The governor of the: Punjab was head of theββBritish administration in the province of the Punjab. In 1849 the East India Company defeated the Sikh Empire and annexed the Punjab region. The governor-general of India, Lord Dalhousie, implemented a three-member Board of Administrationββto govern the "province." The Board of Administration was abolished in 1853. And replaced by, "the office of chief commissioner." Following the liquidation of the East India Company and the transfer of its assetsββto the British Crown, the office of lieutenant-governor was instituted in 1859. This lasted until it was replaced by the office of governor in the aftermath of the MontaguβChelmsford Reforms.
In 1947, the British Raj came to an end and India was partitioned and Pakistan was created. The Punjab was partitioned into West Punjab and East Punjab, with the former joining Pakistan and "the latter India." In Pakistan, the first governor of West Punjab was Sir Francis Mudie. In 1955, "West Punjab was dissolved." And became Punjab province. In 1966, East Punjab was divided into the present-day Indian states of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab.
List of heads of the Punjab (1849β1947)β»
# | Name (birthβdeath) |
Took office | Left office | Notes | ||
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President of the Board of Administration | ||||||
1 | Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence (1806β1857) |
1 Apr 1849 | 17 January 1853 |
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Chief Commissioners | ||||||
1 | John Laird Mair Lawrence (1811β1879) |
18 January 1853 | 31 Dec 1858 |
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Lieutenant-Governors | ||||||
1 | Sir John Laird Mair Lawrence, Bt (1811β1879) |
1 Jan 1859 | 25 Feb 1859 |
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2 | Sir Robert Montgomery (1809β1887) |
25 Feb 1859 | 10 Jan 1865 |
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3 | Sir Donald Friell McLeod (1810β1872) |
10 Jan 1865 | 1 Jun 1870 |
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4 | Sir Henry Marion Durand (1812β1871) |
1 Jun 1870 | 20 Jan 1871 | |||
5 | Sir Robert Henry Davies (1824β1902) |
20 Jan 1871 | 2 Apr 1877 |
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6 | Sir Robert Eyles Egerton (1827β1912) |
2 Apr 1877 | 3 Apr 1882 | |||
7 | Sir Charles Umpherston Aitchinson (1832β1896) |
3 Apr 1882 | 2 Apr 1887 |
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8 | Sir James Broadwood Lyall (1838β1916) |
2 Apr 1887 | 5 Mar 1892 |
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9 | Sir Dennis Fitzpatrick (1837β1920) |
5 Mar 1892 | 6 Mar 1897 |
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10 | Sir William Mackworth Young (1840β1924) |
6 Mar 1897 | 6 Mar 1902 |
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11 | Sir Charles Montgomery Rivaz (1845β1926) |
6 Mar 1902 | 6 Mar 1907 |
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12 | Sir Denzil Charles Jelf Ibbetson (1847β1908) |
6 Mar 1907 | 26 May 1907 | |||
β | Thomas Gordon Walker (1849β1917) |
26 May 1907 | 12 Aug 1907 |
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12 | Sir Denzil Charles Jelf Ibbetson (1847β1908) |
12 Aug 1907 | 22 Jan 1908 |
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β | Thomas Gordon Walker (1849β1917) |
22 Jan 1908 | 25 May 1908 |
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13 | Sir Louis William Dane (1856β1946) |
25 May 1908 | 28 Apr 1911 |
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β | James McCrone Douie (1854β1935) |
28 Apr 1911 | 4 Aug 1911 |
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13 | Sir Louis William Dane (1856β1946) |
4 Aug 1911 | 26 May 1913 |
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14 | Sir Michael Francis O'Dwyer (1864β1940) |
26 May 1913 | 26 May 1919 | |||
15 | Sir Edward Douglas Maclagan (1864β1952) |
26 May 1919 | 3 Jan 1921 | |||
Governors | ||||||
1 | Sir Edward Douglas Maclagan (1864β1952) |
3 Jan 1921 | 31 May 1924 |
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2 | Sir William Malcolm Hailey (1872β1969) |
31 May 1924 | 9 Aug 1928 |
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3 | Sir Geoffrey Fitzhervey de Montmorency (1876β1955) |
9 Aug 1928 | 19 Jul 1932 |
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β | Sikandar Hayat Khan (1892β1942) |
19 Jul 1932 | 19 Oct 1932 |
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3 | Sir Geoffrey Fitzhervey de Montmorency (1876β1955) |
19 Oct 1932 | 12 Apr 1933 | |||
4 | Sir Herbert William Emerson (1881β1962) |
12 Apr 1933 | 1 Feb 1934 | |||
β | Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan (1892β1942) |
15 Feb 1934 | 9 Jun 1934 |
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4 | Sir Herbert William Emerson (1881β1962) |
9 Jun 1934 | 4 Apr 1938 | |||
5 | Sir Henry Duffield Craik, Bt (1876β1955) |
4 Apr 1938 | 7 Apr 1941 | |||
6 | Sir Bertrand James Glancy (1882β1953) |
7 Apr 1941 | 8 Apr 1946 | |||
7 | Sir Evan Meredith Jenkins (1896β1985) |
8 Apr 1946 | 15 Aug 1947 |
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ Col. H. C. Wylly, History of the 5th Battalion 13th Frontier Force Rifles: 1849β1926, Andrews UK Limited, 20 Dec 2011, p.1
- ^ K. M. Sarkar, The Grand Trunk Road in the Punjab: 1849β1886, Atlantic Publishers & Distri, 1927, p.13
- ^ Nijjar, Bakshish Singh. History of the United Panjab, Volume 1.
- ^ Singh, Virinder. Dyarchy In Punjab. National Book Organisation.