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List of Governors/Viceroys
(1773 -1947) |
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Governors
of
the
Presidency
of
Fort
William
(Bengal),
1774–1833 |
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No. |
Governors/
Viceroys |
From |
To
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1
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Warren
Hastings |
20
October
1773
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1
February
1785 |
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2
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Sir
John
Macpherson
(acting) |
1
February
1785
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12
September
1786 |
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3
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The
Earl
Cornwallis |
12
September
1786
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28
October
1793 |
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4
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Sir
John
Shore |
28
October
1793
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18
March
1798
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5
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Sir
Alured
Clarke(acting) |
18
March
1798
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18
May
1798
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6
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The
Marquess
Wellesley
[2] |
18
May
1798
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30
July
1805
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7
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The
Marquess
Cornwallis |
30
July
1805
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5
October
1805
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8
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Sir
George
Barlow,
Bt
(acting) |
10
October
1805
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31
July
1807
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9
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The
Lord
Minto |
31
July
1807
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4
October
1813
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10
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The
Marquess
of
Hastings |
4
October
1813
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9
January
1823 |
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11
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John
Adam
(acting)
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9
January
1823
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1
August
1823
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12
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The
Lord
Amherst |
1
August
1823
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13
March
1828
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13
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William
Butterworth
Bayley
(acting) |
13
March
1828
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4
July
1828
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14
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Lord
William
Bentinck |
4
July
1828
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1833
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Governors-General
of
India,
1833–1858 |
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14
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Lord
William
Bentinck |
1833
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20
March
1835
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15
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Sir
Charles
Metcalfe,
Bt(acting) |
20
March
1835
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4
March
1836
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16
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The
Lord
Auckland |
4
March
1836
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28
February
1842
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17
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The
Lord
Ellenborough |
28
February
1842
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June
1844
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18
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William
Wilberforce
Bird
(acting) |
June
1844
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23
July
1844
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19
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Sir
Henry
Hardinge |
23
July
1844
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12
January
1848
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20
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The
Marquess
of
Dalhousie |
12
January
1848
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28
February
1856
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21
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The
Viscount
Canning |
28
February
1856
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1
November
1858
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Governors-General
and
Viceroys
of
India,
1858–1947
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21
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The
Earl
Canning |
1
November
1858
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21
March
1862
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22
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The
Earl
of
Elgin |
21
March
1862
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20
November
1863
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23
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Sir
Robert
Napier(acting) |
21
November
1863
2
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December
1863
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24
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Sir
William
Denison(acting) |
2
December
1863
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12
January
1864
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25
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Sir
John
Lawrence,
Bt |
12
January
1864
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12
January
1869
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26
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The
Earl
of
Mayo |
12
January
1869
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8
February
1872
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27
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Sir
John
Strachey(acting) |
9
February
1872
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23
February
1872
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28
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The
Lord
Napier(acting) |
24
February
1872
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3
May
1872
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29
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The
Lord
Northbrook |
3
May
1872
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12
April
1876
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30
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The
Lord
Lytton |
12
April
1876
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8
June
1880
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31
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The
Marquess
of
Ripon |
8
June
1880
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13
December
1884
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32
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The
Earl
of
Dufferin |
13
December
1884
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10
December
1888
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33
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The
Marquess
of
Lansdowne |
10
December
1888
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11
October
1894
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34
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The
Earl
of
Elgin |
11
October
1894
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6
January
1899
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35
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The
Lord
Curzon
of
Kedleston |
6
January
1899
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18
November
1905
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36
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The
Earl
of
Minto |
18
November
1905
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23
November
1910 |
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37
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The
Lord
Hardinge
of
Penshurst |
23
November
1910
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April
1916
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38
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The
Lord
Chelmsford |
4
April
1916
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2
April
1921
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39
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The
Earl
of
Reading |
2
April
1921
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3
April
1926
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40
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The
Lord
Irwin |
3
April
1926
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18
April
1931
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41
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The
Earl
of
Willingdon |
18
April
1931
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18
April
1936
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42
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The
Marquess
of
Linlithgow |
18
April
1936
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1
October
1943
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43
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The
Viscount
Wavell |
1
October
1943
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21
February
1947 |
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44
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The
Viscount
Mountbatten
of
Burma |
21
February
1947
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15
August
1947
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