<P> Warren Hastings ( 6 December 1732 -- 22 August 1818 ) , an English statesman , was the first Governor of the Presidency of Fort William ( Bengal ) , the head of the Supreme Council of Bengal , and thereby the first de facto Governor - General of India from 1772 to 1785 . He was accused of corruption and impeached in 1787 , but after a long trial he was acquitted in 1795 . He was made a Privy Counsellor in 1814 . </P>
<P> Warren Hastings ( 6 December 1732 -- 22 August 1818 ) , an English statesman , was the first Governor of the Presidency of Fort William ( Bengal ) , the head of the Supreme Council of Bengal , and thereby the first de facto Governor - General of India from 1772 to 1785 . He was accused of corruption and impeached in 1787 , but after a long trial he was acquitted in 1795 . He was made a Privy Counsellor in 1814 . </P>
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who was the first britis governor general of india
Warren Hastings
Warren Hastings