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This is a list of the governors, agents, and presidents of colonial Madras, initially of the English East India Company, up to the end of British colonial rule in 1947.
English Agents
In 1639, the grant of Madras to the English was finalized between the factors of the Masulipatnam (now Machilipatnam) factory (trading post), represented by Francis Day, and the Raja of Chandragiri. In 1640, Andrew Cogan, the chief of the Masulipatnam factory, made his way to Madras in the company of Francis Day and the English and Indian employees of the Masulipatnam factory. The Agency of Madras was established on 1 March 1640 and Cogan was made the first Agent. The official title was 'Governor of Fort St George' and the Governor was usually referred to as Agent. Cogan served in the post for three years and was succeeded by Francis Day. After four agents had served their terms, Madras was upgraded to a Presidency during the time of Aaron Baker. However financial considerations forced the company to revert to an agency soon after Aaron Baker had served his term. The Agency survived until 1684 when Madras was made a Presidency once and for all. Streynsham Master is the best remembered and most renowned of the Agents of Madras.
| # | Name (birth–death) | Took office | Left office | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agents | ||||||
| 1 | Andrew Cogan | 1 March 1640 | 1643 |
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| 2 | Francis Day (1605–1673) | 1643 | 1644 | |||
| 3 | Thomas Ivie (1605–1673) | 1644 | 1648 |
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| 4 | Thomas Greenhill (1611–1658) | 1648 | 1652 | |||
| 5 | Aaron Baker (1610–1683) | 1652 | 1655 | |||
| 6 | Thomas Greenhill (1611–1658) | 1655 | 1658 | |||
| 7 | Sir Thomas Chambers (d. 1692) | 1658 | 1661 | |||
| 8 | Sir Edward Winter (1622–1686) | 1661 | Aug 1665 | |||
| 9 | George Foxcroft (1634–1715) | Aug 1665 | 16 Sep 1665 | |||
| 10 | Sir Edward Winter (1622–1686) | 16 Sep 1665 | 22 Aug 1668 | |||
| 11 | George Foxcroft (1634–1715) | 22 Aug 1668 | Jan 1670 |
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| 12 | Sir William Langhorne, 1st Baronet (1631–1715) | Jan 1670 | 27 Jan 1678 | |||
| 13 | Streynsham Master (1640–1724) | 27 Jan 1678 | 3 Jul 1681 |
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| 14 | William Gyfford | 3 Jul 1681 | 8 Aug 1684 | |||
Presidents
Madras was elevated to a presidency in 1684 and remained so until 12 February 1785 when new rules and regulations brought by the Pitt's India Act reformed the administration of the East India Company with the exception of a three-year period of French rule from 1746 to 1749 when Madras was a governorship.
Subsequently, Elihu Yale who took charge on 8 August 1684 was the First President of Madras. Elihu Yale, Thomas Pitt and George Macartney are some of the well-known Presidents of Madras.
| Name | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|
| Elihu Yale (First term) (acting) | 8 August 1684 | 26 January 1685 |
| William Gyfford | 26 January 1685 | 25 July 1687 |
| Elihu Yale (Second term) | 25 July 1687 | 3 October 1692 |
| Nathaniel Higginson | 3 October 1692 | 7 July 1698 |
| Thomas Pitt | 7 July 1698 | 18 September 1709 |
| Gulston Addison | 18 September 1709 | 17 October 1709 |
| Edmund Montague (acting) | 17 October 1709 | 14 November 1709 |
| William Fraser | 14 November 1709 (acting) | 11 July 1711 |
| Edward Harrison | 11 July 1711 | 8 January 1717 |
| Joseph Collett | 8 January 1717 | 18 January 1720 |
| Francis Hastings (acting) | 18 January 1720 | 15 October 1721 |
| Nathaniel Elwick | 15 October 1721 | 15 January 1725 |
| James Macrae | 15 January 1725 | 14 May 1730 |
| George Morton Pitt | 14 May 1730 | 23 January 1735 |
| Richard Benyon (governor) | 23 January 1735 | 14 January 1744 |
| Nicholas Morse | 14 January 1744 | 10 September 1746 |
Governors of the French East India Company
In 1746, Dupleix's deputy, La Bordannais laid siege to Madras and captured the city. For the next three years, Madras remained under French Governors, until 1749, when Madras was handed to the British as per the Treaty of Aix-la-Chappele. The illustrious Mahe de la Bordannais served as acting Governor for a few months until the appointment of Governor Jean-Jacques Duval d'Eprémesnil, who served until 1749 when Madras reverted to British rule.
