The first Governor-General of India (British India) was Warren
Hastings. He served as Governor-General during the time period of
1773 to 1785
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Lord Cornwallis was the third governor general of India from
1786 to 1793
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The first Governor-General of India (British India) was Warren
Hastings. He served as Governor-General during the time period of
1773 to 1785
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A governor who has lieutenant or deputy governors under him; as, the governor general of Canada, of India.
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Lord Louis Mountbatten was the first Governor General of
independent India after having overseen independence and partition
of British India as the last Viceroy. He was followed by
Chakeravarthi Rajagopalachari who was the first Governor General of
India of Indian origin and the last Governor General as the new
constitution in 1950 replaced King George VI as Emperor of India
with a President and the office of Governor General thus
disappeared.