Cornwallis in India each governed by a separate presidency, the Bengal region, including Calcutta, had come under the direct rule of the British East India Company in 1757, with authority to levy taxes, and its presidency dominated the others. Its civil head, the Governor-General of Fort William, ranked ahead of those of Madras and Bombay. Cornwallis quickly established himself as a transformational leader. British colonial administration was dominated in the 1760s and 1770s by Warren Hastings, the first man to hold the title of Governor-General. The military arm of the East India Company was directed during the Seven Years' War and the Second
Governor-General of Barbados to act entirely on his/her own discretion. The Governor-General of Barbados also chairs the Privy Council of Barbados. On 30 November 1966, Barbados achieved independence from Britain. According to the First Schedule section of the Constitution of Barbados, the official Oath of office for the Governor-General of Barbados is as follows: Governor-General of Barbados The Governor-General of Barbados is the representative of the Barbadian monarch (presently Queen Elizabeth II). Under the government's Table of Precedence for Barbados, the Governor-General of Barbados is regarded as being the most important of all personnel of the Barbados government. The office is accorded legitimacy