louis mountbatten became the first governor general of india.
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bullet::::- clement francis cornwall (trinity/magdalene), lieutenant governor of british columbia (1881–1887)





















































bullet::::- charles cornwallis (clare), governor-general of india (1786–1793)





















































bullet::::- freeman freeman-thomas, 1st marquess of willingdon (trinity), 13th governor general of canada (1926–1931)





















































bullet::::- sir robert george howe (st catharine's), governor general of the sudan (1947–1955)





















































bullet::::- david lloyd johnston (trinity hall), 28th governor general of canada (2010–)





















































bullet::::- sir william manning (fitzwilliam), governor of jamaica (1913–1918) and governor of ceylon (1918–1925)





















































bullet::::- louis mountbatten (christ's), last viceroy of india (1947); first governor general of india (1947–1948)
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federal and provincial viceroys also met with first nations leaders for more ceremonial occasions, such as when in 1867 canada's first governor general, the viscount monck, received a native chief, in full feathers, among some of the first guests at rideau hall. the marquess of lansdowne smoked a calumet with aboriginal people in the prairies, the marquess of lorne was there named "great brother-in-law", and the lord tweedsmuir was honoured by the kainai nation through being made a chief of the blood indians and met with grey owl in saskatchewan. the earl alexander of tunis was presented with a totem pole by kwakiutl carver mungo martin, which alexander erected on the grounds of rideau hall, where it stands today with the inukshuk by artist kananginak pootoogook that was commissioned in 1997 by governor general roméo leblanc to commemorate the second national aboriginal day. governor general the viscount byng of vimy undertook a far-reaching tour of the north in 1925, during which he met with first nations and heard their grievances at fort providence and fort simpson. later, governor general edward schreyer was in 1984 made an honorary member of the kainai chieftainship, as was one of his viceregal successors, adrienne clarkson, who was made such on 23 july 2005, along with being adopted into the blood tribe with the name "grandmother of many nations". clarkson was an avid supporter of canada's north and inuit culture, employing students from nunavut arctic college to assist in designing the clarkson cup and creating the governor general's northern medal.
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