| Name | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|
| Mahé de La Bourdonnais (acting) | 10 September 1746 | 2 October 1746 |
| Jean-Jacques Duval d'Eprémesnil | 2 October 1746 | August 1749 |
Presidents of the British East India Company
During the period between 1746 and 1749, when Madras was under French rule, the British ran a provisional government from Fort St. David, near modern-day Porto Novo. In 1752, when Madras had been returned to the British, the then President of Madras, John Saunders, shifted the seat of government from Fort David to Madras. The British gained a lot of territory during the mid-18th century, so that by the time the French military power was crushed at the Battle of Wandiwash in 1761, the territory under the Presidency of Madras had increased manyfold. In 1785, the Province of Madras was created and the President became the Governor of Madras.
| Name | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|
| John Hinde (in Fort David) | 10 September 1746 | 14 April 1747 |
| Charles Floyer (in Fort David) | 14 April 1747 | 19 September 1750 |
| Thomas Saunders (in Fort David up to 5 April 1752) | 19 September 1750 | 14 January 1755 |
| George Pigot (1st time) | 14 January 1755 | 14 November 1763 |
| Robert Palk | 14 November 1763 | 25 January 1767 |
| Charles Bourchier | 25 January 1767 | 31 January 1770 |
| Josias Du Pré | 31 January 1770 | 2 February 1773 |
| Alexander Wynch | 2 February 1773 | 11 December 1775 |
| George Pigot (2nd time) | 11 December 1775 | 23 August 1776 |
| George Stratton | 23 August 1776 | 31 August 1777 |
| John Whitehill (first time) (acting) | 31 August 1777 | 8 February 1778 |
| Sir Thomas Rumbold | 8 February 1778 | 6 April 1780 |
| John Whitehill (second time) (acting) | 6 April 1780 | 8 November 1780 |
| Charles Smith (acting) | 8 November 1780 | 22 June 1781 |
| George MaCartney | 22 June 1781 | 12 February 1785 |
Governors (of British India)
| Name | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|
| George MaCartney | 12 February 1785 | 14 June 1785 |
| Alexander Davidson (acting) | 14 June 1785 | 6 April 1786 |
| Sir Archibald Campbell | 6 April 1786 | 7 February 1789 |
| John Holland (acting) | 7 February 1789 | 13 February 1790 |
| Edward J.Holland (acting) | 13 February 1790 | 20 February 1790 |
| William Medows | 20 February 1790 | 1 August 1792 |
| Sir Charles Oakeley | 1 August 1792 | 7 September 1794 |
| Baron Hobart | 7 September 1794 | 21 February 1798 |
| George Harris (acting) | 21 February 1798 | 21 August 1798 |
| The 2nd Baron Clive | 21 August 1798 | 30 August 1803 |
| Lord William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck | 30 August 1803 | 11 September 1807 |
| William Petrie (acting) | 11 September 1807 | 24 February 1808 |
| Sir George Barlow, 1st Baronet | 24 February 1808 | 21 May 1813 |
| John Abercromby (acting) | 21 May 1813 | 16 September 1814 |
| Hugh Elliot | 16 September 1814 | 10 June 1820 |
| Sir Thomas Munro | 10 June 1820 | 10 July 1827 |
| Henry Sullivan Graeme (acting) | 10 July 1827 | 18 October 1827 |
| Stephen Rumbold Lushington | 18 October 1827 | 25 October 1832 |
| Sir Frederick Adam | 25 October 1832 | 4 March 1837 |
| George Edward Russell (acting) | 4 March 1837 | 6 March 1837 |
| The 13th Lord Elphinstone | 6 March 1837 | 24 September 1842 |
| The 8th Marquess of Tweeddale | 24 September 1842 | 23 February 1848 |
| Henry Dickinson (acting) | 23 February 1848 | 7 April 1848 |
| Sir Henry Eldred Pottinger | 7 April 1848 | 24 April 1854 |
| Daniel Eliott (acting) | 24 April 1854 | 28 April 1854 |
| The 3rd Baron Harris | 28 April 1854 | 28 March 1859 |
| Sir Charles Edward Trevelyan | 28 March 1859 | 8 June 1860 |
| William Ambrose Morehead (1st time) (acting) | 8 June 1860 | 5 July 1860 |
| Sir Henry George Ward | 5 July 1860 | 2 August 1860 |
| William Ambrose Morehead (2nd time) (acting) | 4 August 1860 | 18 February 1861 |
| Sir William Thomas Denison (1st time) | 18 February 1861 | 26 November 1863 |
| Edward Maltby (acting) | 26 November 1863 | 18 January 1864 |
