# John Strachey - Viceroy (acting)

URL: https://allhistories.com/hinduism/rulers/john-strachey
Reign: February 1872
Born-Died: 1823 - 1907
Dynasty or school: British India
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Strachey_(civil_servant)

Senior member of the Viceroy's Council who served as acting Viceroy for two weeks after Lord Mayo was assassinated in the Andaman Islands in February 1872, until Lord Napier of Merchistoun took over the office.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/rulers/richard-bourke-6th-earl-of-mayo)
- Next in list: [Francis Napier, 10th Lord Napier](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/rulers/lord-napier)