Document: List of governors of Bengal

Question: who became the governer of bengal in 1758
Short answer: Robert Clive
Answer: Name Took office Left office Robert Clive 1758 1760 Henry Vansittart 1760 1765 Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive 1765 1767 Harry Verelst 1767 1769 John Cartier 1769 1772 Warren Hastings 1772 1785 Sir John Macpherson, 1st Baronet 1785 1786 Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Earl Cornwallis 1786 1793 Sir John Shore 1793 1798 Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley 1798 1805 Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis 1805 1805 Sir George Barlow, 1st Baronet 1805 1807 Gilbert Elliot - Murray - Kynynmound, The Lord Minto 1807 1813 Francis Rawdon - Hastings, The Earl of Moira 1813 1823 John Adam 1823 1823 William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst 1823 1828 William Butterworth Bayley 1828 1828 William Bentinck 1828 1835 Sir Charles Metcalfe, Bt 1835 1836 George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland 1836 1842 Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough 1842 1844 William Wilberforce Bird 1842 1844 Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge 1844 1848 James Broun - Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie 1848 1856

Question: name of the first governor general of bengal
Short answer: Warren Hastings
Answer: Name Took office Left office Robert Clive 1758 1760 Henry Vansittart 1760 1765 Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive 1765 1767 Harry Verelst 1767 1769 John Cartier 1769 1772 Warren Hastings 1772 1785 Sir John Macpherson, 1st Baronet 1785 1786 Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Earl Cornwallis 1786 1793 Sir John Shore 1793 1798 Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley 1798 1805 Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis 1805 1805 Sir George Barlow, 1st Baronet 1805 1807 Gilbert Elliot - Murray - Kynynmound, The Lord Minto 1807 1813 Francis Rawdon - Hastings, The Earl of Moira 1813 1823 John Adam 1823 1823 William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst 1823 1828 William Butterworth Bayley 1828 1828 William Bentinck 1828 1835 Sir Charles Metcalfe, Bt 1835 1836 George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland 1836 1842 Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough 1842 1844 William Wilberforce Bird 1842 1844 Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge 1844 1848 James Broun - Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie 1848 1856

Question: who is the first governor general of bengal
Short answer: Robert Clive
Answer: Name Took office Left office Robert Clive 1758 1760 Henry Vansittart 1760 1765 Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive 1765 1767 Harry Verelst 1767 1769 John Cartier 1769 1772 Warren Hastings 1773 1785 Sir John Macpherson, 1st Baronet 1785 1786 Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Earl Cornwallis 1786 1793 Sir John Shore 1793 1798 Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley 1798 1805 Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis 1805 1805 Sir George Barlow, 1st Baronet 1805 1807 Gilbert Elliot - Murray - Kynynmound, The Lord Minto 1807 1813 Francis Rawdon - Hastings, The Earl of Moira 1813 1823 John Adam 1823 1823 William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst 1823 1828 William Butterworth Bayley 1828 1828 William Bentinck 1828 1835 Sir Charles Metcalfe, Bt 1835 1836 George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland 1836 1842 Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough 1842 1844 William Wilberforce Bird 1842 1844 Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge 1844 1848 James Broun - Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie 1848 1856