Question: first governor general of india of free india
Answer: Although the Proclamation of 1858 announcing the assumption of the government of India by the Crown referred to Lord Canning as `` first Viceroy and Governor - General '' , none of the Warrants appointing his successors referred to them as ' Viceroys ' , and the title , which was frequently used in Warrants dealing with precedence and in public notifications , was basically one of ceremony used in connection with the state and social functions of the Sovereign 's representative .