1.✅ Lord Mountbatten
Full Name: Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten
Tenure: February 21, 1947 – August 15, 1947 (as Viceroy)
Duration: Less than 6 months Shorest Tenure as Viceory
Role: Last Viceroy of British India
2.✅ James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin(Viceroy of India 1862 – 1863)
Duration: About 1.5 years
Order: 2nd Viceroy of India (after Lord Canning) Predecessor Lord Canning, Successor Sir John Lawrence
3.✅Lord Minto Viceroy and Governor-General of India (1905 – 1910)
Key Contributions of Lord Minto are Morley-Minto Reforms (1909), Partition of Bengal (1905) , Rising Nationalism , Repression & Reform
4.✅George Frederick Samuel Robinson (Lord Ripon) 1880 – 1884
Known For Liberal reforms, Ilbert Bill, local self-government
Nickname Sometimes (informally) referred to as a reformist or "liberal" viceroy
5. ✅ Lord Canning
Charles John Canning (First Viceroy of India)
Governor-General of India: 1856 – 1858, First Viceroy of India: 1858 – 1862
After the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the East India Company's rule ended.
The British Crown took direct control through the Government of India Act 1858.
Lord Canning was elevated from Governor-General to the first Viceroy of India.
Key Events During His Tenure were 1857 Revolt ,Government of India Act (1858). Proclamation of Queen Victoria (1858) | Doctrine of Lapse Abolished , Policy of Clemency .
Summary Table:
Viceroy Start – End Duration Note
Lord Linlithgow ( April 18, 1936 – Oct 1, 1943) 7 years, 5 months ✅ Longest tenure
Lord Mountbatten (Feb 21, 1947 – Aug 15, 1947 )~5.9 months ✅ Shortest full tenure