Who was the 1st Governor-General / Viceroy to be assassinated in India?
Who was the 1st Governor-General / Viceroy to be assassinated in India?
(a) Lord Cornwallis
(b) Lord Minto
(c) Lord Mayo
(d) Lord Dufferin
Lord Mayo has the unfortunate distinction of being the only Viceroy of India to be assassinated during his tenure. He was assassinated by a gunshot on February 8, 1872, by Sher Ali Afridi, a convicted prisoner at the penal settlement at Port Blair in the Andaman Islands.