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This is a list of '''chief commissioners of [[Oudh]]'''. The establishment of the title of ''Chief Commissioner of Oudh'' was created after deposing [[Nawab of Awadh]] [[Wajid Ali Shah]] and incorporating [[Oudh]] into [[British India]] by [[Company rule in India|Company]] in 1856 until it was merged with the title of [[List of Lieutenant Governors of the North-Western Provinces|Lieutenant Governor of the North-Western Provinces]] and renamed as [[List of Lieutenant Governors of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh|Lieutenant Governor of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh]] in 1877.

== Chief commissioners of Oudh (1856–1877) ==
In 1856, the office was created.

{|class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc;"
|| '''#'''
|| '''Name'''
|| '''Took office'''
|| '''Left office'''
|| '''Remarks'''
|-
| style="background:#def;"| 1
| style="background:#def;"| Major General Sir [[Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet|James Outram]]
| style="background:#def;"| 1 February 1856
| style="background:#def;"| 8 May 1856
| style="background:#def;"| –
|- style="background:#def;"
|| 2
|| ''[[Colville Coverly Jackson]]''
|| 8 May 1856
|| 21 March 1857
|| ''Officiating''
|- style="background:#def;"
|| 3
|| Major General Sir [[Henry Montgomery Lawrence]]
|| 21 March 1857
|| 5 July 1857
|| Killed at Lucknow, July, 1857
|- style="background:#def;"
|| 4
|| Major [[John Sherbroke Banks]]
|| 5 July 1857
|| 11 September 1857
|| Killed at Lucknow, July, 1857
|-
| style="background:#def;"| 5
| style="background:#def;"| Lieut General Sir [[Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet|James Outram]]
| style="background:#def;"| 11 September 1857
| style="background:#def;"| 3 April 1858
| style="background:#def;"| –
|-
| style="background:#def;"| 6
| style="background:#def;"| [[Robert Montgomery (administrator)|Robert Montgomery]]
| style="background:#def;"| 3 April 1858
| style="background:#def;"| 15 February 1859
| style="background:#def;"| –
|- style="background:#def;"
|| 7
|| [[Charles John Wingfield]]
|| 15 February 1859
|| 20 April 1860
|| –
|- style="background:#def;"
|| 8
|| ''Lieutenant Colonel [[Lousada Barrow]]''
|| 20 April 1860
|| 4 April 1861
|| ''Officiating''
|-
| style="background:#def;"| 9
| style="background:#def;"| ''[[Udny Yule|George Udny Yule]]''
| style="background:#def;"| 4 April 1861
| style="background:#def;"| 26 August 1865
| style="background:#def;"| ''Officiating''
|- style="background:#def;"
|| 10
|| ''[[Robert Henry Davies]]''
|| 26 August 1865
|| 17 March 1866
|| ''Officiating''
|-
| style="background:#def;"| 11
| style="background:#def;"| [[John Strachey (civil servant)|John Strachey]]
| style="background:#def;"| 17 March 1866
| style="background:#def;"| 24 May 1868
| style="background:#def;"| –
|- style="background:#def;"
|| 12
|| [[Robert Henry Davies]]
|| 24 May 1868
|| 18 January 1871
|| Officiating, Confirmed 9 March 1868
|- style="background:#def;"
|| 13
|| Major General [[Lousada Barrow]]
|| 18 January 1871
|| 20 April 1871
|| –
|- style="background:#def;"
|| 14
|| Sir [[Sir George Couper, 2nd Baronet|George Couper]]
|| 20 April 1871
|| 15 March 1875
|| Officiating, Confirmed 9 December 1873
|- style="background:#def;"
|| 15
|| ''[[John Inglis (civil servant)|John Forbes David Inglis]]''
|| 15 March 1875
|| 15 February 1877
|| ''Officiating, until 15 November 1875 and from 26 July 1876 to 15 February 1877''
|-
| style="background:#ccc;" colspan="5"|
|}

== See also ==
* (1732–1857) – [[List of Nawabs of Awadh|Nawabs of Awadh]]
* (1834–1836) – [[List of Governors of Agra|Governors of Agra]]
* (1836–1877) – [[List of Lieutenant Governors of the North-Western Provinces|Lieutenant Governors of the North-Western Provinces]]
* (1877–1902) – [[List of Lieutenant Governors of the North-Western Provinces and Chief Commissioners of Oudh|Lieutenant Governors of the North-Western Provinces and Chief Commissioners of Oudh]]
* (1902–1921) – [[List of Lieutenant Governors of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh|Lieutenant Governors of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh]]
* (1921–1937) – [[List of Governors of the United Provinces of British India|Governors of the United Provinces of British India]]
* (1937–1950) – [[List of Governors of the United Provinces|Governors of the United Provinces]]
* (1950 – cont.) – [[List of Governors of Uttar Pradesh|Governors of Uttar Pradesh]]

== References ==
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* [http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_BrProvinces.htm Provinces of British India]
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=3VQTAAAAYAAJ The India List and India Office List By India Office, Great Britain]

{{Administrators of provinces in British India}}

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[[Category:History of Awadh]]
[[Category:Uttar Pradesh politics-related lists|Chief Commissioners]]

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>Woko Sapien at 14:28, 12 April 2021