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Money in the Bank (2014)
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For the professional wrestling match, see Money in the Bank ladder match.
Money in the Bank (2014)
Promotional poster featuring various WWE wrestlers.
Theme
song(s)
"Money in the Bank" by Jim Johnston
Information
Promotion
WWE
Sponsor(s)
Diet Mountain Dew
Date
June 29, 2014
Attendance
15,653
Venue
TD Garden
City
Boston, Massachusetts
WWE Network event chronology
Payback (2014) Money in the Bank (2014) Battleground (2014)
Money in the Bank chronology
Money in the Bank (2013) Money in the Bank (2014) Money in the Bank (2015)
Money in the Bank (2014) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE. It took place on June 29, 2014 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.[1] It was the fifth annual Money in the Bank event.
Eight matches took place at the event, with no match aired on the pre-show. The titular ladder match for the Money in the Bank contract was won by Seth Rollins. The main event was a ladder match for the vacant WWE World Heavyweight Championship, which was won by John Cena. The event received 122,000 buys (excluding WWE Network views), down from the previous year's 199,000 buys.[2][unreliable source]
Contents
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1 Background
2 Event
2.1 Broadcasters
2.2 Pre-show
2.3 Preliminary matches
2.4 Main event
3 Aftermath
4 Reception
5 Results
6 See also
7 References
8 External links
Background[edit]
See also: Professional wrestling
The card included eight matches that resulted from scripted storylines with results predetermined by WWE. Storylines were produced on WWE's weekly television shows, Raw and SmackDown.[3][4]
The event is named after the Money In The Bank ladder match, in which multiple wrestlers use ladders to retrieve a briefcase hanging above the ring. The winner is guaranteed a match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at a time of their choosing within the next year.[5] On the June 2 episode of Raw, Alberto Del Rio qualified for the match by defeating Dolph Ziggler. The following week, following Daniel Bryan being stripped of his WWE World Championship due to injury, Stephanie McMahon changed the match into a ladder match for the vacant WWE World Heavyweight Championship itself. The same night, Triple H placed Randy Orton into the match, while United States Champion Sheamus and Cesaro defeated Intercontinental Champion Bad News Barrett and Rob Van Dam respectively to qualify. On the June 13 episode of SmackDown, Bray Wyatt qualified for the match after defeating Dean Ambrose (with interference from Seth Rollins). On the June 16 episode of Raw, John Cena won a spot in the match by defeating Kane in a Stretcher match, and Roman Reigns qualified for the match by winning a 19-man battle royal. On the June 23 episode of Raw, Kane was added to the match by Triple H.
Elimination
Wrestler
Eliminated by
Times
1 Damien Sandow Multiple wrestlers 00:37
2 Santino Marella Bo Dallas 01:36
3 Diego Rusev 02:16
4 Fernando Rusev 02:23
5 Xavier Woods Rusev 02:45
6 Titus O'Neil Roman Reigns 03:42
7 Sin Cara Jack Swagger 04:14
8 Jack Swagger Kofi Kingston 06:50
9 Kofi Kingston Ryback and Curtis Axel 07:37
10 Dolph Ziggler Ryback and Curtis Axel 07:41
11 Fandango Roman Reigns 10:07
12 Ryback Roman Reigns 10:18
13 Curtis Axel Roman Reigns 10:25
14 Rob Van Dam Bo Dallas and Bad News Barrett 11:55
15 Bad News Barrett Roman Reigns 12:42
16 Big E Bo Dallas 12:51
17 Bo Dallas Roman Reigns 13:04
18 Rusev Roman Reigns 14:21
19 Roman Reigns Winner 14:21
During the feud between John Cena and Bray Wyatt, WWE Tag Team Champions Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso inserted themselves in the rivalry alongside Cena to counteract Wyatt Family members Luke Harper and Erick Rowan. At Payback, The Usos were once again be in Cena's corner to even the odds and in the process, Cena defeated Bray Wyatt in a Last Man Standing match to end the feud. The next night on Raw, Rowan and Harper shifted their attention to The Usos, defeating the latter in a non-title tag team match on the June 2 episode of Raw. Due to this win, they earned a match for the Tag Team Championship at the pay-per-view.
