List of governors of the United Provinces
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 when India became officially a republic in 1950. Governors of the United Provinces of Independent India (1947-1950). On 15 August 1947 India achieved independence from the United Kingdom. The province was renamed Uttar Pradesh on 26 January 1950, headed by the Governor of Uttar Pradesh.