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List of Governors-General
Name
Term of office Notable events
(Birth–Death)
Governors General of the Presidency of Fort William (Bengal), 1773–1833
 Regulating Act of 1773
 Supreme Council of Bengal
 Asiatic Society of Bengal
 Stopped Mughal pension to Shah Alam II
 Abolished the Dual System in Bengal
 Moved Treasury from Murshidabad to Calcutta
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1  Bengal Gazette- First Indian newspaper published
Warren Hastings October
(1732-1818) 1773
February  First Anglo-Maratha War (1775–82)
1785  Second Anglo-Mysore war (1780–84)
 First Rohilla War of 1773–1774
 "Ring fence policy"
 Second Rohilla War 1779
 Experimentation on land settlements. (1772-five years
settlement, changed to 1 year in 1776)
 English Translation of Bhagwat Gita[2]
John Macpherson (acting) 1 February 12 Sept
(1745–1821) 1785 1786
 Established lower courts and appellate courts
 Permanent Settlement in Bihar and Bengal in 1793
 3rd Mysore war
Charles Cornwallis 12 28
The Marquess Cornwallis September October  Introduction of Cornwallis Code
(1738–1805) 1786 1793  Introduction of Civil Services in India
 Sanskrit Vidyalaya at Benares (now Varanasi)
established by Johnathan Duncan(then Governor
of Bombay)
28  Policy of Non-intervention
John Shore 18 March
October  Charter Act of 1793
(1751–1834) 1798
1793  Battle of Kharda between Nizam and Marathas (1795)
Alured Clarke (acting) 18 March 18 May
(1744–1832) 1798 1798
 Introduction of Subsidiary Alliance
Richard Wellesley,
18 May 30 July  Fourth Anglo Mysore War 1799
Earl of Mornington
(1760–1842)
1798 1805  Second Anglo-Maratha War (1803–05)
 Fort William College at Calcutta
The Marquess Cornwallis 30 July 5 October
(1738–1805) 1805 1805
 Sepoy mutiny at Vellore (The prelude to the First
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Sir George Barlow, Bt (acting) 31 July War of Independence of India)
October
(1762–1847)
1805
1807  Bank of Calcutta established(later Imperial Bank of
India, now State Bank of India)
 Charter Act of 1813
The Lord Minto 31 July 4 October
(1751–1814) 1807 1813  Treaty of Amritsar, 1809 with The Great Maharaja
Ranjit Singh

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  Ended the policy of Non-intervention
 Third Anglo-Maratha War (1816-1818)
 Treaty of Sugauli
 Creation of Bombay Presidency in 1818
Francis Rawdon-Hastings,  Establishment of Ryotwari System in Madras
4 October 9 January
The Earl of Moira
1813 1823  Hindu College (now Presidency University)
(1754–1826) at Calcutta in 1817
 The Pindari War (1817-1818) (Complete Destruction of
the Pindari Clan of India)
 General Committee of Public Instruction was formed in
1823
 Licensing Regulations
John Adam (acting) 9 January 1 August
1823 1823  Calcutta Unitarian Committee established by The
(1779–1825)
Great Raja Ram Mohan Roy
 First Anglo-Burmese War (1824–26) (East India
Company crushes Burmese King Bagyidaw and
The Lord Amherst 1 August 13 March annexes Assam, Manipur, Arakan and Tenasserim)
(1773–1857) 1823 1828  Treaty of Yandabo, 1826 (East India Company
humiliates and extracts 1 million Pounds from
the Burmese King Bagyidaw)
William Butterworth
13 March 4 July
Bayley (acting)
1828 1828
(1782–1860)
Governors-General of India, 1833–1858
 First Governor General of India
 Bengal Sati Regulation, 1829
 Mahalwari System in Central India,Punjab And
Western UP.
Lord William Bentinck 4 July 20 March  Charter Act, 1833 (Christian Missionaries get
(1774–1839) 1828 1835 Exclusive rights to spread Christianity in British
India which included the present day Pakistan)
 Saint Helena Act 1833
 English Education Act 1835
 Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata
Charles Metcalfe, Bt
20 March 4 March  Repealed 1823 Licensing Regulations
(acting)
1835 1836  Known as Liberator of India Press
(1785–1846)
 Tripartite Treaty between British, Shah Shuja (a cruel
Afghan traitor) and The Great Maharaja Ranjit
Singhagainst Dost Muhammad Khan.
28  The First Anglo Afghan War(1840-1842) (British
The Lord Auckland 4 March
February Armymassacred by the strong Afghan army and militia
(1784–1849) 1836
1842 during the 1842 Retreat from Kabul-worst British
Military disaster)
 Bank of Bombay established(later Imperial Bank of
India, now State Bank of India)
 Gwalior War (1843) (British Crush Marathas once and
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The Lord Ellenborough June for all)
February
(1790–1871)
1842
1844  Bank of Madras established(later Imperial Bank of
India, now State Bank of India)
William Wilberforce Bird (acting) June 23 July
(1784–1857) 1844 1844
Henry Hardinge 23 July 12  The First Anglo-Sikh War (1845–46) (British

