Who was the first Governor General of Bengal?
Warren Hastings
The Regulating Act of 1773 elevated the post of Governor of Bengal to Governor-General of Bengal, with authority over the Madras and Bombay presidencies. Warren Hastings (Governor of Bengal since 1772) became the first to hold this new title, serving from 1774 to 1785.
Robert Clive was only Governor of Bengal (pre-1773); Cornwallis succeeded Hastings; William Bentinck later became the first Governor-General of India under the Charter Act of 1833.
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