Governor-General
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.
History of the position
- 1773 The office of Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William was created. The holder administered Fort William and supervised the East India Company officials in India.
- 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
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- Governor-General of India Wikipedia
Historical books online
- 'Up the country': letters written to her sister from the upper provinces of India by Hon. Emily Eden 2nd Edition 1867 (contains what in some editions are 2 separate volumes) Google Books
- Letters From India Vol-I and Letters From India Vol-II by Hon Emily Eden 1872 Archive.org
- Golden Interlude: The Edens In India 1836-1842 by Janet Dunbar (1956) recounts the experiences of Governor-General George Eden and his sisters during their time in India. Archive.org
- Life of the Marquis of Dalhousie by Captain L. J. Trotter. 1889 Archive.org. A book in the Statesmen series (1848-1856)
- Earl Canning by Sir H S Cunningham 1891 Archive.org. A book in the series Rulers of India. (1856-1862)
- Lord Lawrence by Sir Charles Aitchison, formerly Lieutenant -Governor of the Punjab. 1892 Archive.org. A book in the series Rulers of India (1864-1869)
- A Life of the Earl of Mayo, Fourth Viceroy of India by W W Hunter 2nd edition 1876 Archive.org Volume I, Volume II
- The Earl of Mayo by Sir William Wilson Hunter 1892 Archive.org. A book in the series Rulers of India (1869-1872)
- The Administration of the Marquis of Lansdowne as Viceroy and Governor-general of India, 1888-1894 by George W Forrest 1894 Archive.org
- Private Secretary to the Marquess of Lansdowne, Viceroy of India [from 1888] page 233 The life of Major-General Sir John Ardagh, by his wife Susan, Countess of Malmesbury (Lady Ardagh) 1908 Hathi Trust Digital Library.
- Speeches of Lord Curzon of Kedleston, Viceroy and Governor General of India [Volume I]: 1898-1901, Volume II: 1900-1902 Archive.org. Lord Curzon was in this position 1899-1905.
- Lord Curzon in India, 1898-1903 by H Caldwell Lipsett 1903 Archive.org
- The Failure Of Lord Curzon 1903. Pdf download, Digital Library of India. Title details (from elsewhere): The Failure of Lord Curzon. A study in “Imperialism.” An open letter to the Earl of Rosebery by “Twenty-eight years in India” [i.e. Charles J. O'Donnell].
- India under Curzon & after by Lovat Fraser 1911 Archive.org
- British Government In India: The Story of the Viceroys and Government Houses by the Marquis Curzon of Kedleston, K.G. , Viceroy and Governor General of India, Jan.1899-May 1904, and Dec. 1904-Nov.1905. 1925 Archive.org Volume One, Volume Two Archive.org
- Lord Minto, A Memoir John Buchan 1924. Gutenberg.net.au. Also available as a pdf download Digital Library of India. Lord Minto was Viceroy from 1905
- India, Minto and Morley 1905-1910 compiled by Mary, Countess of Minto, published 1934. Hathi Trust Digital Library. It is also available as a pdf download Digital Library of India.
- India Under Morley And Minto by M N Das 1957. Pdf download Digital Library of India. Full title: India under Morley and Minto. Politics behind revolution, repression and reforms.
- Lord Willingdon In India by Victor Trench 1934. Pdf download, Digital Library of India. Author’s name is a pseudonym (Freeman Freeman Thomas, Marquis of Willingdon) who was Viceroy 18 April 1931-18 April 1936.
- The Viceroy at Bay: Lord Linlithgow in India 1936-1943 by John Glendevon 1971 Archive.org
- Wavell: The Viceroy’s Journal, edited by Penderel Moon. 1973 Archive.org. Lord Wavell was Viceroy October 1943 to March 1947.
- Mission With Mountbatten by Alan Campbell-Johnson 1951 Archive.org. “Specially revised and abridged by the author for Indian readers”. The author was Press Attache to Mountbatten when he was Viceroy.
- Divide and Quit by Penderel Moon c 1961 Archive.org. Contains references to Mountbatten.