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 (1785–1856) 1844 January Empire crushes the Sikh Empire and confiscate major
1848 portion of its territory)
 Treaty of
Lahore(1846) (British confiscate Kashmir from
the Sikhs and sell it to Raja of Jammu for 75 lakh
rupees)
 Doctrine of Lapse
 Charles Wood Despatch
 Second Anglo-Burmese War (1852) (The sole aim of
Dalhousie was to humiliate and annex more of
Burmese Territories. Burma was attacked unprovoked)
 First Passenger train between Bombay and Thane
 First telegraph Line was laid between Diamond
12 28 Harbour to Calcutta.
The Earl of Dalhousie
(1812–1860)
January February  Post Office Act, 1854
1848 1856  Established Public Works Department
 The Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848-1849) (The British
completely crush The Great Sikh Empire)

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Engineering College was established at Roorkee.
 Santhal Rebellion (1855) (15000 Santhals were
brutally killed by the British Army while crushing the
rebellion. elephants were used to destroy Santhal
Dwellings)
Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act, 1856
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The Viscount Canning The Indian independent Movement 1857
February October
(1812–1862)
1856 1858 University of Calcutta, University of Bombay, and
Madras were set up in 1857
Governors-General and Viceroys of India, 1858–1947
01  The Government of India Act, 1858
The Viscount Canning 21 March
November  System of Budget introduced
(1812–1862) 1862
1858[4]  Formation of Imperial Civil Services
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The Earl of Elgin 21 March
November
(1811–1863) 1862
1863
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Robert Napier (acting)
November December
(1810–1890)
1863 1863
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William Denison (acting)
December January
(1804–1871)
1863 1864
 Bhutan War (1864-65) (The British crushed an army-
less Bhutan and annexed Assam and Bengal Duars)
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Sir John Lawrence, Bt  Establishment of Shimla as India's summer capital in
January January
(1811–1879) 1863
1864 1869
 The Tabernacle of New Dispensation, a new Church
established by Keshub Chandra Sen
 Assassinated by a Pathan Sher Ali Afridi
 Started the Census.
12 8  Opening of Rajkumar college in Rajkot and Mayo
The Earl of Mayo
January February College at Ajmer for political training of Indian Princes
(1822–1872)
1869 1872  Started Financial decentralization
 Keshub Chandra Sen establishes Indian Reform
Association

