Governor-Generals & Viceroys of India

	Name	Term	Major Events
1	Warren Hastings (1732–1818)	20 OCT 1773 1 FEB 1785	Regulating Act of 1773; Supreme Court at Calcutta Asiatic Society of Bengal; English Translation of Gita
2	Sir John Macpherson (acting) (1745–1821)	1 FEB 1785 12 SEP 1786
3	The Earl Cornwallis (1738–1805)	12 SEP 1786 28 OCT 1793	Established lower courts and appellate courts Sanskrit College established by Jonathan Duncan Permanent Settlement in Bihar and Bengal in 1793 Introduction of Cornwallis Code Introduction of Civil Services in India
4	Sir John Shore (1751–1834)	28 OCT 1793 18 MAR 1798	Policy of Non-intervention Charter Act of 1793
5	Sir Alured Clarke (acting) (1744–1832)	18 MAR 1798 18 MAY 1798
6	The Marquess Wellesley (1760–1842)	18 MAY 1798 30 JUL 1805	Introduction of Subsidiary Alliance IV-Anglo Mysore War 1799; Fort William College Calcutta Formation of Madras Presidency in 1801
7	The Marquess Cornwallis (1738–1805)	30 JUL 1805 5 OCT 1805
8	Sir George Barlow, (acting) (1762–1847)	10 OCT 1805 31 JUL 1807	* Sepoy mutiny at Vellore took place during his tenure
9	The Lord Minto (1751–1814)	31 JUL 1807 4 OCT 1813	Charter Act of 1813
10	The Marquess of Hastings (1754–1826)	4 OCT 1813 9 JAN 1823	Ended the policy of Non-intervention Third Anglo-Maratha War (1816-1818) Creation of Bombay Presidency in 1818 Establishment of Ryotwari System in Madras
11	John Adam (acting) (1779–1825)	9 JAN 1823 1 AUG 1823
12	The Lord Amherst (1773–1857)	1 AUG 1823 13 MAR 1828
13	William Butterworth Bayley (acting) (1782–1860)	13 MAR 1828 4 JUL 1828
14	Lord William Bentinck (1774–1839)	4 JUL 1828 1833	Bengal Sati Regulation, 1829 Charter Act 1833
14	Lord William Bentinck (1774–1839)	1833 20 MAR 1835
15	Sir Charles Metcalfe (acting) (1785–1846)	20 MAR 1835 4 MAR 1836
16	The Lord Auckland (1784–1849)	4 MAR 1836 28 FEB 1842
17	The Lord Ellenborough (1790–1871)	28 FEB 1842 JUN 1844
18	William Wilberforce Bird (acting) (1784–1857)	JUN 1844 23 JUL 1844
19	Sir Henry Hardinge (1785–1856)	23 JUL 1844 12 JAN 1848
20	The Marquess of Dalhousie (1812–1860)	12 JAN 1848 28 FEB 1856	Doctrine of Lapse; Charles Wood Dispatch 1st Railway line connecting Bombay and Thane Post Office Act, 1854; Public Works Department Engineering College was established at Roorkee
21	The Viscount Canning (1812–1862)	28 FEB 1856 1 NOV 1858	University of Bombay, Calcutta and Madras set up 1857 The revolt of 1857 The Government of India Act, 1858 Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act, 1856
21	The Earl Canning (1812–1862)	1 NOV 1858 21 MAR 1862
22	The Earl of Elgin (1811–1863)	21 MAR 1862 20 NOV 1863
23	Sir Robert Napier (acting) (1810–1890)	21 NOV 1863 2 DEC 1863
24	Sir William Denison (acting) (1804–1871)	2 DEC 1863 12 JAN 1864
25	Sir John Lawrence (1811–1879)	12 JAN 1864 12 JAN 1869
26	The Earl of MAYO (1822–1872)	12 JAN 1869 8 FEB 1872
27	Sir John Strachey (acting) (1823–1907)	9 FEB 1872 23 FEB 1872
28	The Lord Napier (acting) (1819–1898)	24 FEB 1872 3 MAY 1872
29	The Lord Northbrook (1826–1904)	3 MAY 1872 12 APR 1876
30	The Lord Lytton (1831–1891)	12 APR 1876 8 JUN 1880
31	The Marquess of Ripon (1827–1909)	8 JUN 1880 13 DEC 1884	First Factory Act(1881); Ilbert Bill Controversy Repeal of the Vernacular Press Act (1882)
32	The Earl of Dufferin (1826–1902)	13 DEC 1884 10 DEC 1888
33	The Marquess of Lansdowne (1845–1927)	10 DEC 1888 11 OCT 1894
34	The Earl of Elgin (1849–1917)	11 OCT 1894 6 JAN 1899
35	The Lord Curzon of Kedleston (1859–1925)	6 JAN 1899 18 NOV 1905
36	The Earl of Minto (1845–1914)	18 NOV 1905 23 NOV 1910
37	The Lord Hardinge of Penshurst (1858–1944)	23 NOV 1910 4 APR 1916
38	The Lord Chelmsford (1868–1933)	4 APR 1916 2 APR 1921
39	The Earl of Reading (1860–1935)	2 APR 1921 3 APR 1926
40	The Lord Irwin (1881–1959)	3 APR 1926 18 APR 1931
41	The Earl of Willingdon (1866–1941)	18 APR 1931 18 APR 1936
42	The Marquess of Linlithgow (1887–1952)	18 APR 1936 1 OCT 1943
43	The Viscount Wavell (1883–1950)	1 OCT 1943 21 FEB 1947
44	The Viscount Mountbatten of Burma (1900–1979)	21 FEB 1947 15 AUG 1947
44	The Viscount Mountbatten of Burma (1900–1979)	15 AUG 1947 21 JUN 1948
45	C. Rajagopalachari (1878–1972)	21 JUN 1948 26 JAN 1950

