AResident 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[1][2][3] 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.
| Name | Portrait | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| William Hunter Douglas Knox | 1802–1803 | |
| Vacant | 1803–1816 | |
| John Peter Boileau (acting) | 1816 | |
| Edward Gardner | 1816–1829 | |
| Brian Houghton Hodgson[4] |  |
1829–1831 |
| Thomas Herbert Maddock | 1831–1833 | |
| Brian Houghton Hodgson | |
1833–1843 |
| Henry Montgomery Lawrence |  |
1843–1845 |
| John Russell Colvin | 1845–1847 | |
| Charles Thoresby | 1847–1850 | |
| James Claudius Erskine | 1850–1852 | |
| George Ramsay | 1852–1867 | |
| Richard Charles Lawrence | 1867–1872 | |
| Charles Edward Ridgway Girdlestone | 1872–1888 | |
| Edward Law Durand | 1888–1891 | |
| Henry Wylie | 1891–1899 | |
| Archibald Mungo Muir | 1899 | |
| William Loch | 1899–1900 | |
| Thomas Caldwell Pears | 1900–1902 | |
| Charles Withers Ravenshaw | 1902–1905 | |
| John Manners Smith | 1905–1916 | |
| Steuart Farquharson Bayley | 1916–1918 | |
| William Frederick Travers | 1918–1923 |
