List of Governors of the United Provinces
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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 India
n independence in 1950.
.
The province was renamed Uttar Pradesh
on January 26, 1950, headed by the Governor of Uttar Pradesh.
United Provinces of Agra and Oudh
The United Provinces of Agra and Oudh was a province of India under the British Raj, which existed from 1902 to 1947; the official name was shortened by the Government of India Act 1935 to United Provinces, by which the province had been commonly known, and by which name it was also a province of...
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
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
after the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n independence in 1950.
Governors of the United Provinces (1937–1947)
- Sir Harry Graham HaigHarry Graham HaigSir Harry Graham Haig KCSI CIE was a British administrator in India. He twice served as Governor of the United Provinces.-References:...
, 1 April 1937–7 December 1939, continued - Sir Maurice Garnier Hallett, 7 December 1939–7 December 1945
- Sir Francis Verner WylieFrancis Verner WylieSir Francis Verner Wylie, GCIE, KCSI, ICS was an Indian Civil Servant.Francis Wylie was educated at Royal School Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, and at Trinity College, Dublin. He entered the Indian Civil Service in 1914. In 1915, he arrived in India and was on military duty, from...
, 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 KingdomUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
- Sarojini NaiduSarojini NaiduSarojini Naidu , also known by the sobriquet The Nightingale of India, was a child prodigy, Indian independence activist and poet...
, 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
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
on January 26, 1950, headed by the Governor of Uttar Pradesh.
See also
- (1732 – 1857) - Nawabs of Awadh
- (1834 – 1836) - Governors of Agra
- (1836 – 1877) - Lieutenant Governors of the North-Western Provinces
- (1856 – 1877) - Chief Commissioners of Oudh
- (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 British India
- (1937 – 1950) - Governors of the United Provinces
- (1950 – cont.) - Governors of Uttar Pradesh