardar Aurangzeb Khan ......................... 1899-1953

16 Mar 1945 - 22 Aug 1947 Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan (1st Time)