Governors of Bencoolen

This is a list of governors, deputy governors, residents, and lieutenant-governors of the presidency and residency versions of British Bencoolen.

Deputy governors
Subordinated to Madras Presidency
 * 1685: Ralph Ord
 * 1685 – 1690: Benjamin Bloom
 * 1690 – 1691: James Sowdon
 * 1691 – 1695: Charles Fleetwood
 * 1695 – 1696: Charles Barwell
 * 1696 – 1699: Matthew Mildmay
 * 1699 – 1700: Robert Broughton
 * 1700 – 17 Dec 1705: Richard Watts
 * 1705 – 1708: Matthew Ridley
 * 1708: James Cross
 * 1708: Abraham Hoyle
 * 1708: John Delapie
 * 1708 – 1710: Robert Skingle
 * 1710: Jeremiah Harrison (Supervisor)
 * 1710 – 1711: Anthony Ettricke
 * 1711 – 1712: John Daniell
 * 1712 John Hunter
 * 1712 – 1716: Joseph Collett - On 1 September 1712, Collett arrived at York Fort in Bencoolen in Sumatra and was subsequently appointed Governor.
 * 1716 – 1717: Theophilus Shyllinge
 * 1717 – 1718: Richard Farmer
 * 1718 – 1719: Thomas Cooke (Supervisor)
 * 1719 – 1723: Isaac Pyke
 * 1723: Thomas Dunster
 * 1723 – 1728: Joseph Walsh
 * 1728 – 1730: Nicholas Morse
 * 1730 – 1731: Stephen Newcome
 * 1731 – 1736: Francis Everest
 * 1736 – 1746: Robert Lennox
 * 1746 – 1752: Joseph Hurlock
 * 1752 – 1754: Robert Hindley
 * 1754 – 1755: John Walsh (Supervisor)
 * 1755: John Pybus
 * 1755 – 1756: Thomas Combes
 * 1757 – 1758: Randolph Marriott
 * 1758 – 2 April 1760: Roger Carter
 * 2 Apr 1760 – 1760: Charles Henri Hector d'Estaing (French Commander)

Governors of Bencoolen Presidency

 * Feb 1762 – Jul 1762: Samuel Ardley (acting)
 * 1760 – 1767: Roger Carter
 * 1767 – 1776: Richard Wyatt
 * 1776: Robert Hay
 * 1776 – 1780: William Broff
 * 1780 – 1781: Hew Steuart
 * 1781 – 1785: Edward Coles

In 1785, Bencoolen became a Residency, within the Bengal Presidency

Deputy governors of Bencoolen

 * 1785 – 1786: John Crisp (1st time)
 * 1786 – 1787: Thomas Palmer
 * 1787 – 1789: George Salmon (Supervisor)
 * 1789 – 1793: John Crisp (2nd time)
 * 1793 – 1799: Robert Broff
 * 1799: John Crisp (3rd time)
 * 1799 – 1800: Philip Braham (acting)
 * 1800 – 1805: Walter Ewer

Residents of Bencoolen

 * April 1805 – 23 December 1807: Thomas Parr
 * 1808 – 1810: Richard Parry
 * 1810 – 1812: William Parker
 * 1812 – 22 Mar 1818: George John Siddons

Lieutenant-Governor of Bencoolen

 * 1818 – 1824: Stamford Raffles - who enacted major reforms, including the abolishment of slavery, as well as founding of Singapore.

Resident of Bencoolen

 * 1824 – 1 Mar 1825: John Prince