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. The officer also oversaw British trade agencies in Tibet.[1]

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

List

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

No. Portrait Name Term Notes
British Political Officers
1John Claude White1889 – April 1908
2Charles Alfred BellSeptember 1906 – January 1907Acting for White
3Charles Alfred BellApril 1908 – April 19181st time
4James Leslie Rose Weir10 August 1911 – 8 November 1911Acting for Bell
5Basil Gould13 October 1913 – 5 October 1914Acting for Bell
6William L. CampbellApril 1918 – January 1920Acting to March 1919
7Charles Alfred BellJanuary 1920 – December 19202nd time
8John Bartley7 December 1920 – 24 January 1921Acting
9William Frederick Travers O'ConnorJanuary 1921 – March 19211st time, acting
10David MacdonaldMarch 1921 – 18 June 1921
11Frederick Marshman Bailey19 June 1921 – 6 June 19261st time
12Frederick Williamson7 June 1926 – 16 December 19261st time, acting
13Frederick Marshman Bailey16 December 1926 – 16 October 19282nd time
14James Leslie Rose Weir16 October 1928 – 2 April 19311st time
15Frederick Williamson3 April 1931 – August 19312nd time, acting
16James Leslie Rose Weir5 November 1931 – 3 January 19332nd time
17Frederick Williamson4 January 1933 – 17 November 19353rd time
18Richmond Keith Molesworth Battye18 November 1935 – 22 December 1935Acting
19Basil Gould22 December 1935 – May 19371st time
20Hugh Edward RichardsonMay 1937 – November 1937Acting
21Basil GouldNovember 1937 – June 19452nd time. From 1941, Sir Basil Gould
22Arthur John HopkinsonJune 1945 – 14 August 1947
Indian Political Officers
23Arthur John Hopkinson15 August 1947 – 1948
24Harishwar Dayal1948–1952
25Balraj Krishna KapurMarch 1952 – 1955
26Appa B pant1955–1961
27B.L.Parashara23 October 1961 – December 1963
28Avtar Singh1964–1966
29Vincent Herbert Coelho1966 – 21 June 1967
30Nedyam Balachandran Menon3 July 1967 – May 1970
31Inder Sen Chopra1970 – July 1972
32Kayatyani Shankar Bajpai1972–1974
33Gurbachan Singh1974 – 16 May 1975

See also

References
  1. 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.
  • Ben Cahoon (2000). "Sikkim". WorldStatesmen.org. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
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