List of Lieutenant-Governors of the North-Western Provinces
Lieutenant-Governors of the North-Western Provinces (1836–1877)
The governorship of Agra was never fully carried out, and in 1835 another statute authorized the appointment of a lieutenant-governor for the North-Western Provinces.

List of Lieutenant-Governors of the North-Western Provinces

Section Title: Lieutenant-Governors of the North-Western Provinces (1836–1877)
Table Section Text: The governorship of Agra was never fully carried out, and in 1835 another statute authorized the appointment of a lieutenant-governor for the North-Western Provinces.

#	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Remarks

1	Sir C. T. Metcalfe	1 June 1836	1 June 1838

*	Vacant	1 June 1838	4 February 1840	Administered by the Governor-General of India, Lord Auckland

2	T. C. Robertson	4 February 1840	31 December 1842

*	Vacant	31 December 1842	30 June 1843	Administered by the Governor-General of India, Lord Ellenborough

3	Sir G. R. Clerk	30 June 1843	22 December 1843

4	James Thomason	22 December 1843	10 October 1853	Died at Bareilly, 29 September 1853

*	A. W. Begbie	10 October 1853	7 November 1853	In charge (acting)

5	J. R. Colvin	7 November 1853	9 September 1857	Died at Agra, 9 September 1857

*	E. A. Reade	10 September 1857	30 September 1857	In charge (acting)

6	Colonel H. Fraser	30 September 1857	9 February 1858	In charge

*	Vacant	9 February 1858	19 January 1859	Administered by the Governor-General of India, Viscount Canning

7	Sir G. F. Edmonstone	19 January 1859	27 February 1863

*	R. Money	27 February 1863	7 March 1863	In charge (acting)

8	The Hon. Edmund Drummond	7 March 1863	10 March 1868

9	Sir William Muir	10 March 1868	7 April 1874

10	Sir John Strachey	7 April 1874	26 July 1876

11	Sir G. E. W. Couper	26 July 1876	15 February 1877	Confirmed, 17 January 1877

Graphical Timeline

Sentence(s)

In 1843, George Russell Clerk was posted as Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces.

final_sentence: In 1843, George Russell Clerk was posted as Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces.