British India and Indian States: Viceroys and Governors-General: 1858-1947 |
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| Viceroy and Governor-General of India [1] | |
| 1 Nov 1858 - 12 Mar 1862 | Charles John Canning, Viscount Canning, of Kilbraham in the county of Kilkenny (from 21 May 1859 Earl Canning) |
| 12 Mar 1862 - 20 Nov 1863 | James Bruce, Earl of Elgin and Kincardine |
| Acting Viceroy and Governor-General of India | |
| 20 Nov 1863 - 1 Dec 1863 | Sir Robert George Cornelis Napier |
| 1 Dec 1863 - 12 Jan 1864 | Sir William Thomas Denison |
| Viceroy and Governor-General of India | |
| 12 Jan 1864 - 12 Jan 1869 | Sir John Laird Mair Lawrence, Bt. |
| 12 Jan 1869 - 8 Feb 1872 | Richard Southwell Bourke, Earl of the County of Mayo |
| Acting Viceroy and Governor-General of India | |
| 8 Feb 1872 - 23 Feb 1872 | Sir John Strachey |
| 23 Feb 1872 - 3 May 1872 | Francis Napier, Lord Napier of Merchistoun |
| Viceroy and Governor-General of India | |
| 3 May 1872 - 12 Apr 1876 | Thomas George Baring, Baron Northbrook, of Stratton in the County of Southampton |
| 12 Apr 1876 - 8 Jun 1880 | Edward Robert Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, Baron Lytton, of Knebworth in the County of Hertford (from 28 Apr 1880 Earl of Lytton, Viscount Knebworth, of Knebworth in the County of Hertford) |
| 8 Jun 1880 - 13 Dec 1884 | George Frederick Samuel Robinson, Marquess of Ripon |
| 13 Dec 1884 - 10 Dec 1888 | Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, Earl of Dufferin, Co. Down [2] |
| 10 Dec 1888 - 27 Jan 1894 | Henry Charles Keith Petty-FitzMaurice, Marquess of Lansdowne [3] |
| 27 Jan 1894 - 6 Jan 1899 | Victor Alexander Bruce, Earl of Elgin and Kincardine |
| 6 Jan 1899 - 18 Nov 1905 | George Nathaniel Curzon, Baron Curzon of Kedleston, in the County of Derby |
| 18 Nov 1905 - 23 Nov 1910 | Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynymound, Earl of Minto [4] |
| 23 Nov 1910 - 4 Apr 1916 | Charles Hardinge, Baron Hardinge of Penshurst, in the County of Kent |
| 4 Apr 1916 - 2 Apr 1921 | Frederic John Napier Thesiger, Baron Chelmsford, of Chelmsford in the County of Essex |
| 2 Apr 1921 - 3 Apr 1926 | Rufus Daniel Rufus Isaacs, Earl of Reading [5] |
| 3 Apr 1926 - 18 Apr 1931 | Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, Baron Irwin, of Kirby Underdale in the County of York |
| 18 Apr 1931 - 18 Apr 1936 | Freeman Freeman-Thomas, Earl of Willingdon [6] |
| 18 Apr 1936 - 20 Oct 1943 | Victor Alexander John Hope, Marquess of Linlithgow |
| 20 Oct 1943 - 24 Mar 1947 | Archibald Percival Wavell, Viscount Wavell, of Cyrenaica and Winchester in the County of Southampton |
| 24 Mar 1947 - 15 Aug 1947 | Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas George Mountbatten, Viscount Mountbatten of Burma, of Romsey in the County of Southampton [7][8] |
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| [1] | The style Viceroy and Governor-General of India, while not established by statute, is in official use from its mention in the Royal Proclamation of 1 Nov 1858. |
| [2] | Also in Canada. |
| [3] | Also in Canada. |
| [4] | Also in Canada. |
| [5] | Original name: Rufus Daniel Isaacs |
| [6] | Also in Canada. |
| [7] | Original name: Ludwig Franz Albrecht Viktor Nikolaus Georg, Prinz von Battenberg |
| [8] | Also in India. |
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