President of the Board of Control
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The President of the Board of Control was a British government official in the late 18th and early 19th century responsible for overseeing the British East India Company and generally serving as the chief official in London responsible for Indian affairs. The position was frequently a cabinet level one. The position was abolished in 1858 with the abolition of the East India Company. It was succeeded by the new position of Secretary of State for India.
Presidents of the Board of Control, 1784-1858
| Name | Portrait | Entered office | Left office | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lord Sydney |  |
1784 | 1790 | ||
| The Lord Grenville |  |
1790 | 1793 | ||
| Henry Dundas |  |
1793 | 1801 | ||
| The Earl of Dartmouth |  |
1801 | 1802 | ||
| Viscount Castlereagh |  |
1802 | 1806 | ||
| The Lord Minto |  |
1806 | 1806 | ||
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1806 | 1806 | ||
| George Tierney |  |
1806 | 1807 | ||
| Hon. Robert Dundas |  |
1807 | 1809 | ||
| The Earl of Harrowby |  |
1809 | 1809 | ||
| Hon. Robert Dundas (Viscount Melville from 1811) |
|
1809 | 1811 | ||
| The Earl of Buckinghamshire |  |
1812 | 1816 | ||
| George Canning |  |
1816 | 1821 | Tory | |
| Charles Bathurst |  |
1821 | 1822 | ||
| Charles Williams-Wynn |  |
1822 | 31 July 1828 | ||
| The Viscount Melville | |
31 July 1828 | 24 September 1828 | ||
| The Lord Ellenborough |  |
24 September 1828 | 1 December 1830 | Tory | |
| Charles Grant |  |
1 December 1830 | 14 November 1834 | Whig | |
| The Lord Ellenborough | |
18 December 1834 | 8 April 1835 | Tory | |
| Sir John Hobhouse, Bt |  |
23 April 1835 | 30 August 1841 | Whig | |
| The Lord Ellenborough | |
4 September 1841 | 23 October 1841 | Tory | |
| The Lord FitzGerald and Vesey | |
23 October 1841 | 17 May 1843 | Tory | |
| The Earl of Ripon |  |
17 May 1843 | 30 June 1846 | Tory | |
| Sir John Hobhouse, Bt | |
8 July 1846 | 5 February 1852 | Whig | |
| Hon. Fox Maule |  |
5 February 1852 | 21 February 1852 | Whig | |
| John Charles Herries |  |
28 February 1852 | 17 December 1852 | Tory | |
| Sir Charles Wood, Bt |  |
30 December 1852 | 3 March 1855 | Whig | |
| Robert Vernon Smith |  |
3 March 1855 | 21 February 1858 | Whig | |
| The Earl of Ellenborough | |
6 March 1858 | 5 June 1858 | Conservative | |
| Lord Stanley |  |
5 June 1858 | 2 August 1858 | Conservative | |
Lord Stanley took up the new post of Secretary of State for India on 2 August 1858, upon the establishment of the British Raj.
