List of chief commissioners of Delhi

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Below is a list of chief commissioners of Delhi:

1 October 1912 – 7 November 1918: William Malcolm Hailey
7 November 1918 – 31 March 1924: Claud Alexander Barron
31 March 1924 – 15 April 1926: Evelyn Robins Abbott
15 April 1926 – 29 March 1928: Alexander Montague Stow
29 March 1928 – 7 August 1928: John Nesbitt Gordon Johnson (acting)
8 August 1928 – 21 March 1932: John Perronet Thompson
21 March 1932 – 21 March 1937: John Nesbitt Gordon Johnson
21 March 1937 – 1 July 1940: Evan Meredith Jenkins
1 July 1940 – 6 September 1945: Arthur Vivian Askwith
6 September 1945 – 14 August 1947: William Christie

v t e Administrators of provinces in British India
Governors	Agra Presidency (1834–1836) Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1945–1947)¹ Assam (1921–1947)¹ Bengal Presidency (1700–1774, 1912–1947) Bihar (1936–1947)¹ Bihar and Orissa Province (1920–1936) Bombay Presidency (1694–1947) Burma (1923–1937) Central Provinces and Berar (1920–1947) Madras Presidency (1698–1947) North-West Frontier Province (1932–1948) Orissa (1936–1947)¹ Punjab (1921–1947)¹ Sind (1936–1947) United Provinces of British India (1921–1937) United Provinces (1937–1947)
Lt. Governors	Bengal, Bihar and Orissa Provinces (1854–1912) Assam (1905–1912) Bihar and Orissa Province (1912–1920) Burma (1897–1923) North-Western Provinces (1836–1877) North-Western Provinces (1877–1902) Punjab (1859–1921) United Provinces of Agra and Oudh (1902–1921)
Chief Commissioners	Ajmer-Merwara (1871–1947) Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1872–1945) Assam (1874–1905, 1912–1921) Balochistan (1877–1947) Burma (1886–1897) Central Provinces (1861–1920) Coorg Province (1869–1947) Delhi (1912–1947) Lower Burma (1867–1886) North-West Frontier Province (1901–1932) Oudh (1856–1877) Oudh (1877–1902) Panth-Piploda (1942–1947) Punjab (1853–1859)
Commissioners	Assam (1828–1874) Sind (1843–1936)
Superintendents	Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1858–1872)
¹ Office retained following Indian independence

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