On the June 17 episode of Main Event, a Money In The Bank ladder match was added to the event, with Seth Rollins declaring himself the first participant in the match.[6] On June 23 episode of Raw, Triple H added Intercontinental Champion Bad News Barrett, Dolph Ziggler, Rob Van Dam, Kofi Kingston, and Jack Swagger to the match. Later that night (after Dean Ambrose threatened to disrupt the pay-per-view), Rollins requested Ambrose be added to the match, to which Triple H agreed. On the June 27 episode of SmackDown, Barret suffered an injury, causing him to be removed from the match.
At Payback, after a loss to RybAxel, Cody Rhodes told his brother, Goldust, that he deserves a better partner than him. Following Payback, Goldust was unsuccessful in defeating Rybaxel with his new partners, chosen for him by Cody. On the June 16 episode of Raw, Cody debuted as his new moniker of Stardust, and began teaming with his brother to defeat the team Rybaxel. On the June 24 episode of Main Event, Rybaxel challenged Stardust and Goldust to a match at the pay-per-view, which they accepted.
On the June 17 episode of Main Event, Naomi defeated WWE Divas Champion Paige in a non-title match, setting up a title match between the two at Money In The Bank.
After Fandango had replaced his dance partner Summer Rae with Layla, Summer Rae attacked Layla on the May 19 episode of Raw. They continued to attack each other and interfere in Fandango's matches, thus setting up a match at the pay-per-view, with Fandango as the special guest referee.
Since his debut, Rusev was presented as a Russian super athlete. His manager, Lana, insulted the United States many times. This included an attack on WWE Hall of Famer Jim Duggan, known for his patriotic gimmick, who was saved by Big E. Big E and Rusev had a match at Payback, but Big E was defeated by Rusev. After the event, they continued to attack each other, setting up a rematch at the pay-per-view.
Event[edit]
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Broadcasters[edit]
The pre-show was provided by pre-show panel of Renee Young, Booker T, Christian, and Alex Riley. The English commentators were Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, and John "Bradshaw" Layfield while there were also Spanish and German commentators ringside. Lilian Garcia and Justin Roberts were ring announcers.
Pre-show[edit]
During the pre-show, Daniel Bryan came out to speak about his health and being stripped of the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. The former champion led the Boston fans in an echoing "Yes!" chant and said that his recovery was going poorly and that he didn't know when he'd be back. He promised to return better than ever and to win back his title. Bo Dallas entered ring to try to cheer Bryan up. Bryan called Dallas a "Bo-ner" then mocked his "Bo-lieve" catchphrase, telling him "Bo-leave" before leading another round of chants.
Preliminary matches[edit]
The actual pay-per-view opened with The Usos defending the WWE Tag Team Championship against The Wyatt Family's Luke Harper and Erick Rowan. In the end, Jimmy and Jey executed a double Superplex on Rowan. Jey performed a Samoan Splash on Rowan, which was followed by Jey performing a Samoan Splash on Rowan to retain the title.
Next, Paige defended the WWE Divas Championship against Naomi. The match ended when Paige executed a RamPaige on Naomi to retain the title.
After that, Damien Sandow wrestled Adam Rose. Rose performed a Party Foul on Sandow to win the match.
