Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal
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The Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal was the chief administrative and executive head of the Bengal Presidency under British rule in India, overseeing governance, law, and colonial policy in one of the empire’s largest and most important provinces.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Governor of Bengal | 2 |
| Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial administrative office
ⓘ
executive government position ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Bengal Presidency
ⓘ
Bengal Presidency ⓘ
surface form:
Bengal Province
|
| appointedBy |
British Crown
ⓘ
Viceroy of India ⓘ
surface form:
Governor-General of India (formally on behalf of the Crown)
|
| country | British India ⓘ |
| flagUsed |
Union Flag
ⓘ
surface form:
Union Jack (as colonial flag)
|
| followedBy | Governor of Bengal ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
implementation of colonial policy in Bengal
ⓘ
law and order in Bengal Presidency ⓘ provincial civil administration ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bengal Presidency
ⓘ
Calcutta ⓘ India ⓘ |
| officeAbolished | 1947 ⓘ |
| officeCreatedFor | administration of Bengal Presidency ⓘ |
| officeEstablished | 1854 ⓘ |
| officeHeldBy |
Sir Alexander Mackenzie
ⓘ
Sir Andrew Fraser ⓘ Sir Ashley Eden ⓘ Sir Charles Elliott ⓘ Sir Edward Norman Baker ⓘ Sir Frederick Burrows ⓘ Sir Frederick Halliday ⓘ Sir George Campbell ⓘ Sir John Peter Grant ⓘ Sir John Woodburn ⓘ Sir Richard Temple ⓘ Sir Ronaldshay (Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow) ⓘ Sir Steuart Bayley ⓘ Sir Thomas David Gibson-Carmichael ⓘ |
| oversaw | district magistrates and collectors in Bengal ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Empire
ⓘ
Government of British India ⓘ
surface form:
Government of India (British Raj)
|
| replacedBy | Governor of West Bengal ⓘ |
| replaces | Governor of Bengal Presidency (as earlier form of provincial head) ⓘ |
| residence |
Government House, Calcutta (Kolkata)
ⓘ
surface form:
Government House, Calcutta
|
| responsibleFor |
education policy in Bengal Presidency
ⓘ
famine relief measures in Bengal Presidency ⓘ public works in Bengal Presidency ⓘ revenue administration in Bengal Presidency ⓘ |
| seat | Calcutta ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Governor-General
ⓘ
surface form:
Governor-General of India
Viceroy of India ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
British India ⓘ
surface form:
British Raj
early 20th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Governor of Bengal
this entity surface form:
Governor of Bengal