British Governor Generals in India

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British Governor Generals/Viceroys

Governor General/Viceroy	Period	Points to remember
Warren Hastings	1774 - 1785	First Governor General in India. (He 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 - 1793	Permanent Settlement, an agreement between the East India Company and Bengali landlords to fix revenues to be raised from land was introduced during his period.
Lord Wellesley	1798 - 1825	He introduced the Subsidiary Alliance, 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 Bentick	1828 - 1835	First to be designated as the Governor General of India in 1828. He outlawed the practice of Sati and also introduced English education in India.
Lord Dalhousie	1848 - 1856	He introduced the infamous 'Doctrine of Lapse'. He also brought Railways and Telegraph to India. He is also known as the maker of modern India.
Lord Canning	1856 - 1862	He was the Governor General during the mutiny of 1857. He was appointed the first Viceroy after the war.
Lord Mayo	1869 - 1872	He was the Viceroy of India, who was killed by a convict in the Andaman Islands. The first census of India was conducted which did not however include some territories in India.
Lord Lytton	1876 - 1880	The Delhi durbar or the Imperial Durbar in which Queen Victoria was proclaimed Kaisar-i-Hind was held during his period on 01 Jan 1877.
Lord Rippon	1880 - 1884	He introduced the dual system of governance. The first complete and synchronous census of British Territories in India was conducted in 1881 during his period. He was also associated with Ilbert Bill which sought to allow Indian judges to try British offenders. He is hailed as the Father of Local Self Government in India.
Lord Dufferin	1884 - 1888	The Indian National Congress was formed during his period.
Lord Curzon	1899 - 1905	Partition of Bengal and launch of Swadeshi Movement.
Lord Hardinge	1910 - 1916	The Capital of India was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi during his tenure in 1911. George V, the King of England visited India to attend the Delhi durbar in 1911. An assassination attempt was made on his life by Rash Bihari Bose and others.
Lord Chelmsford	1916 - 1921	The Jallianwala Bagh tragedy of 1919 occured during his period. Montague Chelmsford reforms, Rowlatt Act, Khilafat movement are other events associated with his period.
Lord Reading	1921 - 1926	Chauri Chaura incident occurred during his period. Mahatma Gandhi was imprisoned for the first time in India.
Lord Irwin	1926 - 1931	His period is associated with First Round Table Conference, Simon Commission, Gandhi Irwin pact and the famous Dandi March.
Lord Willingdon	1931 - 1936	Second and Third Round Table Conferences were held during his period. Communal award was given by British PM Ramsay Macdonald and the Poona Pact between Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Ambedkar was signed during his period.
Lord Linlithgow	1936 - 1943	Cripps Mission visited India and the Quit India resolution was passed during his tenure.
Lord Wavell	1943 - 1947	Simla conference and Cabinet mission are associated with his period.

Important dates during British rule in India

Year	Importance
1857	First war of Indian independence also called the Sepoy Mutiny by the British.
1885	Formation of Indian National Congress.
1905	Partition of Bengal, Swadeshi Movement
1909	Minto Morley reforms
1911	Shifting of capital from Calcutta to Delhi.
1919	Government of India Act, 1919, Rowlatt Act, Jallianwala Bagh tragedy.
1920	Khilafat movement.
1922	Chauri Chaura outrage in UP.
1928	Visit of Simon Commission to India, Death of Lala Lajpat Rai
1929	Resolution of complete independence at Lahore session of Indian National Congress.
1930	Dandi March, Launch of the Civil Disobedience Movement.
1931	Gandhi Irwin pact, execution of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru
1935	Government of India Act
1942	Quit India movement, Formation of Azad Hind Fauz.
1943	Visit of Cripps Commission to India.
1946	British Cabinet mission visited India.

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