Question: governor general of india at the time of partition
Answer: 882 ) Ilbert Bill Government resolution on local self - government ( 1882 ) Appointment of Education Commission under Sir William Hunter The Earl of Dufferin ( 1826 -- 1902 ) 13 December 1884 10 December 1888 Formation of Indian National Congress Third Anglo - Burmese War The Marquess of Lansdowne ( 1845 -- 1927 ) 10 December 1888 11 October 1894 Indian Council Act 1892 Factory Act 1891 Setting up of Durand Commission ( India - Afghanistan ) The Earl of Elgin ( 1849 -- 1917 ) 11 October 1894 6 January 1899 The Lord Curzon of Kedleston ( 1859 -- 1925 ) 6 January 1899 18 November 1905 Partition of Bengal ( 1905 ) 2st Delhi Durbar out of 3 ( 1903 ) Appointment of Police Commission under Sir Andrew Frazer Appointment of Raleigh University Commission ( 1902 ) Passing of Indian Universities Act 1904 The Earl of Minto ( 1845 -- 1914 ) 18 November 1905 23 November 1910 Morley - Minto Reforms 1909 or The Indian Councils Act 1909 Split in Congress in 1907 Establishment of Muslim League by Aga Khan ( 1906 ) Edward VII ( 1901 -- 1910 ) The Lord Hard