List of Governors-General Governors of the Presidency of Fort William (Bengal), 1774–1833# Name Image Governor from Governor until
1 Warren Hastings 20 October 1773 1 February 1785
2 Sir John Macpherson
(acting) 1 February 1785 12 September 1786
3 The Earl Cornwallis 12 September 1786 28 October 1793
4 Sir John Shore 28 October 1793 18 March 1798
5 Sir Alured Clarke
(acting) 18 March 1798 18 May 1798
6 The Earl of Mornington 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 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
Governors-General of India, 1833–1858 Name Image Governor from Governor until
14 Lord William Bentinck 1833 20 March 1835
15 Sir Charles Metcalfe, Bt
(acting) 20 March 1835 4 March 1836
16 The Lord Auckland 4 March 1836 28 February 1842
17 The Lord Ellenborough 28 February 1842 June 1844
18 William Wilberforce Bird
(acting) June 1844 23 July 1844
19 Sir Henry Hardinge 23 July 1844 12 January 1848
20 The Earl of Dalhousie 12 January 1848 28 February 1856
21 The Viscount Canning 28 February 1856 1 November 1858
