Question: who was the last governor general of india before independence
Answer: 58 -- 1944 ) 23 November 1911 4 April 1916 George V ( 1910 -- 1936 ) The Lord Chelmsford ( 1868 -- 1933 ) 4 April 1916 2 April 1921 The Earl of Reading ( 1860 -- 1935 ) 2 April 1921 3 April 1926 The Lord Irwin ( 1881 -- 1959 ) 3 April 1926 18 April 1931 The Earl of Willingdon ( 1866 -- 1941 ) 18 April 1931 18 April 1936 The Marquess of Linlithgow ( 1887 -- 1952 ) 18 April 1936 1 October 1943 Edward VIII ( 1936 ) The Viscount Wavell ( 1883 -- 1950 ) 1 October 1943 21 February 1947 George VI ( 1936 -- 1952 ) The Viscount Mountbatten of Burma ( 1900 -- 1979 ) 21 February 1947 15 August 1947 Governors - General of the Dominion of India , 1947 -- 1950 The Viscount Mountbatten of Burma ( 1900 -- 1979 ) 15 August 1947 21 June 1948 George VI ( 1936 -- 1952 ) C.