The India Office List for 1919

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1HEADS OF ADMINISTRATION.

21*9

3PRESIDENTS AND GOVERNORS OF FORT WILLIAM IN BENGAL,

4FROM THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BENGAL PRESIDENCY IN 17OO.

5Xame.

6Assumed charge

7of office.

8N'ame.

9, .\ssumed charge

10of office.

11.Sir Charles Evre

1226 May,

131700

14William Harwell ...

15... 18 April,

16174S

17John Beard (ni

187 Jan.,

191701

20Adam Dawson

21•• 17 July.

221749

23Anthony Weltden

2420 July,

251710

26William Fytche ...

27... 5 July,

281753

29John Russell

304 March

31I7II

32Roger Drake

33... 8 Aug..

341752

35Robert Hedges

363 Dec.,

371713

38Colonel Robert Ciive

39... 27 Tune,

401758

41Samuel Feake

4212 Tan.,

431718

44lohn Z. Holwell ...

45... 28 Jan.,

46.. 27 July,

471760

48John Deane

4917 Jan.,

501723

51Henry Vansittart ...

521760

53Henr}- Ffrankland

54Tan.,

551726

56John Spencer

57.... 3 Dec.,

581764

59Edward Stephenson

6017 Sept.,

611728

62Lord Clive

63...i 3 May,

641765

65John Deane

66t8 Sept.,

671728

68Harry Verelst

69...' 29 Jan.,

701767

71John Stackhouse ...

7225 Feb.,

731732

74lohn Cartier

75..126 Dec.,

761769

77Thomas Braddyll

78John Forster

7929 Jan.,

804 Feb.,

811739

821746

83Warren Hastings...

84... 13 April,

851772

86(^*) Upon the death of Mr. Beard, in

87of council pre-hiding in rotation

88luly, 1703.

89he post of president was left for a time in

90abeyance, the members

91GOVERNORS-GENERAL OF FORT WILLIAM IN BENGAL.

92Name.

93Assumed charge

94of office.

95Remarks.

96Warren Hastings

97Sir John Macpherson, Bart

98Earl Cornwallis, K.G. (a)

99Sir John Shore, Bart. (&)

100Lieut. -General the Hon. Sir Alureci

101Clarke, K.C.B.

102The Earl of Mornington, P.C. (f)

103The Marquis Cornwalli.,, K.G. (and

104time)

105Sir George H. Barlow, Bart

106Lord Minto, P.C. (d)

107The Earl of Moira, K.G., P.C. (e)

108John Adam

109Lord Amherst, P.C. (/) . .

110William Butterworth Bayley ...

111Lord William Cavendish Bentinck,

112G.C.B., G.C.H., P.C.

113I

11420 Oct., 1774 1 (Aft. P.C.) Appointed Governor of Bengal,

115I 13 April, 1772, and first Governor-General

116under an Act passed in 1773 (13 Geo. III.,

117cap. 63).

118Also Commander-in-Chief.

119(Aft. Field Marshal and G.C.B.) Officiating.

120Senior Member of Council ; cuso Com-

121mander-in-Chief

122Also Commander-in-Chief ; died at Ghazi-

123pur, 5 October, 1805.

124(Aft. G.C.B.) Confirmed, 25 Feb., 1806.

125Also Commander-in-Chief.

126Officiating. Senior Member oj Council.

127Officiating. Senior Member of Council,

128Also Commander-in-Chief from i6 May, 1833.

1298

130Feb.,

1311783

13212

133Sept.,

1341786

13528

136Oct.,

1371793

13817

139March,

140. 1798

141>3

142May,

1431798

14430

145July,

1461805

14710

148Oct.,

1491803 !

1503 ‘

151July,

1521807

1534

154Oct.,

1551813 1

156I Aug.,

15713 March,

1584 July.

1591823

1601823

1611828

1621828

163{a) Created Marquess Cornwallis, *5 Aug., 1792. (*0 Created Earl of Minto, 24 Feb., 1813.

164( 1 ) Afterwards (by creation) Baron Teignmouth, (e) Created Marquess of Hastmgs, 2 Dec., iSio.

165(c) Created Marquess Wellesley, a Dec,, 1799. Cf ) Created Earl Amherst, a Dec., i8a6.

166K