List of British Viceroys in India(1857-1947)

Viceroy	Term of Office
Lord Canning	28 February 1856	21 March 1862
Lord Elgin	21 March 1862	20 November 1863
Robert Napier (acting)	21 November 1863	2 December 1863
William Denison (acting)	2 December 1863	12 January 1864
John Lawrence	12 January 1864	12 January 1869
Lord Mayo	12 January 1869	8 February 1872
John Strachey (acting)	9 February 1872	23 February 1872
Lord Napier (acting)	24 February 1872	3 May 1872
Lord Northbrook	3 May 1872	12 April 1876
Lord Lytton	12 April 1876	8 June 1880
Lord Ripon	8 June 1880	13 December 1884
Lord Dufferin	13 December 1884	10 December 1888
Lord Lansdowne	10 December 1888	11 October 1894
Lord Elgin II	11 October 1894	6 January 1899
Lord Curzon	6 January 1899	18 November 1905
Lord Minto	18 November 1905	23 November 1910
Lord Hardinge II	23 November 1910	4 April 1916
Lord Chelmsford	4 April 1916	2 April 1921
Lord Reading	2 April 1921	3 April 1926
Lord Irwin	3 April 1926	18 April 1931
Lord Willingdon	18 April 1931	18 April 1936
Lord Linlithgow	18 April 1936	1 October 1943
Lord Wavell	1 October 1943	21 February 1947
Lord Mountbatten	21 February 1947	15 August 1947