The next match was the WWE World Heavyweight Championship contract Money in the Bank ladder match involving Kofi Kingston, Jack Swagger, Rob Van Dam, Dolph Ziggler, Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins. During the match, Ambrose pushed a ladder, causing Kingston to fall off the top rope onto Swagger, Ziggler and Van Dam. Van Dam executed a Rolling Thunder Senton on Rollins, who was lay on a ladder wedged in the ring corner. Swagger performed a Powerbomb off a ladder on Van Dam, which was followed by Ambrose performing a Suplex off the ladder on Rollins. Ambrose injured his shoulder, leading to him being taken backstage by medical personnel. Kingston performed a Back Body Drop on Rollins atop a ladder, causing Rollins to fall onto another ladder bridged between the ladder and the ropes. Ziggler executed a Zig Zag onto a ladder on Kingston. Ziggler attempted to retrieve the briefcase but Rollins hit Ziggler with a chair. Rollins attempted to retrieve the briefcase but Ambrose came back out and hit Rollins with the chair. Ambrose attempted to retrieve the briefcase but Kane came down to the ring and executed a Chokeslam and a Tombstone Piledriver on Ambrose. Rollins retrieved the briefcase to win the match.
Next, Gold and Stardust faced Ryback and Curtis Axel. In the end, Stardust pinned Ryback with a roll-up to win the match.
After that, Rusev wrestled Big E. Rusev forced Big E to submit to The Accolade to win the match.
In the seventh match, Summer Rae faced Layla with Fandango as the special guest referee. Layla performed a Roundhouse Kick on Rae to win the match.
Main event[edit]
The main event was a Ladder Match for the vacant WWE World Heavyweight Championship involving Alberto Del Rio, Bray Wyatt, Cesaro, John Cena, Kane, Randy Orton, Roman Reigns and United States Champion Sheamus. During the match, Cesaro and Sheamus fought atop the ladder but Wyatt pushed the ladder, causing Cesaro and Sheamus to hang onto the championship belts. Orton executed an Elevated DDT off a ladder bridged between the apron and a broadcast table on Sheamus. After everyone fought each other off, Sheamus controlled the match by performing a Diving Shoulder Block on Kane, an Irish Curse Backbreaker on Del Rio, White Noise on Orton and a Brogue Kick on Cena. After Orto and Kane removed the other participants from the ring, Reigns controlled the match by performing a Spear on Kane, Superman Punches on Orton and Sheamus, Running Front Dropkicks on Del Rio, who was draped on the bottom rope, and Wyatt, who was draped on a broadcast table, and a Spear on Cesaro. Reigns fought with Cena, ending by executing a Spear on Cena. After each men executed their finishers on the other participants, Reigns fought with Orton and attempted to retrieve the championship belts but Kane performed a Chokeslam on Reigns. Orton attempted to retrieve the championship belts but Cena executed an Attitude Adjustment on Kane and an Attitude Adjustment on Orton onto Kane. Cena retrieved the championship belts to win the match.
Aftermath[edit]
Randy Orton received medical assistance after the event. He received 11 staples to close the gash in his head suffered during the main event of Money in the Bank.[7]
The following night on Raw, The Authority held a mock celebration for the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion John Cena and revealed he would be featured on the cover of the WWE 2K15 video game, but Cena made it clear that he would not allow The Authority to control him. Triple H then scheduled a Fatal four-way match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at Battleground between Cena, Orton, Kane, and Reigns. In a tag team match between those four superstars later in the night, Seth Rollins attempted to cash in his briefcase against an assaulted Cena for his championship, but was stopped by Dean Ambrose, who earlier in the show declared that he'd be there to stop Rollins from cashing in his briefcase successfully.
Also on Raw, AJ Lee returned and defeated Paige for the Divas Championship.
Bad News Barrett, who had been removed from the Money in the Bank ladder match due to injury, was also stripped of his Intercontinental Championship. A battle royal for the vacant championship, scheduled for Battleground, was won by The Miz.
