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List of governor general of india between 1750 to 1856

After war he was made first Viceroy of India. The Viscount Mountbatten of Burma [13] Name the Governor General of British India who
abolished all restrictions on vernacular press and was also known as Liberator of the Press? Charles Cornwallis The Marquess Cornwallis [nb 2]
Archived from the original on 17 July The Lord Curzon of Kedleston [nb 10] In , the Council was reduced to three members; the
Governor-General continued to have both an ordinary vote and a casting vote. You can make it easier for us to review and, hopefully, publish your
contribution by keeping a few points in mind. View All Media 1 Image. From he served as vice president, and from as president, of the Board of
Trade in the Tory conservative ministry of Sir Robert Peel. The Lord Amherst [6] When Dalhousie arrived in India in January , the country
seemed peaceful. The other Presidencies of the East India Company Madras , Bombay and Bencoolen were neither allowed to declare war on
nor make peace with an Indian prince without receiving the prior approval of the Governor-General and Council of Fort William. Lord Curzon
1 Partition of Bengal in It was settled within the year with little loss of life and with the British annexation of Rangoon and the rest of Pegu province.
Our editors will review what you've submitted, and if it meets our criteria, we'll add it to the article. He abolished the censorship of press. The
designation 'Viceroy', although it was most frequently used in ordinary parlance, had no statutory authority, and was never employed by
Parliament. Upon independence in August , the title of Viceroy was abolished. William Wilberforce Bird acting He left India in , and the
controversies aroused by his policy of annexation, which were widelyand justlycriticized as contributory factors to the mutiny and rebellion
of , overshadowed his achievements in modernization. The Lord Napier acting Following the adoption of the Government of India Act of , the
Governor-General as representing the Crown became known as the Viceroy. Richard Wellesley , Earl of Mornington [4] The Charter Act
made further changes to the structure of the Council. Any text you add should be original, not copied from other sources. Warren Hastings Warren
Hastings succeeded Clive in and became the first Governor of Bengal for two years and in , after enactment of Regulating Act of , he became first
Governor-General of Bengal. The Governor-General continued to be the sole representative of the Crown, and the Government of India continued
to be vested in the Governor-General-in-Council. The Lord Northbrook Use dmy dates from March Use Indian English from July All
Wikipedia articles written in Indian English All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from April Articles with
unsourced statements from October Most Governors-General and Viceroys were peers. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Enter your comment here In
, motivated by corruption in the Company, the British government assumed partial control over the governance of India with the passage of the
Regulating Act of From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lord Wellesley , who is reputed to have said that 'India should be governed from a
palace , not from a country house ', constructed a grand mansion , known as Government House, between and The Lord Chelmsford The Earl
of Elgin Before winning the presidency, Obama represented Illinois in the U. Thereafter, he was appointed by the sovereign on the advice of
the British government; the Secretary of State for India , a member of the UK Cabinet , was responsible for instructing him on the exercise of his
powers. At the bottom of the article, feel free to list any sources that support your changes, so that we can fully understand their context.
Redirected from Governer-General of India. Of those Viceroys who were not peers, Sir John Shore was a baronet , and Lord William Bentinck
was entitled to the courtesy title ' Lord ' because he was the son of a Duke. Governors-General of India Lists of governors-general India history-
related lists. Thank you for your feedback. Richard Wellesley , Earl of Mornington [nb 3] James Andrew Broun Ramsay, marquess and 10th
earl of Dalhousie. Louis Mountbatten continued C. The British Raj is an informal term for the period of British rule of most of the Indian
subcontinent, or present-day India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka previously known as Ceylon. Henry Hardinge [8] Complete authority
over all of British India was granted in , and the official came to be known as the "Governor-General of India". Representatives of the monarch in
Commonwealth realms and Dominions. This article is about the position of Governor-General of India. It was customary for a ruler without a
natural heir to ask the British government whether he could adopt a son to succeed him. Redirected from List of Governors-General of India.
Thank You for Your Contribution! The power to appoint all five members passed to the Crown in The Viceroy nonetheless retained significant
power over legislation. Help us improve this article! The revolt of After an undistinguished career as an undergraduate at Christ Church, Oxford, he
married Lady Susan Hay in and entered Parliament the following year.

