List of Governors of Bombay
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The city of Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay was attained by the British East India Company in 1664. In 1668, Sir George Oxeden became the frst governor of the city as the headquarters was moved from Surat. The city was then an archipelago of small islands, and formed a small coastal enclave in India's west coast. After subsequent expansions into the hinterland, the post of the governor became more important. In 1862, the British Crown took formal possession of the territory. Subsequently the territory became the Bombay Presidency.
After India's independence in 1947, the territory was renamed as Bombay State. After the state of Maharashtra was carved out on 1 May, 1960, the post was abolished and it became known as Governor of Maharashtra.
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[edit] British East India Company
Governor of Bombay under the British East India Company (1664 – 1862)
- 1664–1664: Abraham Shipman
- 1665–1666: Humphrey Cooke
- 1666–1667: The Hon. Sir Gervase Lucas
- 1667–1668: Capt. H. Grey
- 1668–1669: Sir George Oxeden
- 1689–1677: The Hon. Gerald Aungier
- 1677–1681: The Hon. Thomas Holt
- 1681–1683: Sir John Child, 1st Baronet
- 1683–1684: Capt. Richard Kergwin
- 1684–1690: Sir John Wyborne
- 1690–1694: The Hon. Bartholamew Harris
- 1694–1704: Hon. Sir John Gayer
- 1704–1708: Hon. Sir Nicholas Waite
- 1708–1715: The Hon. William Aislabie
- 1715–1722: The Hon. Charles Boone
- 1722–1729: The Hon. William Phipps
- 1729–1734: The Hon. Robert Cowan
- 1734–1742: The Hon. John Horne
- 1742–1750: The Hon. William Wake
- 1750–1760: The Hon. Richard Bourchier
- 1760–1767: The Hon. Charles Crommelin
- 1767–1771: The Hon. Thomas Hodges
- 1771–1784: The Hon. William Hornby
- 1784–1788: The Hon. Rawson Hart Boddam
- 1788–1790: The Hon. Maj. Gen. Sir William Medows K. B.
- 1790–1793: The Hon. Maj. Gen. Sir Robert Abercromby K. B.
- 1793–1795: The Hon. George Dick
- 1795–1811: Jonathan Duncan
- 1811–1812: G. Brown
- 1812–1819: The Rt. Hon. Sir Evan Nepean, 1st Baronet
- 1819–1827: The Hon. Mountstuart Elphinstone
- 1827–1830: Maj. Gen. Sir John Malcolm
- 1830–1831: Lt. Gen. Sir Thomas Beckwith
- 1831–1835: The Rt. Hon. John FitzGibbon, 2nd Earl of Clare
- 1835–1839: Sir Robert Grant
- 1839–1842: Maj. Gen. Sir James Rivett-Carnac, 1st Baronet
- 1842–1846: Lt. Gen. Sir George Arthur, 1st Baronet
- 1846–1847: Lestock Robert Reid
- 1847–1848: Sir George Clerk
- 1848–1853: The Rt. Hon. Lucius Cary, 10th Viscount Falkland
- 1853–1860: John Elphinstone, 13th Lord Elphinstone
- 1860–1862: Sir George Clerk
[edit] Crown Governors
- 1862–1867: Sir Henry Bartle Frere, 1st Baronet
- 1867–1872: The Rt. Hon. Sir William Robert Seymour Vesey Fitzgerald
- 1872–1877: Sir Philip E. Wodehouse
- 1877–1880: Sir Richard Temple
- 1880–1885: Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet
- 1885–1890: The Rt. Hon. Sir Donald Mackay, 11th Lord Reay
- 1890–1895: The Rt. Hon. Sir George Harris, 4th Baron Harris
- 1895–1900: The Rt. Hon. William Mansfield, Lord Sandhurst
- 1900–1903: The Rt. Hon. Henry Northcote, Lord Northcote
- 1903–1907: The Rt. Hon. Charles Cochrane-Baillie, Lord Lamington
- 1907–1913: B. T. Col. Sir George S. Clarke
- 1913–1918: The Rt. Hon. Freeman Freeman-Thomas, Lord Willingdon of Ratton
- 1918–1923: Sir George A. Lloyd
- 1923–1928: The Rt. Hon. Sir Leslie Orme Wilson
- 1928–1931: The Rt. Hon. Maj. Gen. Sir Frederick Sykes
- 1931–1937: The Rt. Hon. Michael Knatchbull, Lord Brabourne
- 1937–1943: Sir Lawrence Roger Lumley
- 1943–1947: The Rt. Hon. Sir John Colville
[edit] Post independence
After Independence (1948–)
- 1948–1952: Raja Maharaj Singh
- 1952–1954: Sir Girija Shankar Bajpai
- 1955–1956: Hare Krishna Mahtab
- 1956–1960: Sri Prakasa
After 1 May, 1960, the title of Governor of Bombay was changed to Governor of Maharashtra.
