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*[http://www.search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_components&id=497&s_id=96 The Canning Papers] - abstracts of letters to and from the Governor-General Lord Canning (1856-62) held by the [http://www.archives.wyjs.org.uk/ West Yorkshire Archives]
*[http://www.search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_components&id=497&s_id=96 The Canning Papers] - abstracts of letters to and from the Governor-General Lord Canning (1856-62) held by the [http://www.archives.wyjs.org.uk/ West Yorkshire Archives]
*[[General Order of the Governor General in Council, June 15th 1812]]
*[[General Order of the Governor General in Council, June 15th 1812]]
==Holders==
See [[:Category:Governors-General of India]] as well as a full list on Wikipedia (link below).


==External links==
==External links==

Revision as of 19:04, 4 March 2012

The Governor-General of India was the head of the administration in British India. Between 1858 and 1947 the position was titled Viceroy and Governor-General of India.

Warren Hastings - First Governor-General of India from 1773 to 1785

History of the position

  • 1833 The newly designated Governor-General of India was granted authority over all of British India.
  • 1858 After the Indian Mutiny the Crown took control of India and the Governor-General was the head of the government in India. To reflect his further role as the monarch's representative to the Princely states, the office was retitled Viceroy and Governor-General of India.
  • 1947 The Governor-General was kept after Independence until India and Pakistan became republics in the 1950s, although the term Viceroy was abandoned.

FIBIS Resources

Holders

See Category:Governors-General of India as well as a full list on Wikipedia (link below).

External links

The FIBIS Google Books Library
has books tagged:
Governors General Government

Historical books online

  • Supplementary Despatches and Memoranda of Field Marshal Arthur, Duke of Wellington, K. G. India 1797-1805 Google Books
Volume 1: April 11, 1797- June 6, 1800 1858, Volume 2: June 6, 1800 to December 11, 1801 1858,
Volume 3: December 14, 1801 to February 14 1803 1859, Volume 4: February 15 1803 to March 1805 1859