| Sir William Thomas Denison (2nd time) | 18 January 1864 | 27 March 1866 |
| Francis Napier | 27 March 1866 | 19 February 1872 |
| Alexander John Arbuthnot (acting) | 19 February 1872 | 15 May 1872 |
| Lord Hobart | 15 May 1872 | 29 April 1875 |
| William Rose Robinson (acting) | 29 April 1875 | 23 November 1875 |
| The 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos | 23 November 1875 | 20 December 1880 |
| William Patrick Adam | 20 December 1880 | 24 May 1881 |
| William Huddleston (acting) | 24 May 1881 | 5 November 1881 |
| M.E. Grant Duff | 5 November 1881 | 8 December 1886 |
| The 1st Baron Connemara | 8 December 1886 | 1 December 1890 |
| John Henry Garstin | 1 December 1890 | 23 January 1891 |
| The 3rd Baron Wenlock | 23 January 1891 | 18 March 1896 |
| Sir Arthur Elibank Havelock | 18 March 1896 | 28 December 1900 |
| The 2nd Baron Ampthill (1st time) | 28 December 1900 | 30 April 1904 |
| James Thompson (acting) | 30 April 1904 | 13 December 1904 |
| The 2nd Baron Ampthill (2nd time) | 13 December 1904 | 15 February 1906 |
| Sir Gabriel Stokes (acting) | 15 February 1906 | 28 March 1906 |
| Sir Arthur Lawley | 28 March 1906 | 3 November 1911 |
| Sir Thomas David Gibson-Carmichael | 3 November 1911 | 30 March 1912 |
| Sir Murray Hammick (acting) | 30 March 1912 | 30 October 1912 |
| The 1st Baron Pentland | 30 October 1912 | 29 March 1919 |
| Sir Alexander Gordon Cardew | 29 March 1919 | 10 April 1919 |
| The 1st Baron Willingdon | 10 April 1919 | 12 April 1924 |
| Sir Charles George Todhunter (acting) | 12 April 1924 | 14 April 1924 |
| The 2nd Viscount Goschen | 14 April 1924 | 29 June 1929 |
| Sir Norman Edward Majoribanks (acting) | 29 June 1929 | 11 November 1929 |
| Sir George Frederick Stanley (1st time) | 11 November 1929 | 16 May 1934 |
| Sir Muhammad Usman Sahib Bahadur (acting) | 16 May 1934 | 16 August 1934 |
| Sir George Frederick Stanley (2nd time) | 16 August 1934 | 15 November 1934 |
| Lord Erskine (1st time) | 15 November 1934 | 18 June 1936 |
| Kurma Venkata Reddy Naidu (acting) | 18 June 1936 | 1 October 1936 |
| Lord Erskine (2nd time) | 1 October 1936 | 12 March 1940 |
| Arthur Oswald James Hope | 12 March 1940 | 26 February 1946 |
| Sir Henry Foley Knight (acting) | 26 February 1946 | 5 May 1946 |
| Sir Archibald Edward Nye | 5 May 1946 | 15 August 1947 |
References
- Cahoon, Ben. "List of Governors of Madras". WorldStatesmen.org. Archived from the original on 14 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
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This article relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources List of colonial governors and presidents of Madras Presidency news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2016 This is a list of the governors agents and presidents of colonial Madras initially of the English East India Company up to the end of British colonial rule in 1947 English AgentsIn 1639 the grant of Madras to the English was finalized between the factors of the Masulipatnam now Machilipatnam factory trading post represented by Francis Day and the Raja of Chandragiri In 1640 Andrew Cogan the chief of the Masulipatnam factory made his way to Madras in the company of Francis Day and the English and Indian employees of the Masulipatnam factory The Agency of Madras was established on 1 March 1640 and Cogan was made the first Agent The official title was Governor of Fort St George and the Governor was usually referred to as Agent Cogan served in the post for three years and was succeeded by Francis Day After four agents had served their terms Madras was upgraded to a Presidency during the time of Aaron Baker However financial considerations forced the company to revert to an agency soon after Aaron Baker had served his term The Agency survived until 1684 when Madras was made a Presidency once and for all Streynsham Master is the best remembered and most renowned of the Agents of Madras Name birth death Took office Left office Notes Agents 1 Andrew Cogan 1 March 1640 1643 Construction of Fort St George begins 