1

Warren Hastings
(1732–1818)

20 OCT 1773
1 FEB 1785

Regulating Act of 1773; Supreme Court at Calcutta
Asiatic Society of Bengal; English Translation of Gita

2

Sir John Macpherson (acting)
(1745–1821)

1 FEB 1785
12 SEP 1786

3

The Earl Cornwallis
(1738–1805)

12 SEP 1786
28 OCT 1793

Established lower courts and appellate courts
Sanskrit College established by Jonathan Duncan
Permanent Settlement in Bihar and Bengal in 1793
Introduction of Cornwallis Code
Introduction of Civil Services in India

4

Sir John Shore
(1751–1834)

28 OCT 1793
18 MAR 1798

Policy of Non-intervention
Charter Act of 1793

5

Sir Alured Clarke (acting)
(1744–1832)

18 MAR 1798
18 MAY 1798

6

The Marquess Wellesley
(1760–1842)

18 MAY 1798
30 JUL 1805

Introduction of Subsidiary Alliance
IV-Anglo Mysore War 1799; Fort William College Calcutta
Formation of Madras Presidency in 1801

7

The Marquess Cornwallis
(1738–1805)

30 JUL 1805
5 OCT 1805

8

Sir George Barlow, (acting)
(1762–1847)

10 OCT 1805
31 JUL 1807

* Sepoy mutiny at Vellore took place during his tenure

9

The Lord Minto
(1751–1814)

31 JUL 1807
4 OCT 1813

Charter Act of 1813

10

The Marquess of Hastings
(1754–1826)

4 OCT 1813
9 JAN 1823

Ended the policy of Non-intervention
Third Anglo-Maratha War (1816-1818)
Creation of Bombay Presidency in 1818
Establishment of Ryotwari System in Madras

11

John Adam (acting)
(1779–1825)

9 JAN 1823
1 AUG 1823

12

The Lord Amherst
(1773–1857)

1 AUG 1823
13 MAR 1828

13

William Butterworth Bayley (acting)
(1782–1860)

