Governor Generals of India until Revolt of 1857
| Governor Generals | Years |
|---|---|
| Robert Clive | 1750-72 |
| Warren Hastings | 1772-85 |
| Lord Cornwallis | 1785-93 |
| Sir John Shorey | 1793-98 |
| Lord Wellesley | 1798-1805 |
| George Barlow | 1805-07 |
| Lord Minto I | 1807-13 |
| Lord Hastings | 1813-23 |
| Lord Amherst | 1823-28 |
| Lord William Bentinck | 1828-35 |
| Charles Metcalfe | 1835-36 |
| Lord Auckland | 1836-42 |
| Lord Ellenborough | 1842-44 |
| Lord Hardinge | 1844-48 |
| Lord Dalhousie | 1848-56 |
Viceroys of India until India became an independent Republic
| Viceroys | Years |
|---|---|
| Lord Canning | 1857-61 |
| Lord Elgin I | 1862-63 |
| Lord John Lawrence | 1864-69 |
| Lord Mayo | 1769-72 |
| Lord Northbrooke | 1872-76 |
| Lord Lytton | 1876-80 |
| Lord Ripon | 1880-84 |
| Lord Dufferin | 1884-88 |
| Lord Lansdowne | 1888-94 |
| Lord Elgin II | 1894-99 |
| Lord Curzon | 1899-1905 |
| Lord Minto II | 1905-10 |
| Lord Hardinge II | 1910-16 |
| Lord Chelmsford | 1916-20 |
| Lord Reading | 1921-26 |
| Lord Irwin | 1926-31 |
| Lord Willingdon | 1931-36 |
| Lord Linlithgow | 1936-43 |
| Lord Wavell | 1943-47 |
| Lord Mountbatten | 1947-49 |
| C Rajagopalachari | 1949-50 |
