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The Government of India Act 1858 created the office of Secretary of State for India in 1858 to oversee the affairs of India, which was advised by a new Council of India with 15 members (based in London). The existing Council of Four was formally renamed as the Council of Governor-General of India or Executive Council of India.
Viceroy and Governor-General of India; In office 23 November 1910 – 4 April 1916: Monarch: George V: Preceded by: The Earl of Minto: Succeeded by: The Lord Chelmsford: Personal details; Born: 20 June 1858 () Died: 2 August 1944 () (aged 86) Penshurst, Kent: Nationality: British: Spouse: Winifred Sturt (m. 1890, died 1914) Children: 3: Parent
The Governor-General of India (1833 to 1950, from 1858 to 1947 the Viceroy and Governor-General of India, commonly shortened to Viceroy of India) was the representative of the monarch of the United Kingdom in their capacity as the emperor or empress of India and after Indian independence in 1947, the representative of the monarch of India.
The reforms take their name from Edwin Montagu, the Secretary of State for India from 1917 to 1922, and Lord Chelmsford, the Viceroy of India between 1916 and 1921. The reforms were outlined in the Montagu–Chelmsford Report, prepared in 1918, and formed the basis of the Government of India Act 1919 .
During his time as Viceroy, famine broke out in India, in which Elgin reportedly admitted that up to 4.5 million people died. [3] Other estimates have put the death toll at 11 million people. [ 3 ] His administration in India was otherwise notable for the Afridi frontier risings of 1897–1898.
In 1917, he was elected chairman of the municipality and served from 1917 to 1919 [20] [25] during which time he was responsible for the election of the first Dalit member of the Salem municipality. In 1917, he defended Indian independence activist P. Varadarajulu Naidu against charges of sedition [ 26 ] and two years later participated in the ...
11 July 1917 – Chandrakant T. Patel, cotton scientist (died 1990). 3 September 1917 – G. V. Iyer, film director (died 2003). 19 November – Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India, assassinated (died 1984). [5] 29 December – Ramanand Sagar, film director (died 2005).
St. James' Church (also known as Skinner's Church) is a colonial-era church located in Delhi, India. It was once the official church of the British Viceroy of India. The building, which was built in 1836 for James Skinner, is one of the oldest churches in the city. [1] [2] It remains part of the Church of North India Diocese of Delhi. [3]