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Governors of Bombay and Madras Presidencies, who were appointed by the British Crown, were the most important officials after the Viceroy. [5] Bombay Castle was the official residence of the governor of Bombay until the 1770s, when it was moved to Parel; a century later, in 1883, it was moved to Malabar Hill. [6] [7]
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Chief Justice of Bombay High Court (1900–1981) (Acting) Bombay: 5 December 1954 2 March 1955 87 days Chief Justice of Bombay High Court (continued in office) 3 Harekrushna Mahatab (1899–1987) Orissa: 2 March 1955 14 October 1956: 1 year, 226 days Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha – Justice M. C. Chagla Chief Justice of Bombay High Court ...
Born in Bombay in 1784, [1] Carnac began nearly three decades of service with the East India Company in India in 1801 [2] and was a director of the Company for various periods between 1827 and 1838. [3] [4] [5] He succeeded Robert Grant as Governor of the Bombay Presidency in 1838, serving for three years in that role. [6]
History of the Bombay Sappers (1 C, 8 P) P. People from Bombay Presidency ... List of governors of Bombay Presidency; H. History of Bombay under British rule (1661 ...
Humphrey Cooke, known in Portuguese chronicles as Inofre Coque, was the first English governor of the Bombay Presidency during the rule of the Honourable East India Company. Cooke completed negotiations for the Portuguese surrender of Bombay, begun by Sir Abraham Shipman , and assumed office as governor on 18 February 1665, after being conveyed ...
Charles Crommelin (1717–1788) was a Governor of Bombay during the British Raj from 1760 to 1767. Crommelin was born in Bombay, where his father, Marc Anthony Crommelin was a factor for the British East India Company. Charles first joined the staff of the East India Company in 1733. [1] [2]
An intriguing dead-end of information is the statement attributed to John Murray, that "The Hornby diamond, brought from the East Indies by the Hon. William Hornby, Governor of Bombay, in 1775, weighs 36 carats [7.2 g], and is now, I believe, the property of the Shah of Persia."