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BRITISH GOVERNOR GENERALS/VICEROYS OF

INDIA

Governor
General/Viceroy Period Points to remember

Warren Hastings 1774 - First Governor General in India. (He
1785 was the appointed as 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 - Permanent Settlement, an agreement
1793 between the East India Company and
Bengali landlords to fix revenues to be
raised from land was introduced
during his period.

Lord Wellesley 1798 - He introduced the Subsidiary Alliance,
1825 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 1828 - First to be designated as the Governor
Bentick 1835 General of India in 1828. He outlawed
the practice of Sati and also introduced
English education in India.

Lord Dalhousie 1848 - He introduced the infamous 'Doctrine
1856 of Lapse'. He also brought Railways
and Telegraph to India. He is also
known as the maker of modern India.
Lord Canning 1856 - He was the Governor General during
1862 the mutiny of 1857. He was appointed
the first Viceroy after the war.

Lord Mayo 1869 - He was the Viceroy of India, who was
1872 killed by a convict in the Andaman