Governor General of India

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Governor_General_of_India
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_office
gptkbp:abolished 1947
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:British_peer
gptkbp:appointedBy British Monarch
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:established 1773
gptkbp:firstHolder gptkb:Warren_Hastings
gptkbp:flag Flag of the Governor-General of India (1885–1947).svg
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Governor General of India
gptkbp:insignia gptkb:Star_of_India
gptkbp:lastHolder gptkb:Chakravarti_Rajagopalachari
gptkbp:notableHolder gptkb:Lord_Mountbatten
gptkb:Lord_Curzon
gptkb:Lord_Cornwallis
gptkb:Lord_Dalhousie
gptkb:Lord_Wellesley
gptkbp:powers gptkb:business_executive
legislative
judicial
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Governor_of_Bengal
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Viceroy's_House,_New_Delhi
gptkb:Government_House,_Calcutta
gptkbp:role head of British administration in India
gptkbp:style His Excellency
gptkbp:successor gptkb:President_of_India
gptkbp:termLength at the pleasure of the British Monarch
gptkbp:website https://presidentofindia.nic.in/ (successor office)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sir_Charles_Metcalfe,_1st_Baronet
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7