Governors-General of India

Governors of the Presidency of Fort William (Bengal), 1774–1833

Name Entered office Left office Warren Hastings 20 October 1773 1 February 1785 Sir John Macpherson (acting) 1 February 1785 12 September 1786 The Earl Cornwallis 12 September 1786 28 October 1793 Sir John Shore 28 October 1793 March 1798 Sir Alured Clarke (acting) March 1798 18 May 1798 The Earl of Mornington 18 May 1798 30 July 1805 The Marquess Cornwallies 30 July 1805 5 October 1805 Sir George Barlow (acting) 10 October 1805 31 July 1807 The Lord Minto 31 July 1807 4 October 1813 The Earl of Moira 4 October 1813 9 January 1823 John Adam (acting) 9 January 1823 1 August 1823 The Lord Amherst   1 August 1823 13 March 1828 William Butterworth Bavley (acting) 13 March 1828 4 July 1828 Lord William Bentinc 4 July 1828 1833

Governors-General of india, 1833–1858

Name Entered office Left office Lord William Bentinck 1833 20 March 1835 Sir Charles Metcalfe, Bt (acting) 20 March 1835 4 March 1836 The Lord Auckland 4 March 1836 28 February 1842 The Lord Ellenborough 28 February 1842 June 1844 William Wilberforce Bird (acting) June 1844 23 July 1844 Sir Henry Hardinge 23 July 1844 12 January 1848 The Earl of Dalhousie 12 January 1848 28 February 1856 The Viscount Canning 28 February 1856 1 November 1858

Governors-General and Viceroys of India, 1858–1947

Name Entered office Left office The Viscount Canning 1 November 1858 21 March 1862 The Earl of Egine 21 March 1862 20 November 1863 Sir Robert Napier (acting) 21 November 1863 2 December 1863 Sir William Denison (acting) 2 December 1863 12 January 1864 Sir John Lawrence, Bt 12 January 1864 12 January 1869 The Earl of Mayo 12 January 1869 8 February 1872 Sir John Strachey (acting) 9 February 1872 23 February 1872 The Lord Napier (acting) 24 February 1872 3 May 1872 The Lord Northbrook 3 May 1872 12 April 1876 The Lord Lytton 12 April 1876 8 June 1880 The Marquess of Ripon 8 June 1880 13 December 1884 The Earl of Dufferin 13 December 1884 10 December 1888 The Marwuess of Lansdowne 10 December 1888 11 October 1894 The Eral of Elgin 11 October 1894 6 January 1899 The Lord Curzon of Kedleston 6 January 1899 18 November 1905 The Earl of Minto 18 November 1905 23 November 1910 The Lord Hardinge of Penshurst 23 November 1910 4 April 1916 The Lord Chelmsford 4 April 1916 2 April 1921 The Earl of Reading 2 April 1921 3 April 1926 The Lord Irwin 3 April 1926 18 April 1931 The Earl of Willingdon 18 April 1931 18 April 1936 The Marquess of Linlithgow 18 April 1936 1 October 1943 The Viscount Wavell 1 October 1943 21 February 1947 The Viscount Mountbatten of Burma 21 February 1947 15 August 1947

Governors-General of India, 1947–1950

Name	Entered office	Left office
The Viscount Mountbatten of Burma	15 August 1947	21 June 1948
C. Rajgopalachari	21 June 1948	26 January 1950