The Bengal Presidency mainly comprised of East Bengal and West Bengal. It was a colonial region under the rule of the British Empire in India. The province included the territories of undivided Bengal namely, West Bengal, Orissa, Tripura, Bihar, Meghalaya, Assam and present Bangladesh. Bengal Presidency also included the British territories which were located towards the north of the Central Provinces (now known as Madhya Pradesh), from the openings of the Ganges River and the river Brahmaputra. Sir William Grey served in office till the year 1870 and was succeeded by Sir George Campbell, who remained in the designation of Lieutenant Governor from 1870 to 1874. This article is a stub. You may enrich it by adding more information to it. You can send your write-up at content@indianetzone.com |