Governor-General's Council

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Council_of_India
gptkbp:authority	gptkb:British_peer
gptkbp:composition	Governor-General and executive councillors
gptkbp:country	gptkb:British_India
gptkbp:dissolved	1947
gptkbp:established	1773
gptkbp:establishedBy	gptkb:Regulating_Act_1773
gptkbp:expansion	gptkb:Charter_Act_1833 gptkb:Indian_Councils_Act_1861
gptkbp:function	advisory body to the Governor-General of India
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Calcutta
gptkbp:headquartersLocation	gptkb:New_Delhi
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	foundation of central administration in British India
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Governor-General's Council
gptkbp:notableMember	gptkb:Lord_Mountbatten gptkb:Lord_Curzon gptkb:Lord_Cornwallis gptkb:Warren_Hastings gptkb:Lord_Dalhousie gptkb:Lord_Wellesley gptkb:Lord_Canning
gptkbp:originalMembers	Governor-General and four councillors
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:British_Crown
gptkbp:purpose	assist Governor-General in administration
gptkbp:relatedLegislation	gptkb:Government_of_India_Act_1935 gptkb:Government_of_India_Act_1858 gptkb:Indian_Councils_Act_1909 gptkb:Government_of_India_Act_1919
gptkbp:replacedBy	gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:role	gptkb:business_executive legislative
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Cabinet_of_India
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Viceroy's_Executive_Council
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6