William Blunt served as one of the Governors of Agra Province in the year 1835, in undivided India under the rule of the British East India Company. The Agra Province was one of the earlier provinces of British India which was under the direct rule of the British Empire in India. The province was incorporated as a part of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. The territory of Agra Province existed from the year 1904 until the Indian independence in 1947. He also served as a member of the British Indian Civil Servant. The Indian Civil Service (ICS) was the civil service of the Government of India during the era of the rule of British Empire in India. The members of the civil service were appointed under Section XXXII of the Government of India Act, 1858 of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. After the year 1886, the Indian Civil Service was officially known as Imperial Civil Service.
William Blunt studied at Haileybury in Hertfordshire in the year 1846 and achieved good distinction and attained 7th position with 2nd class among students of Bengal. He was appointed as Senior Member of Board of Customs, Salt and Opium in 1797. William Blunt was appointed as the Commissioner in Cuttack in the year 1820 and also became the Superintendent of Tributary Mahals. He was succeeded by George Stockwell as the Superintendent of Tributary Mahals in 1829. During the Burmese War in 1828, Blunt acted as Special Commissioner to David Scott, who was the Political Agent (Resident of British India) to the Governor General on the North East Frontier Agency.
William Blunt became a Member of the council of the Governor General on 11 November 1830 and remained as a member till 20 March 1835. He was appointed as the Governor of the Presidency of Agra on 20 March 1835. He was preceded by Sir Charles Theophilus Metcalfe as the Governor of Agra Province. Blunt served in office for over 8 months till 1 December 1835 and was succeeded by Alexander Ross. Later he acted as the Judge of the Courts of Sadr Diwani Adalat and Sadr Nizamat Adalat at the Bengal Presidency from December 1835 to April 1836. Later Blunt became Officiating Member of Board of Customs, Salt and Opium and Marine Board in Calcutta (now Kolkata) in the year 1841.
William Blunt was married with Eliza Jane on 23 December 1821 at Midnapore. She was the daughter of Lieutenant Colonel Goddard Richards.
