The President of the Board of Control was a British government official in the late 18th and early 19th centuries 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.
President of the Board of Control | |
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India Board | |
Member of | British Cabinet Privy Council |
Seat | Westminster, London |
Appointer | The British Monarch (on advice of the Prime Minister) |
Term length | No fixed term |
Formation | 4 September 1784 |
First holder | The Lord Sydney |
Final holder | Lord Stanley |
Abolished | 2 August 1858 |
List of presidents of the Board of Control edit
Lord Stanley took up the new post of Secretary of State for India on 2 August 1858, upon the establishment of the British Raj.
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