Charles Crommelin

Charles Crommelin acted as one of the Governors of Bombay Presidency from the year 1760 to 1767. He was an officiating governor in earlier undivided India, under the administrative control of the British East India Company. Crommelin was also one of the renowned a colonial administrators. He was born in the year 1717 to father Marc Anthony Crommelin, who was a factor for the Honourable British East India Company. He became a staff of the Company in the year 1733. Crommelin was appointed as the Governor of the Province of Bombay in British India on 28 February 1760. He was preceded by Sir John Holkell CB who served as the Acting Governor of Bombay (now Mumbai) in 1760.

Bombay Presidency was one of the Presidencies and provinces of British India. It was amongst the 3 major Presidencies in British India, which also included Madras Presidency and Bengal Presidency. Bombay province was first established in the 17th century at Surat as a trading post for the British East India Company. The Presidency included the territories of modern states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, regions of Konkan, Kandesh and Desh and northwestern Karnataka state.

The Province of Bombay did not include any Princely States of India as the internal administration of these native states was responsibility of the native rulers. But the Presidency managed the defence of many native states and also supervised the relationship of the rulers of the princely states with the British authorities.

Charles Crommelin held the office as the Governor till 27 January 1767. He was succeeded by Thomas Hodges who served from 27 January 1767 to 23 February 1771. Crommelin died in the year 1788.

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