Viceroys of India

The following table illustrates the Viceroys of India along with their ruling period:

Name	Period	Picture
Viscount Canning	1858 to 1862
Earl of Elgin	1862 to 1863
Sir Robert Napier	Nov 1863 to Dec 1863
Sir William Denison	1863 to 1864
Sir John Lawrence	1864 to 1869
Earl of Mayo	1869 to 1872
Sir John Strachey	Feb 9, 1872 to Feb 23, 1872
Lord Napier	Feb 1872 to May 1872
Lord Northbrook	1872 to 1876
Lord Lytton	1876 to 1880
Marquess of Ripon	1880 to 1884
Earl of Dufferin	1884 to 1888
Marquess of Lansdowne	1888 to 1894
Earl of Elgin	1894 to 1899
Lord Curzon	1899 to 1905
Earl of Minto	1905 to 1910
Lord Hardinge	1910 to 1916
Lord Chelmsford	1916 to 1921
Earl of Reading	1921 to 1926
Lord Irwin	1926 to 1931
Earl of Willingdon	1931 to 1936
Marquess of Linlithgow	1936 to 1943
Viscount Wavell	1943 to 1947
Lord Mountbatten	Feb 1947 to Aug 1947
Governors-General of Independent India
Lord Mountbatten	1947 to 1948
C. Rajagopalachari	1948 to 1950