Governors-General of India (1772-1857)


The office of Governor-General continued to exist as a ceremonial post in each of the new dominions until they adopted republican constitutions in
and respectively.. The Earl of Dalhousie [nb 8] The office was created in , with the title of Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort
William. East India Company When at sea, only the Viceroy flew the flag from the mainmast, while other officials flew it from the foremast. To
follow a channel click the Help us improve this article! If you prefer to suggest your own revision of the article, you can go to edit mode requires
login. Lord William Bentinck His confidence in Western institutions and his ability as an administrator immediately led him to attend to the
development of a communication and transportation system. In any event, he was created marquess for his efforts. Complete authority over all of
British India was granted in , and the official came to be known as the "Governor-General of India". Lord Wavell 1 Cabinet Mission Plan.
Contents of this page: More than 70 percent of worldwide online search requests are handled First English translation of Bhagawadagita was done
by Charles Willkins and the introduction was written by Warren Hastings. From to , the Governor-General of India used a dark blue flag bearing
the royal crest a lion standing on the Crown , beneath which was the word 'India' in gold majuscules. The Earl of Reading Wikimedia
Commons has media related to Governors-General of India. The Marquess of Linlithgow Only two years earlier, however, the army of the
Punjab , an independent state founded by the religious and military sect of the Sikhs , had precipitated a war that the British had won only with
great difficulty. In these various ways, the annexation of Oudh contributed to the mutiny and rebellion of the following year. Throughout his life he
derived energy and satisfaction from the thought that he was achieving public success in spite of private handicaps. The Lord Amherst [6] The
decision of the Council was binding on the Governor-General. Notify me of new comments via email. Lord Lansdowne 1 Indian Council Act
was passed in The Governor-General of India or, from to , the Viceroy and Governor-General of India , commonly shortened to Viceroy of India
was originally the head of the British administration in India and, later, after Indian independence and Pakistani Independence and in , the
representative of the Indian monarch and head of state. The Regulating Act, however, granted them additional powers relating to foreign affairs and
defence. Following the adoption of the Government of India Act of , the Governor-General as representing the Crown became known as the
Viceroy. He was the third Bhutan War Establishment of Shimla as India's summer capital in The Governor-General continued to be the sole
representative of the Crown, and the Government of India continued to be vested in the Governor-General-in-Council. The Marquess of
Lansdowne Anonymous 29 October at Council of India and Viceroy's Executive Council. The Government of India Act created the office of
Secretary of State for India in to oversee the affairs of India, which was advised by a new Council of India with 15 members based in London.

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Lord Auckland First Afghan war. The Governor-General, while exercising many functions, was referred to as the "Governor-General list of
governor general of india between 1750 to 1856 Council. The Lord Lytton Introduction of civil services in India. The Lord Chelmsford
The governor-general now also the viceroy headed the central government of India, which administered the provinces of British Indiaincluding
the PunjabBengalBombayMadrasthe United Provincesand others. Assassinated by a Pathan Sher Ali Afridi. The Lord Lytton Widow
Remariage Act Graphical Representation of Price Elasticity of Demand. In the north-western Provinces the Mahalwari system was introduced. He
was the third Governors of Fort William in Bengal Partition of Bengal Second Delhi Darbar He converted British empire in India into British empire
because he covered largest area. Soil geography deals with the distribution of soils as function of the five recognized soil-forming factors climate,
flora and fauna i His confidence in Western institutions and his ability as an administrator immediately led him to attend to the development of a
communication and transportation system. Rajagopalachari became the only Indian Governor-General. Who was the first Viceroy of British India?
Having a tough time deciding where to go on vacation? Lord Cornwallis Lord Cornwallis established lower grade courts and Appellate courts.
While the Governor-General list of governor general of india between 1750 to 1856 became the controller of foreign policy in India, he was
not the explicit head of British India. To follow a channel click the The Lord Northbrook View All Media 1 Image. Hyderabad was the first
state to accept Subsidiary Alliance. Local officers urged immediate action, but he delayed, and Sikh disaffection spread throughout the Punjab.
Provisional governors-general were often chosen from among the provincial governors. Drawing on the knowledge he had acquired in London at
the Board of Trade, he laid the foundation of future railway development, outlining the basic concept of trunk and branch lines and making
provisions to safeguard both the railway workers and the property owners affected by railway construction. Lord Mayo 1 Census was held in
Inthe Lieutenant Governor of Bengal took up residence there. His greatest achievement was the molding of these provinces into a modern
centralized state. John Adam acting

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