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List Of Governors Of Agra
This is a list of governors of the Agra Presidency. The provisional establishment of the Governor of Agra happened in 1833 until the Agra Presidency was renamed as ''North-Western Provinces'' in 1836. Governors of Agra (1834–1836) In 1833 an act of Parliament was passed to constitute a new presidency (province), with its capital at Agra. 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 * (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 Agra and Oudh * (1937 – 1950) - Governors of the United Provinces * (1950 – cont.) - Governors of Uttar Pradesh References Provinces of British IndiaThe India List and India Office List ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agra Presidency
Agra Presidency was constituted as one of the four presidencies of British India (the other three being Bengal, Bombay, and Madras) and was among the eight separate administrative divisions into which India was divided in the first half of the 19th century. It had an area of and a population of about 4,500,000. Agra Presidency was established on 14 November 1834 under the provisions of the Government of India Act 1833 ( 3 & 4 Will. 4. c. 85) by elevating and renaming the Ceded and Conquered Provinces. Sir C. T. Metcalfe was appointed as the new Governor for the Presidency. However, in 1835 another act of Parliament, the India (North-West Provinces) Act 1835 ( 5 & 6 Will. 4. c. 52) renamed the region to the North-Western Provinces, this time to be administered by a Lieutenant-Governor 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Administrators In British India
Administrator or admin may refer to: Job roles Computing and internet * Database administrator, a person who is responsible for the environmental aspects of a database * Forum administrator, one who oversees discussions on an Internet forum * Network administrator, engineers involved in computer networks * Server administrator, a person who acts as the administrator for an Internet gaming or other type of server * Superuser, a type of computer user with administrative privileges * Sysop, a commonly used term for a system operator, an administrator of a multi-user website ** Wikipedia administrators * System administrator, a person responsible for running technically advanced information systems Government * Administrator of the Government, in various Commonwealth realms and territories ** Administrator (Australia), for use of the title in Australia * In the independent agencies of the United States government, the administrator is the highest executive officer in an independe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Governors Of Uttar Pradesh
The governor of Uttar Pradesh (ISO 15919, ISO: ''Uttara Pradēśa kē Rājyapāla'') is the constitutional head of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The governor is appointed by the president of India. The post is preceded by the governor of United Provinces of British India, United Provinces of Presidencies and provinces of British India, pre-independent India as well as Indian independence movement, independent India from 15 August 1947 to 25 January 1950. The province was renamed as Uttar Pradesh on 24 January 1950.(23rd if governors with additional charge also counted) Powers and functions The governor has: *Executive powers related to administration, appointments and removals, *Legislative powers related to lawmaking and the state legislature, that is Vidhan Sabha or Vidhan Parishad, and *Discretionary powers to be carried out according to the discretion of the Governor. In his ex-officio capacity, the governor of Uttar Pradesh is chancellor of the universities of Utt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Governors Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh
This is a list of 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 in 1937. 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, 15 September 191 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North-Western Provinces
The North-Western Provinces was an Presidencies and provinces of British India, administrative region in British Raj, 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 of Awadh, Nawab-ruled kingdom of Oudh State, 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 List of capitals of India, 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 (British India), Punjab Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Nawabs Of Awadh
The Nawab of Awadh or Nawab of Oudh was the title of the rulers of Kingdom of Awadh (anglicised as Oudh) in northern India during the 18th and 19th centuries. The Nawabs of Awadh belonged to an Iranian dynasty''Encyclopædia Iranica'', R. B. Barnett of Sayyid origin from Nishapur, Iran. In 1724, Nawab Sa'adat Khan established the Kingdom of Awadh 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 of Aurangzeb in 1707. 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 Moghul. The Nawabs of Awadh, along with many other Nawabs, were regarded as members of the nobility of the Mughal Empire. They joined Ahmad Shah Durrani during the Third Battle of Panipat (1761) and restored Shah Alam II ( and 1788–1806) to the imperial throne. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Ross (civil Servant)
Alexander Ross (1800–1889) was a British civil servant in India. Life In November 1808 he was appointed judge and magistrate of the District of Allyghur. He was Patron of Calcutta School Book Society form its institution on 4 July 1817. He was temporarily appointed as a Member of the council of the Governor General on 8 January 1833 on which he was confirmed on 15 October 1833. On 1 December 1835 he was posted as Governor of the Presidency of Agra where he served for over six months until 1 June 1836. On 27 April 1836 he was re-appointed as a Member of the council of the Governor General from which he resigned on 15 October 1838. On 20 October 1837 he was appointed as President of the Council of India, and Deputy Governor of the Presidency of Fort William and of the town of Calcutta (now Kolkata. He was 1st Ordinary Member of the Supreme Council of Government of India in 1838. He was Deputy Governor in the Government of Bengal Bengal ( ) is a Historical geography, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
