List of governors of Bengal
Lieutenant-Governors, 1854–1912
Table:
Name

Took office

Left office

Frederick James Halliday

1854

1859

John Peter Grant

1859

1862

Cecil Beadon

1862

1866

William Grey

1867

1870

George Campbell

1870

1874

Richard Temple

1874

1877

Ashley Eden

1877

1882

Augustus Thompson

1882

1887

Steuart Colvin Bayley

1887

1890

Charles Alfred Elliott

1890

1893

Anthony MacDonnell

1893

1895

Alexander Mackenzie

1895

1897

Charles Stevens

1897

1898

John Woodburn

1898

1902

James Bourdillon

1902

1903

Andrews Henderson Leith Frazer

1903

1906

Lancelot Hare

1906

1906

Francis Slacke

1906

1908

Edward Norman Baker

1908

1911

William Duke

1911

1912

From the table titled "Lieutenant-Governors, 1854–1912" section of List of governors of Bengal, respond to this question in a short sentence: Who was the successor to Charles Stevens and how long did he serve? Respond with the correct answer in JSON format as {"answer": "YOUR ANSWER"}.

answer: In 1898, John Woodburn was the successor of Charles Stevens to the post of the Lieutenant Governor of Bengal, which he retained until 1902.