13 MAR 1828
4 JUL 1828

14

Lord William Bentinck
(1774–1839)

4 JUL 1828
1833

Bengal Sati Regulation, 1829
Charter Act 1833

14

Lord William Bentinck
(1774–1839)

1833
20 MAR 1835

15

Sir Charles Metcalfe (acting)
(1785–1846)

20 MAR 1835
4 MAR 1836

16

The Lord Auckland
(1784–1849)

4 MAR 1836
28 FEB 1842

17

The Lord Ellenborough
(1790–1871)

28 FEB 1842
JUN 1844

18

William Wilberforce Bird (acting)
(1784–1857)

JUN 1844
23 JUL 1844

19

Sir Henry Hardinge
(1785–1856)

23 JUL 1844
12 JAN 1848

20

The Marquess of Dalhousie
(1812–1860)

12 JAN 1848
28 FEB 1856

Doctrine of Lapse; Charles Wood Dispatch
1st Railway line connecting Bombay and Thane
Post Office Act, 1854; Public Works Department
Engineering College was established at Roorkee

21

The Viscount Canning
(1812–1862)

28 FEB 1856
1 NOV 1858

University of Bombay, Calcutta and Madras set up 1857
The revolt of 1857
The Government of India Act, 1858
Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act, 1856

21

The Earl Canning
(1812–1862)

1 NOV 1858
21 MAR 1862

22

The Earl of Elgin
(1811–1863)

21 MAR 1862
20 NOV 1863

23

Sir Robert Napier (acting)
(1810–1890)

21 NOV 1863
2 DEC 1863

24

Sir William Denison (acting)
(1804–1871)

2 DEC 1863
12 JAN 1864

25

Sir John Lawrence
(1811–1879)

12 JAN 1864
12 JAN 1869

26

The Earl of MAYO
(1822–1872)

12 JAN 1869
8 FEB 1872

27

Sir John Strachey (acting)
(1823–1907)

9 FEB 1872
23 FEB 1872

28

The Lord Napier (acting)
(1819–1898)

24 FEB 1872
3 MAY 1872

29

The Lord Northbrook
(1826–1904)

3 MAY 1872
12 APR 1876

30

The Lord Lytton
(1831–1891)

12 APR 1876
8 JUN 1880

31

The Marquess of Ripon
(1827–1909)

8 JUN 1880
13 DEC 1884

First Factory Act(1881); Ilbert Bill Controversy
Repeal of the Vernacular Press Act (1882)

32

The Earl of Dufferin
(1826–1902)

13 DEC 1884
10 DEC 1888

33

The Marquess of Lansdowne
(1845–1927)

10 DEC 1888
11 OCT 1894

34

The Earl of Elgin
(1849–1917)

11 OCT 1894
6 JAN 1899

35

The Lord Curzon of Kedleston
(1859–1925)

6 JAN 1899
18 NOV 1905

36

The Earl of Minto
(1845–1914)

18 NOV 1905
23 NOV 1910

37

The Lord Hardinge of Penshurst
(1858–1944)

23 NOV 1910
4 APR 1916

38

The Lord Chelmsford
(1868–1933)

4 APR 1916
2 APR 1921

39

The Earl of Reading
(1860–1935)

2 APR 1921
3 APR 1926

40

The Lord Irwin
(1881–1959)

3 APR 1926
18 APR 1931

41

The Earl of Willingdon
(1866–1941)

18 APR 1931
18 APR 1936

42

The Marquess of Linlithgow
(1887–1952)

18 APR 1936
1 OCT 1943

43

The Viscount Wavell
(1883–1950)

1 OCT 1943
21 FEB 1947

44

The Viscount Mountbatten of Burma
(1900–1979)

21 FEB 1947
15 AUG 1947

44

The Viscount Mountbatten of Burma
(1900–1979)

15 AUG 1947
21 JUN 1948

45

C. Rajagopalachari
(1878–1972)

21 JUN 1948
26 JAN 1950