List of governors of Bombay
Crown Governors (1862–1948)
Following the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the Company was accused of mismanagement, and Bombay reverted to the British Crown. On 2 August 1858, the British Parliament began abolition of the Company and asserted full, direct Crown authority over India.

List of governors of Bombay

Section Title: Crown Governors (1862–1948)
Table Section Text: Following the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the Company was accused of mismanagement, and Bombay reverted to the British Crown. On 2 August 1858, the British Parliament began abolition of the Company and asserted full, direct Crown authority over India.

#	Name	Portrait	Assumed office	Left office	Years in office	Remarks

1	Sir Bartle Frere	-	24 April 1862	6 March 1867	5

2	Sir William Vesey-FitzGerald	-	6 March 1867	6 May 1872	5

3	Sir Philip Wodehouse	-	6 May 1872	30 April 1877	5

4	Sir Richard Temple, Bt.	-	30 April 1877	13 March 1880	3

5	Lionel Robert Ashburner	13 March 1880	28 April 1880	Acting

6	Sir James Fergusson, Bt.	-	28 April 1880	27 March 1885	5

7	James Braithwaite Peile	27 March 1885	30 March 1885	Acting

8	The Lord Reay	-	30 March 1885	12 April 1890	5

9	The Lord Harris	-	27 March 1890	16 February 1895	5

10	Herbert Mills Birdwood	16 February 1895	18 February 1895	Acting

11	The Lord Sandhurst	-	18 February 1895	17 February 1900	5

12	The Lord Northcote	-	17 February 1900	5 September 1903	3

13	James Monteath	5 September 1903	12 December 1903	Acting

14	The Lord Lamington	-	12 December 1903	27 July 1907	4

15	John William Muir Mackenzie	27 July 1907	18 October 1907	Acting

16	Sir George Sydenham Clarke	-	18 October 1907	5 April 1913	6

17	The Lord Willingdon	-	5 April 1913	16 December 1918	5

18	Sir George Lloyd	Lord Lloyd.JPG	16 December 1918	8 December 1923	5

19	Maurice Hayward	8 December 1923	10 December 1923	Acting

20	Sir Leslie Orme Wilson	-	10 December 1923	20 March 1926	3

21	Sir Henry Staveley Lawrence	20 March 1926	8 December 1928	2	Acting

22	Sir Frederick Sykes	-	9 December 1928	9 December 1933	5

23	John Ernest Buttery Hotson	1931	1931	Acting

24	The Lord Brabourne	9 December 1933	30 May 1937	4

25	Robert Duncan Bell	30 May 1937	18 September 1937	Acting

26	The Earl of Scarbrough	18 September 1937	24 March 1943	6

27	Sir John Colville	-	24 March 1943	5 January 1948	5

Sentence(s)

Bartle Frere was the 1st Governor of Bombay.

final_sentence: Bartle Frere was the 1st Governor of Bombay.