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Sir John Strachey (acting) 9 February
February
(1823–1907) 1872
1872
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The Lord Napier (acting) 3 May
February
(1819–1898) 1872
1872
 Jyotiba Phule launches The Satyashodhak
The Lord Northbrook 3 May 12 April
Samaj in Maharashtra in 1873 against the caste
(1826–1904) 1872 1876
system and Untouchability.
 Vernacular Press Act, 1878
 Second Anglo-Afghan War
The Lord Lytton 12 April 8 June
 The Indians Arms Act (1878)[5]
(1831–1891) 1876 1880
 1st Delhi Durbar out of 3
 Queen Victoria assuming the title of 'Empress of India'
 First Factory Act (1881)
 Repeal of the Vernacular Press Act (1882)
The Marquess of Ripon 13  Ilbert Bill
8 June
(Pro-Indian Viceroy of India)
1880
December  Government resolution on local self-government
(1827–1909) 1884 (1882)
 Appointment of Education Commission under Sir
William Hunter
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The Earl of Dufferin  Formation of Indian National Congress
December December
(1826–1902)  Third Anglo-Burmese War
1884 1888
10 11  Indian Council Act 1892
The Marquess of Lansdowne
December October  Factory Act 1891
(1845–1927)
1888 1894  Setting up of Durand Commission (India-Afghanistan)
The Earl of Elgin (1849–1917) (He
said, "India is the pivot of our
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Empire.... If the Empire loses any 6 January
October
other part of its Dominion we can 1899
1894
survive, but if we lose India, the
sun of our Empire will have set."
 Partition of Bengal (1905)
 2st Delhi Durbar out of 3 (1903)
 Appointment of Police Commission under Sir Andrew
18 Frazer
The Lord Curzon of Kedleston 6 January
(1859–1925) 1899
November  Appointment of Raleigh University Commission (1902)
1905  Passing of Indian Universities Act 1904
 2nd Swadeshi Movement (1905-1911)
against Partition of Bengal by Lal-Bal-Pal-Aurbindo
Ghosh)
 Morley-Minto Reforms 1909 or The Indian Councils
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The Earl of Minto Act 1909
November November
(1845–1914)  Split in Congress in 1907
1905 1910
 Establishment of Muslim League by Aga Khan (1906)
23  Third Delhi Durbar (1911)
The Lord Hardinge of Penshurst 4 April
November  Transfer of capital from Calcutta to Delhi (1911)
(1858–1944) 1916
1910  Ghadar Mutiny (1915)
 Formation of Indian Home Rule Movement (1916)
The Lord Chelmsford 4 April 2 April
 Lucknow Pact (1916)
(1868–1933) 1916 1921
 Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms (1919)

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  Government of India Act 1919
 Rowlatt Act (1919)
 Jallianwalla Bagh Massacre (1919)
 Imperial Bank of India (now State Bank of
India established in 1921)
 Malabar rebellion (1921)
The Earl of Reading 2 April 3 April
 Non-cooperation movement (1921-22)
(1860–1935) 1921 1926
 Chauri Chaura incident (1922)
 Simon Commission (1928)
 Nehru Report (1928)
 Death of Lala Lajpat Rai (1928)
 Fourteen Points of Jinnah (1929)
 Purna Swaraj declaration (1930)
 Salt March (1930)
The Lord Irwin 3 April 18 April  Dharasana Satyagraha (1930)
(1881–1959) 1926 1931  First and Second Round Table Conferences (1930-31)
 Allahabad Address (1930)
 Gandhi–Irwin Pact (1931)
 Execution of Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru,
and Sukhdev Thapar (1931)
 Butler Committee appointed in 1927 to examine the
relationship between the native states and
the Paramount Power.
 Pakistan Declaration (1933)
The Earl of Willingdon 18 April 18 April  Government of India Act 1935
(1866–1941) 1931 1936  Reserve Bank of India established by passing The
Reserve Bank of India Act 1934.
 Indian provincial elections (1937)
 Indian entry into World War II (1939)
 Day of Deliverance (1939)
 Lahore Resolution (1940)
The Marquess of Linlithgow 18 April 1 October
 Cripps Mission (1942)
(1887–1952) 1936 1943
 Formation of Indian Legion (1942)
 Quit India movement (1942)
 Formation of Indian National Army (1942)
 Bengal famine (1943)
 C. R. formula (1944)
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The Viscount Wavell 1 October  Simla Conference (1945)
February
(1883–1950) 1943
1947  Cabinet Mission (1946)
 Direct Action Day (1946)
The Viscount Mountbatten of 21
15 August
Burma February
1947
(1900–1979) 1947
The Viscount Mountbatten of
15 August 21 June
Burma
1947 1948
(1900–1979)
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C. Rajagopalachari 21 June
January
(1878–1972) 1948
1950

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