Governors of the Presidency of Fort William (Bengal), 1774–1833
# | Name | Image | Governor from | Governor until |
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1 | Warren Hastings | 20 October 1773 | 1 February 1785 | |
2 | Sir John Macpherson (acting) | 1 February 1785 | 12 September 1786 | |
3 | The Earl Cornwallis[1] | 12 September 1786 | 28 October 1793 | |
4 | Sir John Shore | 28 October 1793 | March 1798 | |
5 | Sir Alured Clarke (acting) | March 1798 | 18 May 1798 | |
6 | The Earl of Mornington[2] | 18 May 1798 | 30 July 1805 | |
7 | The Marquess Cornwallis | 30 July 1805 | 5 October 1805 | |
8 | Sir George Barlow, Bt (acting) | 10 October 1805 | 31 July 1807 | |
9 | The Lord Minto | 31 July 1807 | 4 October 1813 | |
10 | The Earl of Moira[3] | 4 October 1813 | 9 January 1823 | |
11 | John Adam (acting) | 9 January 1823 | 1 August 1823 | |
12 | The Lord Amherst[4] | 1 August 1823 | 13 March 1828 | |
13 | William Butterworth Bayley (acting) | 13 March 1828 | 4 July 1828 | |
14 | Lord William Bentinck | 4 July 1828 | 1833 |