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
Cornwallis family → producedOfficeHolder → Governor-General of Bengal ⓘ
John Shore → positionHeld → Governor-General of Bengal ⓘ
John Fendall Jr. → positionHeld → President of the Council of Fort William ⓘ
linked to: Governor-General of Bengal
Resident at Delhi → subordinateTo → Governor-General of Bengal ⓘ
Francis Edward Rawdon-Hastings → positionHeld → Governor-General of Bengal ⓘ
subject linked to: Francis
Francis Edward Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings → positionHeld → Governor-General of Bengal ⓘ
subject linked to: 1st Marquess of Hastings
Francis Edward Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings → positionHeld → Governor-General of India ⓘ
subject linked to: Earl of Moira
linked to: Governor-General of Bengal
Francis Edward Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings → positionHeld → Governor-General of Bengal ⓘ
subject linked to: Earl of Moira
William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst → positionHeld → Governor-General of India ⓘ
subject linked to: Earl Amherst
linked to: Governor-General of Bengal