Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces

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The Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces was a senior British colonial administrator who governed the North-Western Provinces of India under the British Raj.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial administrative office
government position
office of lieutenant-governor
appliesToJurisdiction Agra Province
North-Western Provinces
major cities such as Agra and Allahabad
regions of present-day Uttar Pradesh
appointedBy British Crown
Governor-General
surface form: Governor-General of India
category British administration in India
Colonial India political office
country British India
dissolvedOrAbolished 1902
followedBy Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces and Chief Commissioner of Oudh

Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lieutenant-Governor of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh
governmentalBody Government of the North-Western Provinces
governs provincial executive council
hasDuty implementation of British colonial policy
maintenance of law and order
oversight of public works
revenue administration
supervision of district officials
hasJurisdictionOver civil administration
criminal administration
education policy in the province
land revenue system
police administration in the province
historicalPeriod British India
surface form: British Raj
inception 1858
languageOfWorkOrName English
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity North-Western Provinces
officeCreatedAsResultOf transfer of power from East India Company to British Crown in 1858
officeHolderTitle Lieutenant Governor
surface form: Lieutenant-Governor
officeRank above district magistrates and commissioners
below Governor-General of India
officeScope provincial administration
partOf Government of British India
surface form: British Raj administration

Indian Civil Service hierarchy
precededBy administration under the East India Company
replaces Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces and Chief Commissioner of Oudh
residence Allahabad
seatOfGovernment Allahabad
subordinateTo Governor-General
surface form: Governor-General of India
usedBy British colonial administration in India

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Indian Councils Act 1861 appliedToOffice Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces
John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence positionHeld Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces
this entity surface form: Lieutenant-Governor of the Punjab
Etawah, North-Western Provinces, British India underJurisdictionOf Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces
Legislative Council of the North-Western Provinces and Oudh subordinateTo Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces
this entity surface form: Governor of the North-Western Provinces and Oudh
Governor of the United Provinces follows Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces
this entity surface form: Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces and Oudh
Governor of the United Provinces predecessorOffice Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces
Allahabad Division underAuthorityOf Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces
Benares Division underAuthorityOf Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces
Gorakhpur Division underAuthorityOf Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces
Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces replaces Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces and Chief Commissioner of Oudh
Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces followedBy Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces and Chief Commissioner of Oudh
Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces followedBy Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Lieutenant-Governor of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh
British administration in Awadh governedBy Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces
British administration in Awadh governedBy Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces
this entity surface form: Lieutenant-Governor of the United Provinces