- Lord Canning 1858-1862
- Lord Elgin 1862-1863
- Lord Lawrence 1864-1869
- Lord Mayo 1869-1872
- Lord Northbrook 1872-1876
- Lord Lytton 1876-1880
- Lord Rippon 1880-1884
- Lord Dufferin 1884-1888
- Lord Lansdowne 1888 – 1894
- Lord Elgin II 1894 – 1899
- Lord Curzon 1899-1905
- Lord Minto II 1905 – 1910
- Lord Hardinge II 1910 – 1916
- Lord Chelmsford 1916-1921
- Lord Reading 1921 – 1926
- Lord Irwin 1926 – 1931
- Lord Willingdon 1931-1936
- Lord Linlithgow 1936 – 1944
- Lord Wavell 1944 – 1947
- Lord Mountbatten 1947-1948
Documenting the Indian Colonial Period