British Governor Generals/Viceroys
Warren Hastings 1774 -1785
First Governor General in India. (Hewas the appointedas the Governor General of Fort William, but he exercised control over East India
Company officials all over India.) He was impeached in England for his wrong-doings, namely The Rohilla War, Trial and execution of Nand
Kumar, Case of Raja Chait Singh and
Begums of Oudh.
Lord Cornwallis 1786 -1793
Permanent Settlement, an agreement between the East India Company and
Bengali landlords to fix revenues to be
raised from land was introducedduring his period.
Lord Wellesley 1798 -1825
He introduced the Subsidiary Alliance, under which the Indian ruler agreed to keep. British forces in his territory.
The first state to accept the Subsidiary Alliance was the State of Hyderabad.
Lord William Bentick 1828 -1835
First to be designated as the Governor General of India in 1828. He outlawed the practice of Sati and also introduced English education in
India
Lord Dalhousie 1848 - 1856
He introduced the infamous'Doctrine of Lapse'. He also brought Railways and Telegraph to India. He
is also known as the maker of modern India.
Lord Canning 1856 - 1862
He was the Governor General
during the mutiny of 1857. He was appointed the first Viceroy after the war.
Lord Mayo 1869 - 1872
He was the Viceroy of India,who was killed by a convict in the Andaman Islands. The first census of India was
conducted which did not however
include some territories in India.
Lord Lytton 1876 - 1880
The Delhi durbar or the Imperial Durbar in which Queen Victoria was
proclaimed Kaisar-i-Hind was held
during his period on 01 Jan 1877.
Lord Rippon 1880 - 1884
He introduced the dual system of governance. The first complete and synchronouscensus of British Territories in India was conducted in
1881 during his period. He was also
associated with Ilbert Billwhich sought to allow Indian judges to try British offenders.He is hailed as the Father of
Local Self Government inIndia.
Lord Dufferin 1884 - 1888
The Indian National Congress was formed during his period.
Lord Curzon 1899 -1905
Partition of Bengal and launch of Swadeshi Movement
Lord Hardinge 1910 - 1916
The Capital of India was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi during his tenure in
1911.George V, the King of England visited India to attend the Delhi durbar in 1911. Anassassination attempt was made on his life by Rash Bihari Bose and others.
Lord Chelmsford 1916 -1921
The Jallianwala Bagh tragedyof 1919 occured during hisperiod. Montague Chelmsford reforms, Rowlatt Act,
Khilafat movement are other events
associated with his period
Lord Reading 1921 -1926
Chauri Chaura incident occurred during his period. Mahatma Gandhi was imprisoned for the first time in India.
Lord Irwin 1926 - 1931
His period is associated with First Round Table Conference,Simon Commission, Gandhi Irwin pact and the famous Dandi March.
Lord Willingdon 1931 - 1936
Second and Third Round Table Conferences were held during His period. Communal award was given by British PM Ramsay Macdonald and
the Poona Pact between Mahatma
Gandhi and Dr. Ambedkar was signed during his period.
Lord Linlithgow 1936 - 1943
Cripps Mission visited India and the Quit India resolution was passed during his tenure.
Lord Wavell 1943 -1947
Shimla conference and Cabinet mission are associated with his
period.