Who was the first Viceroy of India?
Lord Canning
The Government of India Act 1858, passed after the Revolt of 1857, transferred power from the East India Company to the British Crown and restyled the Governor-General as the Viceroy, the direct representative of the Crown.
Lord Canning, who was Governor-General in 1858, thus became the first Viceroy of India (and the last Governor-General under Company rule).
Lord Curzon (1899-1905), Lord Wavell (1943-47) and Lord Mountbatten (1947, the last Viceroy) all served much later.
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The Viceroy who took keen interest in the restoration and protection of historical monuments was ______.
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Important Questions from Viceroy and Governor
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Which of the following Viceroys appointed the Hunter Commission in 1882?
The Sati Pratha was abolished under the Governor - Generalship of ________.
In 1872, Lord Mayo, the Viceroy of India was assassinated in ___________
Which Governor-General of India made a law to abolish the custom of Sati in 1829?
