Who was the first viceroy of India ?
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Governor-General of India
Viceroy and Governor-General of India
Formation 20 October 1774
First holder Warren Hastings
Final holder Lord Mountbatten (February 1947-August 1947 as Viceroy of India) Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari (1948-1950 as Governor-general of Dominion of India)
Abolished 26 January 1950
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The Governor-General of India (from 1858 to 1947 the Viceroy and Governor-General of India, commonly shortened to Viceroy of India) was the representative of the monarch of the United Kingdom and after Indian independence in 1947, the representative of the Indian head of state. The office was created in 1773, with the title of ‘Governor-general of the Presidency of Fort William’. The officer had direct control only over Fort William, but supervised other East India Company officials in India. Complete authority over all of British India was granted in 1833, and the official came to be known as the "governor-general of India".
