VICEROYS OF INDIA PART 1

Lord Canning - 1856-1862

Lord Elgin - 1862-1863

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Sir John Lawrence - 1864-1869

Lord Mayo - 1869-1872

Lord North Brook - 1872-1876

Lord Lytton - 1876-1880

Lord Ripon - 1880-1884

Lord Dufferin - 1884-1888

Lord Lansdowne - 1888-1894

Lord Elgin II - 1894-1899

Lord Curzon - 1899-1905

Lord Minto II - 1905-1910

Lord Hardinge II - 1910-1916

Lord Chelmsford - 1916-1921

Lord Reading - 1921-1926

Lord Irwin - 1926-1931

Lord Willingdon - 1931-1936

Lord Linlithgow - 1936-1943

Lord Wavell - 1943-1947

Lord Mountbatten - 1947-1948

Lord Canning

 

@ First viceroy and last General of British India

Lord Canning

@ Canning became the first viceroy of India according to Queen‟s Proclamation

Act of 1858

@ The British Governor General during the first war of Indian Independence

(1857)

Lord Canning

@ The universities Of Calcutta, Bombay, Madras were established in

1857

@ White Mutiny by the European troops of East India Company Occurred in

1859

@ Viceroy at the time of Indigo Revolt

Lord Canning

@ To protect the Cultivator of Bengal from the oppression of the land lords Lord

Canning introduced

Bengal Rent Act (1859)

@ The doctrine of Lapse was rescinded in

1859

@ Indian Penal Code was enacted by him in

1860

@ Slave Trade in India was declared as illegal by

Penal Code of 1860

@ The budget was introduced for the first time in India in1860 

@ First Budget was presented in 1860 by

James Wilson

@ Indian Councils Act was passed in

1861

@ Port Folio system was introduced by

Indian Council Act of 1861

@ Indian High court Act was passed in

1861

@ Archeological survey of India in 1861 was established by

Lord Canning

@ Income tax India was introduced at the time of

Lord Canning

LORD ELGIN (1862 – 1863)

Lord Elgin suppressed the Wahabi Movement

The Governer General of the United province of Canada

Lord Elgin

  

SR . JOHN LAWRENCE (1864-1869)

[ The savior of Punjab and organizer of viceroy

Sir. John Lawrence

[ Telegraph Communication with Europe was established by Sir. John

Lawrence in

1865

[ Scholarship scheme was introduced by Sir. John Lawrence in

1868

[ A policy of rigid Non-Interference was followed by sir John Lawrence in

Afghanistan called the

Policy of Masterly Inactivity

[ Famine Commission was constituted by

Sir John Lawrence

LORD MAYO (1869-1872)

Ø Wahabi and Kuka Movements were active during the period of

Lord Mayo

Ø The Statistical Survey of India was organized by

Lord Mayo

Ø Department of Agricultural and Commerce for the first time in India was

introduced by

Lord Mayo

Ø The first Census in India was conducted at the time of

Lord Mayo

Ø Introduction of state railway was done by

Lord Mayo

Ø The process of decentralization of finance in India was started during his

tenure

Ø The Indian Evidence Act was passed by Lord Mayo in

1872

Ø The Raj Kot College at Kathiawar and Mayo College at Ajmeer were

established by

Lord mayo

Ø The only viceroy of India who was killed in office

Lord Mayo

Ø The convict who killed Lord Mayo

Sher Ali

Ø Mayo was killed in Andaman Island in

1872

  

LORD NORTH BROOK (1872-1876)

The prince of Wales visited India in

1875

Ø Bihar and Bengal Famine Occurred during the period of

Lord North Brook

Ø The viceroy who was the believer of free trade

Lord North Brook

LORD LYTTON (1876-1880)

 Viceroy of reverse character

Lord Lytton

 Lord Lytton was known by the pen name

Owen Meredith

 Lytton organized the Grand Delhi Durbar in 1877 to decorate Queen Victoria

with the title of

Kaiser I Hind

 Second Anglo Afggggghan war accured during the period of Lord Lytton in

1878

 Viceroy at the time of the formation of Indian National Association

Lord Lytton

 First famine Commission was appointed by Lord Lytton under

Richard Strachey(1878)

 Lytton passed infamous Vernacular Press Act in

1878

 Passed Arms act and made it mandatory for Indians to Acquire a licence for

arms in

1878

 Viceroy when the Muhammadan Anglo Oriental College at Aligarh was

started

Lord Lytton

 Lowering of maximum age from 21 years to 19 years for the Civil Service

Examination was done by

Lory Lytton

 Started Statutory Civil Service was established by

Lord Lytton

LORD RIPPON

The most popular Viceroy in India

Ripon

The person who is known as Gladstone Agent in India

Lord Ripon

For the welfare of child labourer, the first Factory Act was passed in

1881

Holding of the first decade and regular census in

1881

Repeal of Vernacular press Act in

1882

Foundation of Local Self-Government in

1882

The father of local self government in india

Lord Ripon

Appointed an Education Commission under Sir William Hunter in

1882

The maximum age of admission for civil service was raised to 21 by

Lord Ripon

Lord Ripon introduced Ilbert Bill in

1883 ( Extending the jurisdiction of Indian Magistrates over Europeans)

Lord Ripon resigned before the term of hos Viceroyalty

“Judge me by my works

and not by my Words ”

is the famous words of

Ripon

 

INFO PLUS

§ Father of Decentralization -Lord Mayo

§ Viceroy of reserve Character -Lord Lytton

§ Popular Viceroy -Lord Ripon

§ Christian Viceroy -Lord Irwin

§ Jewish Viceroy -Lord Reading

Clear Cut

ü Lowering of Maximum

Age from 21 years to 19

years for the Civil Service

Examination was done by

Lord Lytton

ü The maximum age of

Admission for Civil

services was raised to 21

from 19 by

Lord Ripon