2 Francis Day 1605 1673 1643 1644 3 Thomas Ivie 1605 1673 1644 1648 Establishment of Government General Hospital 4 Thomas Greenhill 1611 1658 1648 1652 5 Aaron Baker 1610 1683 1652 1655 6 Thomas Greenhill 1611 1658 1655 1658 7 Sir Thomas Chambers d 1692 1658 1661 8 Sir Edward Winter 1622 1686 1661 Aug 1665 9 George Foxcroft 1634 1715 Aug 1665 16 Sep 1665 10 Sir Edward Winter 1622 1686 16 Sep 1665 22 Aug 1668 11 George Foxcroft 1634 1715 22 Aug 1668 Jan 1670 Triplicane annexed by Madras 12 Sir William Langhorne 1st Baronet 1631 1715 Jan 1670 27 Jan 1678 13 Streynsham Master 1640 1724 27 Jan 1678 3 Jul 1681 Construction of St Mary s Church and Kalikambal Temple 14 William Gyfford 3 Jul 1681 8 Aug 1684PresidentsMadras was elevated to a presidency in 1684 and remained so until 12 February 1785 when new rules and regulations brought by the Pitt s India Act reformed the administration of the East India Company with the exception of a three year period of French rule from 1746 to 1749 when Madras was a governorship Subsequently Elihu Yale who took charge on 8 August 1684 was the First President of Madras Elihu Yale Thomas Pitt and George Macartney are some of the well known Presidents of Madras Name Took office Left office Elihu Yale First term acting 8 August 1684 26 January 1685 William Gyfford 26 January 1685 25 July 1687 Elihu Yale Second term 25 July 1687 3 October 1692 Nathaniel Higginson 3 October 1692 7 July 1698 Thomas Pitt 7 July 1698 18 September 1709 Gulston Addison 18 September 1709 17 October 1709 Edmund Montague acting 17 October 1709 14 November 1709 William Fraser 14 November 1709 acting 11 July 1711 Edward Harrison 11 July 1711 8 January 1717 Joseph Collett 8 January 1717 18 January 1720 Francis Hastings acting 18 January 1720 15 October 1721 Nathaniel Elwick 15 October 1721 15 January 1725 James Macrae 15 January 1725 14 May 1730 George Morton Pitt 14 May 1730 23 January 1735 Richard Benyon governor 23 January 1735 14 January 1744 Nicholas Morse 14 January 1744 10 September 1746Governors of the French East India CompanyIn 1746 Dupleix s deputy La Bordannais laid siege to Madras and captured the city For the next three years Madras remained under French Governors until 1749 when Madras was handed to the British as per the Treaty of Aix la Chappele The illustrious Mahe de la Bordannais served as acting Governor for a few months until the appointment of Governor Jean Jacques Duval d Epremesnil who served until 1749 when Madras reverted to British rule Name Took office Left office Mahe de La Bourdonnais acting 10 September 1746 2 October 1746 Jean Jacques Duval d Epremesnil 2 October 1746 August 1749Presidents of the British East India CompanyDuring the period between 1746 and 1749 when Madras was under French rule the British ran a provisional government from Fort St David near modern day Porto Novo In 1752 when Madras had been returned to the British the then President of Madras John Saunders shifted the seat of government from Fort David to Madras The British gained a lot of territory during the mid 18th century so that by the time the French military power was crushed at the Battle of Wandiwash in 1761 the territory under the Presidency of Madras had increased manyfold In 1785 the Province of Madras was created and the President became the Governor of Madras Name Took office Left office John Hinde in Fort David 10 September 1746 14 April 1747 Charles Floyer in Fort David 14 April 1747 19 September 1750 Thomas Saunders in Fort David up to 5 April 1752 19 September 1750 14 January 1755 George Pigot 1st time 14 January 1755 14 November 1763 Robert Palk 14 November 1763 25 January 1767 Charles Bourchier 25 January 1767 31 January 1770 Josias Du Pre 31 January 1770 2 February 1773 Alexander Wynch 2 February 1773 11 December 1775 George Pigot 2nd time 11 December 1775 23 August 1776 George Stratton 23 August 1776 31 August 1777 John Whitehill first time acting 31 August 1777 8 February 1778 Sir Thomas Rumbold 8 February 1778 6 April 1780 John Whitehill second time acting 6 April 1780 8 November 