Governor-General of Bengal

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colonial office political office

The Governor-General of Bengal was the chief British colonial administrator in India during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, a role that evolved into the office of Governor-General of India.

Aliases (5)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	colonial office → political office →
abolished	1858 →
appliesToJurisdiction	Bengal Presidency → Company rule in India → Presidency of Fort William in Bengal →
appointedBy	Court of Directors of the East India Company →
confirmedBy	British Crown →
country	British India →
endTime	1858 →
hasAuthorityOver	other British presidencies in India (Madras and Bombay) after 1773 →
history	office evolved into the Governor-General of India →
inception	1773 →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
legalBasis	Charter Act 1833 → Regulating Act 1773 →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Bengal Presidency →
officeHolder	John Macpherson → Lord Amherst → Lord Auckland → Lord Canning → Lord Cornwallis → Lord Cornwallis (second term) → Lord Dalhousie → Lord Ellenborough → Lord Minto → Lord Moira (Marquess of Hastings) → Lord Wellesley → Lord William Bentinck → Sir George Barlow → Sir Henry Hardinge → Sir John Shore → Warren Hastings →
partOf	British Empire → East India Company administration →
replaced	Governor of Bengal →
replacedBy	Governor-General of India →
residence	Government House, Calcutta →
role	chief British colonial administrator in India → head of the Supreme Council of Bengal →
saidToBeTheSameAs	Governor-General of India (before 1858, in common usage) →
seat	Calcutta →
startTime	1773 →
subordinateTo	Board of Control → British Parliament NERFINISHED →
timePeriod	early 19th century → late 18th century →

Referenced by (15)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Charles Cornwallis → Charles Cornwallis ("Governor-General of India") → Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis ("Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William") →	heldPosition
Lord Wellesley ("Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William") → Lord Wellesley → Warren Hastings →	positionHeld
Government House, Calcutta →	builtFor
India Act 1784 →	definesRoleOf
Charter Act 1833 ("Governor-General in Council to legislate for all British territories in India") →	empowered
Council of the Governor-General →	hasMember
Bengal Presidency ("Governor of Bengal") →	headOfGovernment
Charter Act 1833 →	reorganizedOfficeOf
Governor-General of Bengal ("Governor-General of India") →	replacedBy
Governor-General of Bengal ("Governor-General of India (before 1858, in common usage)") →	saidToBeTheSameAs
India Act 1784 →	strengthensAuthorityOf