George Dick

George Dick acted as one of the Governors of Bombay Presidency from the year 1792 to 1795. He was an officiating governor in earlier undivided India, under the administrative control of the British East India Company. Dick was also one of the renowned a colonial administrators. George Dick was appointed as the Acting Governor of the Province of Bombay in British India on 26 November 1792. He was preceded by General Sir Robert Abercromby GCB who served as the Governor of Bombay Province from 21 January 1790 to 26 November 1792.

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.

George Dick served as the Governor of Bombay (now Mumbai) till 9 November 1795. He was succeeded by John Griffith as the Governor of Madras Presidency. Later he was assigned as a writer for the British East India Company in the year 1759. George Dick died 9 May 1818 at Byculla, British India. A tablet dedicated to his memory is present in St. Thomas` Cathedral, Mumbai.

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