viscount canning was the first governor general of bengal.
viscount canning was the first governor general of bengal.
who is the first governor general of bengal?
viscount canning
under the leadership of robert clive, british troops and their local allies defeated the nawab on 23 june 1757 at the battle of plassey. the nawab was assassinated in murshidabad, and the british installed their own replacement. clive became governor.









































section::::governors (1758–1774), governor generals of bengal (1773–1833), governor generals of india (1833–1858).









































under the "charter act 1853" the governor general of india was relieved of his concurrent duties as governor of bengal and empowered to appoint a lieutenant-governor from 1854.









































section::::lieutenant-governors, 1854–1912.









































in 1911, the british reunited east and west bengal to form a single province under a governor.
list of governors of bengal
the regulating act of 1773 created the post of governor-general of the presidency of fort william in bengal presidency and the presidencies of bombay and madras were made subordinate to the bengal presidency. prior to this all the three presidencies were independent of each other and was headed by governor general and his council or governor-in-council. the act designated governor of bengal as the governor of the presidency of fort william to serve as governor general of all british territories in india. it also added provision that governor general was to be assisted by an executive council of four members and was given a casting vote but no veto. this changed the structure of governor in-council where governor general was the sole authority to a council of 5 members. the members could only be removed by the british monarch on representation from court of directors.
supreme council of bengal