List of Governors of Assam

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This is a list of Governors of Assam, and other offices of similar scope, from the start of British occupation of the area in 1824 during the First Anglo-Burmese War.

Today, the Governor of Assam is a nominal head and representative of the President of India in the state of Assam. The Governor is appointed by the President for a term of 5 years. H.E. Ajai Singh is the current governor. He assumed charge of office on June 5, 2003.

Contents 1 Powers and functions 2 British Military Commanders in occupied Assam (1824–1826) 3 British Political Agents in Assam (1826–1828) 4 Commissioners of Assam (1828–1874) 5 Chief Commissioners of Assam (1874–1905) 6 Lieutenant Governors of East Bengal and Assam (1905–1912) 7 Chief Commissioners of Assam (1912–1921) 8 Governors of Assam (1921–1947) 9 Governors of Assam (1947—) 10 See also 11 References

[edit] Powers and functions

The Governor enjoys many different types of powers:

• Executive powers related to administration, appointments and removals,
• Legislative powers related to lawmaking and the state legislature, that is Vidhan Sabha or Vidhan Parishad, and
• Discretionary powers to be carried out according to the discretion of the Governor.

[edit] British Military Commanders in occupied Assam (1824–1826)

In 1824, British forces occupied Assam, which was politically never part of either India or Burma * George McMorine, 1824

• Arthur Richards, 1824–1826

[edit] British Political Agents in Assam (1826–1828)

On 24 February 1826, the Treaty of Yandaboo ceded portions of Assam from Burma to Britain.

• David Scott, 1826–1828

[edit] Commissioners of Assam (1828–1874)

In 1828, lower Assam was incorporated into the province of Bengal, followed by the rest of Assam in 1833. A Commissioner of Assam was appointed, subordinate to the Governor of Bengal.

• David Scott, 1828–20 August 1831, continued
• Thomas Campbell Robertson, 1831–1834
• Francis Jenkins, 1834–1861
• Henry Hopkinson, 1861–1874

[edit] Chief Commissioners of Assam (1874–1905)

In 1874, Assam was separated from the Bengal Presidency, and its status was upgraded to a Chief Commissioner's Province.

• Richard Harte Keatinge, 1874–1878
• Stewart Colvin Bayley, 1878–1881
• Sir Charles Alfred Elliott, 1881–1885
• William Erskine Ward, 1885–1887, first time
• Sir Dennis Fitzpatrick, 1887–1889
• James Wallace Quinton, 1889–1891
• William Erskine Ward, 1891–1896, second time
• Sir Henry John Stedman Cotton, 1896–1902
• Sir Joseph Bampfylde Fuller, 1902–1905

[edit] Lieutenant Governors of East Bengal and Assam (1905–1912)

In 1905, Bengal was partitioned and East Bengal and Assam was formed, governed by a Lieutenant Governor.

• Sir Joseph Bampfylde Fuller, 1905–1906
• Lancelot Hare, 1906–1911
• Charles Stuart Bayley, 1911–1912

[edit] Chief Commissioners of Assam (1912–1921)

In 1912, East Bengal was re-incorporated into the Bengal Presidency, and Assam was again governed by a Chief Commissioner.

• Sir Archdale Earle, 1912–1918
• Sir Nicholas Dodd Beatson Bell, 1918–3 January 1921

[edit] Governors of Assam (1921–1947)

In 1921, the chief commissionership was upgraded to governor.

• Sir Nicholas Dodd Beatson Bell, 3 January 1921–2 April 1921, continued
• Sir William Sinclair Marris, 3 April 1921–10 October 1922
• Sir John Henry Kerr, 10 October 1922–28 June 1927
• Sir Egbert Laurie Lucas Hammond, 28 June 1927–11 May 1932
• Sir Michael Keane, 11 May 1932–4 March 1937
• Robert Neil Reid, 4 March 1937–4 May 1942
  • Henry Joseph Tuynam, 24 February 1938–4 October 1939, acting for Reid
• Sir Andrew Gourlay Clow, 4 May 1942–4 May 1947
  • Mutaguchi Renya, March 1944–July 1944, (Japanese occupation)
  • A. C. Chatterjee, March 1944–July 1944, (for the provisional government of Free India)
  • Rederik Chalmers Bourne, 4 April 1946–?, acting for Clow
  • Henry Foley Knight, 4 September 1946–23 December 1946, acting for Clow
• Sir Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari, 4 May 1947–15 August 1947

[edit] Governors of Assam (1947—)

Since Indian independence, the Governor of Assam has been appointed by the President of India.

• Sir Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari, 15 August 1947–28 December 1948
• Ronald Francis Lodge, 30 December 1948–16 February 1949, acting
• Sri Prakasa, 16 February 1949–27 May 1950
• Jairam Das Daulatram, 27 May 1950–15 May 1956
• Saiyid Fazal Ali, 15 May 1956–22 August 1959
• Chandreswar Prasad Sinha, 23 August 1959–14 October 1959
• Satyavant Mallannah Shrinagesh, 14 October 1959–12 November 1960, first time
• Vishnu Sahay, 12 November 1960–13 January 1961, first time
• Satyavant Mallannath Shrinagesh, 13 January 1961–7 September 1962, second time
• Vishnu Sahay, 7 September 1962–17 April 1968, second time
• Braj Kumar Nehru, 17 April 1968–19 September 1973
  • P. K. Goswami, 8 December 1970–4 January 1971, acting for Nehru
• Lallan Prasad Singh, 19 September 1973–10 August 1981
• Prakash Chandra Mehrotra, 10 August 1981–28 March 1984
• T. S. Mishra, 28 March 1984–15 April 1984
• Bhishma Narain Singh, 15 April 1984–10 May 1989
• Harideo Joshi, 10 May 1989–21 July 1989
• Anisetti Roghuvir, 21 July 1989–2 May 1990
• D. D. Thakur, 2 May 1990–17 March 1991
• Lok Nath Misra, 17 March 1991–1 September 1997
• Srinivas Kumar Sinha, 1 September 1997–21 April 2003
• Arvind Dave, 21 April 2003–5 June 2003
• Ajai Singh, 5 June 2003—4 July 2008
• Shiv Charan Mathur, 4 July 2008—

[edit] See also

• History of Assam
• Governors of India

[edit] References

• List of Governors from assamassembly.nic.in
• http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_states.html#Assam
• http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_BrProvinces.htm#Assam
• http://www.oxforddnb.com/public/themes/93/93241.html

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