List of chief commissioners of Oudh
This is a list of chief commissioners of Lieutenant Governor of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh in 1877.
Chief commissioners of Oudh (1856–1877)
In 1856, the office was created.
# | Name | Took office | Left office | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Major General Sir James Outram | 1 February 1856 | 8 May 1856 | – |
2 | Colville Coverly Jackson | 8 May 1856 | 21 March 1857 | Officiating |
3 | Major General Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence
|
21 March 1857 | 5 July 1857 | Killed at Lucknow, July, 1857 |
4 | Major John Sherbroke Banks
|
5 July 1857 | 11 September 1857 | Killed at Lucknow, July, 1857 |
5 | Lieut General Sir James Outram | 11 September 1857 | 3 April 1858 | – |
6 | Robert Montgomery
|
3 April 1858 | 15 February 1859 | – |
7 | Charles John Wingfield | 15 February 1859 | 20 April 1860 | – |
8 | Lieutenant Colonel Lousada Barrow | 20 April 1860 | 4 April 1861 | Officiating |
9 | George Udny Yule | 4 April 1861 | 26 August 1865 | Officiating |
10 | Robert Henry Davies | 26 August 1865 | 17 March 1866 | Officiating |
11 | John Strachey | 17 March 1866 | 24 May 1868 | – |
12 | Robert Henry Davies | 24 May 1868 | 18 January 1871 | Officiating, Confirmed 9 March 1868 |
13 | Major General Lousada Barrow | 18 January 1871 | 20 April 1871 | – |
14 | Sir George Couper
|
20 April 1871 | 15 March 1875 | Officiating, Confirmed 9 December 1873 |
15 | John Forbes David Inglis | 15 March 1875 | 15 February 1877 | Officiating, until 15 November 1875 and from 26 July 1876 to 15 February 1877 |
See also
- (1732–1857) – Nawabs of Awadh
- (1834–1836) – Governors of Agra
- (1836–1877) – Lieutenant Governors of the North-Western Provinces
- (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