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 after the Indian independence in 1950.

Governors of Agra (1834–1836)

In 1833 an act of Parliament was passed to constitute a new presidency (province), with its capital at Agra.

#	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Remarks
1	Sir C. T. Metcalfe	14 Nov 1834	20 Mar 1835	-
2	W. Blunt	20 Mar 1835	1 Dec 1835	-
3	W. Blunt	1 Dec 1835	1 Jun 1836	-

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.

• Sir Charles Theophilus Metcalfe, 1 June 1836–1 June 1838

Between 1 June 1838 and 19 January 1859 the lieutenant governorship was vacant, and the provinces were administered by the Governor-General of India.

• Sir George Frederick Edmonstone, 19 January 1859–27 February 1863
• R. Money, 27 February 1863–7 March 1863, acting
• Edmund Drummond, 7 March 1863–10 March 1868
• Sir William Muir, 10 March 1868–7 April 1874
• Sir John Strachey, 7 April 1874–26 July 1876
• Sir George Ebenezer Wilson Couper, 26 July 1876–15 February 1877

Lieutenant Governors of the North-Western Provinces and 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, acting
• Sir Anthony Patrick MacDonnell, 6 November 1895–14 November 1901
• Sir James John Digges La Touche, 14 November 1901–22 March 1902

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 1912–7 February 1917
  • Sir Duncan Colvin Baillie, 18 September 1913–15 November 1913, acting for Meston
• John Mitchell Holmes, 7 February 1917–15 February 1918, acting
• Sir Spencer Harcourt Butler, 15 February 1918–3 January 1921

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 Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan Chhatari, KCIE, MBE 8 April 1933–27 November 1933, acting for Hailey
• Sir Harry Graham Haig, 6 December 1934–1 April 1937

Governors of the United Provinces (1937–1947)

• Sir Harry Graham Haig, 1 April 1937–7 December 1939, continued
• 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 August 15, 1947 India achieved independence from the United Kingdom.

• Sarojini Naidu, 15 August, 1947-2 March, 1949
  • B.B. Malik, 3 March, 1949-1 May, 1949 acting
• Hormasji Peroshaw Mody, 2 May, 1949-25 January, 1950

The province was renamed Uttar Pradesh on January 26, 1950, headed by the Governor of Uttar Pradesh.

References

• Provinces of British India
• The India List and India Office List By India Office, Great Britain