A Resident of the British Empire was a government official required to take up permanent residence in another country. A representative of his government, he officially had diplomatic functions which are often seen as a form of indirect rule. From 1802 to 1923 there were twenty British residents in Nepal who directly or indirectly played a significant role in the Nepalese politics. The establishment of the British Residency in Nepal is seen as a direct effect of the eighth point of the Sugauli Treaty between the Kingdom of Nepal and the East India Company in 1816. The title of Resident was officially changed to Envoy after the Nepal–Britain Treaty of 1923.
For British representatives in Nepal since 1924, see: List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Nepal.
List of Residents NamePortraitTenureWilliam Hunter Douglas Knox 1802–1803Vacant 1803–1816John Peter Boileau (acting) 1816Edward Gardner 1816–1829Brian Houghton Hodgson 1829–1831Thomas Herbert Maddock 1831–1833Brian Houghton Hodgson 1833–1843Henry Montgomery Lawrence 1843–1845John Russell Colvin 1845–1847Charles Thoresby 1847–1850James Claudius Erskine 1850–1852George Ramsay 1852–1867Richard Charles Lawrence 1867–1872Charles Edward Ridgway Girdlestone 1872–1888Edward Law Durand 1888–1891Henry Wylie 1891–1899 Archibald Mungo Muir 1899William Loch 1899–1900Thomas Caldwell Pears 1900–1902Charles Withers Ravenshaw 1902–1905John Manners Smith 1905–1916 Steuart Farquharson Bayley 1916–1918 William Frederick Travers 1918–1923
See also Brian Houghton Hodgson Henry Montgomery Lawrence Sugauli Treaty British ambassadors to Nepal since 1923
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British Residents of Nepal