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List of political officers in the Kingdom of Sikkim

This article lists the political officers in the Kingdom of Sikkim from 1889 to 1975. Until 1947, political officers were British and acted as local representatives of the British Empire and British Raj. Following its independence in 1947, India continued to appoint its own political officers until 1975, when Sikkim became the 22nd state of India following a referendum.[1] The officer also oversaw British trade agencies in Tibet.[2]

Flag of the Kingdom of Sikkim from 1967 to 1975.
Map of Sikkim.

List

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(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

No. Portrait Name Term Notes
British Political Officers
1   John Claude White 1889 – April 1908
2   Charles Alfred Bell September 1906 – January 1907 Acting for White
3   Charles Alfred Bell April 1908 – April 1918 1st time
4 James Leslie Rose Weir 10 August 1911 – 8 November 1911 Acting for Bell
5   Basil Gould 13 October 1913 – 5 October 1914 Acting for Bell
6 William L. Campbell April 1918 – January 1920 Acting to March 1919
7   Charles Alfred Bell January 1920 – December 1920 2nd time
8 John Bartley 7 December 1920 – 24 January 1921 Acting
9   William Frederick Travers O'Connor January 1921 – March 1921 1st time, acting
10 David Macdonald March 1921 – 18 June 1921
11   Frederick Marshman Bailey 19 June 1921 – 6 June 1926 1st time
12 Frederick Williamson 7 June 1926 – 16 December 1926 1st time, acting
13   Frederick Marshman Bailey 16 December 1926 – 16 October 1928 2nd time
14 James Leslie Rose Weir 16 October 1928 – 2 April 1931 1st time
15 Frederick Williamson 3 April 1931 – August 1931 2nd time, acting
16 James Leslie Rose Weir 5 November 1931 – 3 January 1933 2nd time
17 Frederick Williamson 4 January 1933 – 17 November 1935 3rd time
18 Richmond Keith Molesworth Battye 18 November 1935 – 22 December 1935 Acting
19   Basil Gould 22 December 1935 – May 1937 1st time
20   Hugh Edward Richardson May 1937 – November 1937 Acting
21   Basil Gould November 1937 – June 1945 2nd time. From 1941, Sir Basil Gould
22 Arthur John Hopkinson June 1945 – 14 August 1947
Indian Political Officers
23 Arthur John Hopkinson 15 August 1947 – 1948
24 Harishwar Dayal 1948–1952
25 Balraj Krishna Kapur March 1952 – 1955
26 Apa Parshuram Rao Pant 1955–1961
27 Inder Jeet Bahadur Singh 23 October 1961 – December 1963
28 Avtar Singh 1964–1966
29 Vincent Herbert Coelho 1966 – 21 June 1967
30 Nedyam Balachandran Menon 3 July 1967 – May 1970
31 Inder Sen Chopra 1970 – July 1972
32 Kayatyani Shankar Bajpai 1972–1974
33 Gurbachan Singh 1974 – 16 May 1975

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Gupta, Ranjan (September 1975). "Sikkim: The Merger with India". Asian Survey. 15 (9): 786–798. doi:10.2307/2643174. JSTOR 2643174.
  2. ^ A. C. McKay (November 1992). "The Establishment of the British Trade Agencies in Tibet: A Survey". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. Third Series. 2 (3): 399. JSTOR 25182574.
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  • Ben Cahoon (2000). "Sikkim". WorldStatesmen.org. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
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