Governor-General of the Presidency Towns of India
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The Governor-General of the Presidency Towns of India was the chief British colonial administrator overseeing the major East India Company urban centers before the consolidation of authority under the Governor-General of India.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British imperial office
ⓘ
colonial administrative office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Bombay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Calcutta NERFINISHED ⓘ East India Company urban centers in India ⓘ Madras NERFINISHED ⓘ Presidency towns of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| dissolvedOrAbolished | 19th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Governor-General of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Governor of a Presidency ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
East India Company civil administration in the presidency towns
ⓘ
East India Company judicial administration in the presidency towns ⓘ East India Company military forces in the presidency towns ⓘ East India Company revenue administration in the presidency towns ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Calcutta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
coordination of policies among presidency governments
ⓘ
implementation of British imperial policy in Indian urban centers ⓘ maintenance of law and order in presidency towns ⓘ oversight of trade and commercial regulation in presidency towns ⓘ supervision of East India Company officials in presidency towns ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
Company servants in presidency towns
ⓘ
European residents in presidency towns ⓘ |
| hasRole | chief British colonial administrator in the presidency towns ⓘ |
| hasSeat | Government House, Calcutta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | British colonial rule in India ⓘ |
| inception | 18th century ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHolder |
Charles Canning
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles Cornwallis NERFINISHED ⓘ Edward Law NERFINISHED ⓘ Francis Rawdon-Hastings NERFINISHED ⓘ George Barlow NERFINISHED ⓘ George Eden NERFINISHED ⓘ James Broun-Ramsay NERFINISHED ⓘ John Shore NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Wellesley NERFINISHED ⓘ Warren Hastings NERFINISHED ⓘ William Amherst NERFINISHED ⓘ William Bentinck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
British East India Company administration
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
colonial governance structure in India ⓘ |
| replacedBy | centralized authority of the Governor-General of India ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British Crown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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