1780 Charles Smith acting 8 November 1780 22 June 1781 George MaCartney 22 June 1781 12 February 1785Governors of British India Name Took office Left office George MaCartney 12 February 1785 14 June 1785 Alexander Davidson acting 14 June 1785 6 April 1786 Sir Archibald Campbell 6 April 1786 7 February 1789 John Holland acting 7 February 1789 13 February 1790 Edward J Holland acting 13 February 1790 20 February 1790 William Medows 20 February 1790 1 August 1792 Sir Charles Oakeley 1 August 1792 7 September 1794 Baron Hobart 7 September 1794 21 February 1798 George Harris acting 21 February 1798 21 August 1798 The 2nd Baron Clive 21 August 1798 30 August 1803 Lord William Henry Cavendish Bentinck 30 August 1803 11 September 1807 William Petrie acting 11 September 1807 24 February 1808 Sir George Barlow 1st Baronet 24 February 1808 21 May 1813 John Abercromby acting 21 May 1813 16 September 1814 Hugh Elliot 16 September 1814 10 June 1820 Sir Thomas Munro 10 June 1820 10 July 1827 Henry Sullivan Graeme acting 10 July 1827 18 October 1827 Stephen Rumbold Lushington 18 October 1827 25 October 1832 Sir Frederick Adam 25 October 1832 4 March 1837 George Edward Russell acting 4 March 1837 6 March 1837 The 13th Lord Elphinstone 6 March 1837 24 September 1842 The 8th Marquess of Tweeddale 24 September 1842 23 February 1848 Henry Dickinson acting 23 February 1848 7 April 1848 Sir Henry Eldred Pottinger 7 April 1848 24 April 1854 Daniel Eliott acting 24 April 1854 28 April 1854 The 3rd Baron Harris 28 April 1854 28 March 1859 Sir Charles Edward Trevelyan 28 March 1859 8 June 1860 William Ambrose Morehead 1st time acting 8 June 1860 5 July 1860 Sir Henry George Ward 5 July 1860 2 August 1860 William Ambrose Morehead 2nd time acting 4 August 1860 18 February 1861 Sir William Thomas Denison 1st time 18 February 1861 26 November 1863 Edward Maltby acting 26 November 1863 18 January 1864 Sir William Thomas Denison 2nd time 18 January 1864 27 March 1866 Francis Napier 27 March 1866 19 February 1872 Alexander John Arbuthnot acting 19 February 1872 15 May 1872 Lord Hobart 15 May 1872 29 April 1875 William Rose Robinson acting 29 April 1875 23 November 1875 The 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos 23 November 1875 20 December 1880 William Patrick Adam 20 December 1880 24 May 1881 William Huddleston acting 24 May 1881 5 November 1881 M E Grant Duff 5 November 1881 8 December 1886 The 1st Baron Connemara 8 December 1886 1 December 1890 John Henry Garstin 1 December 1890 23 January 1891 The 3rd Baron Wenlock 23 January 1891 18 March 1896 Sir Arthur Elibank Havelock 18 March 1896 28 December 1900 The 2nd Baron Ampthill 1st time 28 December 1900 30 April 1904 James Thompson acting 30 April 1904 13 December 1904 The 2nd Baron Ampthill 2nd time 13 December 1904 15 February 1906 Sir Gabriel Stokes acting 15 February 1906 28 March 1906 Sir Arthur Lawley 28 March 1906 3 November 1911 Sir Thomas David Gibson Carmichael 3 November 1911 30 March 1912 Sir Murray Hammick acting 30 March 1912 30 October 1912 The 1st Baron Pentland 30 October 1912 29 March 1919 Sir Alexander Gordon Cardew 29 March 1919 10 April 1919 The 1st Baron Willingdon 10 April 1919 12 April 1924 Sir Charles George Todhunter acting 12 April 1924 14 April 1924 The 2nd Viscount Goschen 14 April 1924 29 June 1929 Sir Norman Edward Majoribanks acting 29 June 1929 11 November 1929 Sir George Frederick Stanley 1st time 11 November 1929 16 May 1934 Sir Muhammad Usman Sahib Bahadur acting 16 May 1934 16 August 1934 Sir George Frederick Stanley 2nd time 16 August 1934 15 November 1934 Lord Erskine 1st time 15 November 1934 18 June 1936 Kurma Venkata Reddy Naidu acting 18 June 1936 1 October 1936 Lord Erskine 2nd time 1 October 1936 12 March 1940 Arthur Oswald James Hope 12 March 1940 26 February 1946 Sir Henry Foley Knight acting 26 February 1946 5 May 1946 Sir Archibald Edward Nye 5 May 1946 15 August 1947ReferencesCahoon Ben List of Governors of Madras WorldStatesmen org Archived from the original on 14 November 2022 Retrieved 17 November 2022 External links