Governor-General of Bengal

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The Governor-General of Bengal was the chief British colonial administrator in India during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, a role that evolved into the office of Governor-General of India.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial office
political office
abolished 1858
appliesToJurisdiction Bengal Presidency
Company rule in India
Presidency of Fort William in Bengal
appointedBy Court of Directors of the East India Company
linked to: Court of Directors
confirmedBy British Crown
country British India
endTime 1858
hasAuthorityOver other British presidencies in India (Madras and Bombay) after 1773
history office evolved into the Governor-General of India
inception 1773
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalBasis Charter Act 1833
Regulating Act 1773
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Bengal Presidency
officeHolder John Macpherson
Lord Amherst
linked to: Baron Amherst

Lord Auckland
Lord Canning
Lord Cornwallis
linked to: Charles Cornwallis

Lord Cornwallis (second term)
Lord Dalhousie
Lord Ellenborough
Lord Minto
Lord Moira (Marquess of Hastings)
Lord Wellesley
Lord William Bentinck
Sir George Barlow
Sir Henry Hardinge
Sir John Shore
Warren Hastings
partOf British Empire
East India Company administration
replaced Governor of Bengal
replacedBy Governor-General of India
residence Government House, Calcutta
role chief British colonial administrator in India
head of the Supreme Council of Bengal
saidToBeTheSameAs Governor-General of India (before 1858, in common usage)
seat Calcutta
startTime 1773
subordinateTo Board of Control
British Parliament
timePeriod early 19th century
late 18th century

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Charles Cornwallis heldPosition Governor-General of Bengal
Charles Cornwallis heldPosition Governor-General of India
linked to: Governor-General of Bengal
India Act 1784 definesRoleOf Governor-General of Bengal
India Act 1784 strengthensAuthorityOf Governor-General of Bengal
Bengal Presidency headOfGovernment Governor of Bengal
linked to: Governor-General of Bengal
Warren Hastings positionHeld Governor-General of Bengal
Lord Wellesley positionHeld Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William
linked to: Governor-General of Bengal
Lord Wellesley positionHeld Governor-General of Bengal
Charter Act 1833 reorganizedOfficeOf Governor-General of Bengal
Charter Act 1833 empowered Governor-General in Council to legislate for all British territories in India
linked to: Governor-General of Bengal
Government House, Calcutta builtFor Governor-General of Bengal
Governor-General of Bengal replacedBy Governor-General of India
linked to: Governor-General of Bengal
Governor-General of Bengal saidToBeTheSameAs Governor-General of India (before 1858, in common usage)
linked to: Governor-General of Bengal
Council of the Governor-General hasMember Governor-General of Bengal
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis heldPosition Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William
subject linked to: 1st Marquess Cornwallis
linked to: Governor-General of Bengal
Robert Clive positionHeld Governor of Bengal
subject linked to: Clive family
linked to: Governor-General of Bengal
William Pitt Amherst, 2nd Baron Amherst positionHeld Governor-General of India
subject linked to: Baron Amherst
linked to: Governor-General of Bengal
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis positionHeld Governor-General of Bengal
subject linked to: Earl Cornwallis
Francis Edward Rawdon-Hastings positionHeld Governor-General of India
linked to: Governor-General of Bengal
Francis Edward Rawdon-Hastings positionHeld Governor-General of Bengal
Regulating Act 1773 introducedOffice Governor-General of Bengal
Governors of East India Company presidencies subordinateTo Governor-General of India
linked to: Governor-General of Bengal
Commissioners for the Affairs of India hadAuthorityOver Governor-General of India through the East India Company
linked to: Governor-General of Bengal
Mary Buchanan spouseOccupation Governor-General of Bengal
Warren Hastings positionHeld Governor-General of Bengal
subject linked to: Mary Buchanan
Saint Helena Act 1833 extendedAuthorityOf Governor-General of Bengal
Lord William Bentinck positionHeld Governor-General of Bengal
James Andrew Broun-Ramsay positionHeld Governor-General of the Bengal Presidency
linked to: Governor-General of Bengal
Lord Ellenborough positionHeld Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William
linked to: Governor-General of Bengal
Marianne Imhoff spouseOccupation Governor-General of Bengal
Lord Hastings positionHeld Governor-General of India
linked to: Governor-General of Bengal
Lord Hastings positionHeld Governor-General of Bengal
Lord Hastings positionHeld Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William
linked to: Governor-General of Bengal
Presidency of Fort William in Bengal officeHeldBy Governor-General of Bengal
Sir John Shore positionHeld Governor-General of Bengal
Lord Moira (Marquess of Hastings) officeHeld Governor-General of Bengal
Lord Moira (Marquess of Hastings) officeHeld Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William
linked to: Governor-General of Bengal
Code of 1793 officeHeldByAuthor Governor-General of Bengal
Supreme Council of Bengal hasPart Governor-General of Bengal
John Macpherson positionHeld acting Governor-General of Bengal
linked to: Governor-General of Bengal
court-martial of Mangal Pandey underAuthorityOf Governor-General of India’s military administration
linked to: Governor-General of Bengal