List of Governors of Punjab (Punjab region)
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Punjab
was annexed by British East India Company
in 1849 after Second Anglo-Sikh War
through Treaty of Lahore
. In 1849 Punjab became a province of British India
. It includes modern Punjab province
of Pakistan and Indian states of Punjab
, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi. The list of Governors of Punjab from 1849 until independence of India and Pakistan are listed below.
Punjab region
The Punjab , also spelled Panjab |water]]s"), is a geographical region straddling the border between Pakistan and India which includes Punjab province in Pakistan and the states of the Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh and some northern parts of the National Capital Territory of Delhi...
was annexed by British East India Company
British East India Company
The East India Company was an early English joint-stock company that was formed initially for pursuing trade with the East Indies, but that ended up trading mainly with the Indian subcontinent and China...
in 1849 after Second Anglo-Sikh War
Second Anglo-Sikh War
The Second Anglo-Sikh War took place in 1848 and 1849, between the Sikh Empire and the British East India Company. It resulted in the subjugation of the Sikh Empire, and the annexation of the Punjab and what subsequently became the North-West Frontier Province by the East India Company.-Background...
through Treaty of Lahore
Treaty of Lahore
The Treaty of Lahore of March 9, 1846, was a peace treaty marking the end of the First Anglo-Sikh War. The Treaty was concluded, for the British, by the Governor-General Sir Henry Hardinge and two officers of the East India Company and, for the Sikhs, by the seven year old Maharaja Duleep Singh...
. In 1849 Punjab became a province of British India
Punjab (British India)
Punjab was a province of British India, it was one of the last areas of the Indian subcontinent to fall under British rule. With the end of British rule in 1947 the province was split between West Punjab, which went to Pakistan, and East Punjab, which went to India...
. It includes modern Punjab province
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...
of Pakistan and Indian states of Punjab
Punjab (India)
Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...
, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi. The list of Governors of Punjab from 1849 until independence of India and Pakistan are listed below.
| # | Name | Took Office | Left Office |
| 1 | Sir John Laird Mair Lawrence | 1 Apr 1849 | 25 Feb 1859 |
| 2 | Sir Robert Montgomery Sir Robert Montgomery Sir Robert Montgomery GCSI, KCB, LLD was a British colonial administrator in India.... |
25 Feb 1859 | 10 Jan 1865 |
| 3 | Sir Donald Friell McLeod Donald Friell McLeod Sir Donald Friell McLeod CB KCSI was a Lieutenant Governor of British Punjab... |
10 Jan 1865 | 1 Jun 1870 |
| 4 | Sir Henry Marion Durand | 1 Jun 1870 | 20 Jan 1871 |
| 5 | Sir Robert Henry Davies | 20 Jan 1871 | 2 Apr 1877 |
| 6 | Sir Robert Eyles Egerton | 2 Apr 1877 | 3 Apr 1882 |
| 7 | Sir Charles Umpherston Aitchinson | 3 Apr 1882 | 2 Apr 1887 |
| 8 | Sir James Broadwood Lyall James Broadwood Lyall Sir James Broadwood Lyall KCSI, GCIE. was an administrator in the Indian Civil Service of the British Raj period. Between 1887 and 1892 he was Lieutenant-Governor of the Punjab. He was a younger brother of Sir Alfred Comyn Lyall.... |
2 Apr 1887 | 5 Mar 1892 |
| 9 | Sir Dennis Fitzpatrick | 5 Mar 1892 | 6 Mar 1897 |
| 10 | Sir William Mackworth Young | 6 Mar 1897 | 6 Mar 1902 |
| 11 | Sir Charles Montgomery Rivaz | 6 Mar 1902 | 6 Mar 1907 |
| 12 | Sir Denzil Charles Jelf Ibbetson Denzil Ibbetson Sir Denzil Charles Jelf Ibbetson KCSI was an administrator in British India and an author. He served as governor of the Central Provinces and Berar from 1900 to 1902.... |
6 Mar 1907 | 26 May 1907 |
| 13 | Sir Thomas Gordon Walker | 26 May 1907 | 12 Aug 1907 |
| 14 | Sir Denzil Charles Jelf Ibbetson | 12 Aug 1907 | 22 Jan 1908 |
| 15 | Sir Thomas Gordon Walker | 22 Jan 1908 | 25 May 1908 |
| 16 | Sir Louis William Dane | 25 May 1908 | 28 Apr 1911 |
| 17 | James MacCrone Douie | 28 Apr 1911 | 4 Aug 1911 |
| 18 | Sir Louis William Dane | 4 Aug 1911 | 26 May 1913 |
| 19 | Sir Michael Francis O'Dwyer | 26 May 1913 | 26 May 1919 |
| 20 | Sir Edward Douglas Maclagan | 26 May 1919 | 31 May 1924 |
| 21 | Sir William Malcolm Hailey | 31 May 1924 | 9 Aug 1928 |
| 22 | Sir Geoffrey Fitzhervey de Montmorency | 9 Aug 1928 | 19 Jul 1932 |
| 23 | Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan | 19 Jul 1932 | 19 Oct 1932 |
| 24 | Sir Geoffrey Fitzhervey de Montmorency | 19 Oct 1932 | 12 Apr 1933 |
| 25 | Sir Herbert William Emerson | 12 Apr 1933 | 1 Feb 1934 |
| 26 | Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan | 15 Feb 1934 | 9 Jun 1934 |
| 27 | Sir Herbert William Emerson | 9 Jun 1934 | 4 Apr 1938 |
| 28 | Sir Henry Duffield Craik | 4 Apr 1938 | 7 Apr 1941 |
| 29 | Sir Bertrand James Glancy | 7 Apr 1941 | 8 Apr 1946 |
| 30 | Sir Evan Meredith Jenkins | 8 Apr 1946 | 15 Aug 1947 |