Brock Lesnar returned on July 21 and proceeded to defeat Cena at SummerSlam to capture the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.[8][9] At WrestleMania 31 on March 29, 2015, Seth Rollins successfully cashed in his Money In The Bank contract during Lesnar and Royal Rumble winner Roman Reigns' match, making it into a triple threat match, which Rollins won by pinning Reigns to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.[10] However, Rollins vacated the title on November 4, 2015, after suffering multiple knee injuries at a live event in Dublin, Ireland, ending his reign at 220 days.[11]
Reception[edit]
The event received generally positive reviews. PWTorch James Caldwell described the Money in the Bank Ladder match as an "excellent MITB ladder match that had a little bit of everything", focusing in the Ambrose-Rollins feud and gave it 4¼ stars out of five. Also, he compared the Money in the Bank match and the WWE World Heavyweight Championship ladder match and said that "not as good as the similar MITB ladder match, as there were too many wrestlers in the match, the middle really dragged, and this felt more disorganized and cluttered than the nicely-structured previous match." Caldwell felt it was the "right decision for Cena to win" to set up his match with Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam in two months. He gave the main event 3 stars out of five.[12]
PWInsider Dave Scherer criticized the decision to crown John Cena as champion. According to him, he "hated the result" and "it's the wrong decision and I think the crowd was very representative of how many fans felt tonight as they cheered for a lot of new talent and groaned at a lot of the older talent". Also, he liked the opener, the Money in the Bank ladder match and the Rusev vs. Big E match.[13]
Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter gave the Money in the Bank ladder match 4½ stars out of five while the WWE World Heavyweight Championship ladder match was given 4 stars out of five.[14]
Results[edit]
No.
Results
Stipulations
Times
1
The Usos (Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso) (c) defeated The Wyatt Family (Luke Harper and Erick Rowan) Tag team match for the WWE Tag Team Championship[15] 13:53
2
Paige (c) defeated Naomi (with Cameron) Singles match for the WWE Divas Championship[16] 07:02
3
Adam Rose defeated Damien Sandow Singles match[17] 05:12
4
Seth Rollins defeated Kofi Kingston, Dolph Ziggler, Dean Ambrose, Rob Van Dam, and Jack Swagger (with Zeb Colter) Money in the Bank ladder match for a WWE World Heavyweight Championship match contract[18] 23:10
5
Gold and Stardust defeated RybAxel (Ryback and Curtis Axel) Tag team match[19] 08:16
6
Rusev (with Lana) defeated Big E by submission Singles match[20] 08:19
7
Layla defeated Summer Rae Singles match with Fandango as the special guest referee[21] 03:07
8
John Cena defeated Kane, Randy Orton, Roman Reigns, Alberto Del Rio, Sheamus, Bray Wyatt, and Cesaro (with Paul Heyman) Ladder match for the vacant WWE World Heavyweight Championship[22] 26:20
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
See also[edit]
List of WWE Network events
List of WWE pay-per-view events
References[edit]
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List of governors-general of India
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The Regulating Act of 1773 created the office with the title of Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William, or Governor-General of Bengal to be appointed by the Court of Directors of the East India Company (EIC). The Court of Directors assigned a Council of Four (based in India) to assist The Governor General, and decision of council was binding on Governor General during 1773-1784.
The Saint Helena Act 1833 (or Government of India Act 1833) re-designated the office with the title of Governor-General of India.
After the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the company rule was brought to an end, and the British India along with princely states came under the direct rule of the Crown. The Government of India Act 1858 created the office of Secretary of State for India in 1858 to oversee the affairs of India, which was advised by a new Council of India with 15 members (based in London). The existing Council of Four was formally renamed as the Council of Governor General of India or Executive Council of India. The Council of India was later abolished by Government of India Act 1935.
Following the adoption of the Government of India Act of 1858, the Governor-General as representing the Crown became known as the Viceroy. The designation 'Viceroy', although it was most frequently used in ordinary parlance, had no statutory authority, and was never employed by Parliament. 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. The Governor-General continued to be the sole representative of the Crown, and the Government of India continued to be vested in the Governor-General-in-Council.[1]
From the year 1858 onwards, the appointments of Governor-General of India were made by British Crown at the advice of Secretary of State for India. The office of Governor-General continued to exist as a ceremonial post in each of the new dominions until they adopted republican constitutions in 1950 and 1956 respectively..
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Regulating Act of 1773
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Asiatic Society of Bengal
Stopped Mughal pension to Shah Alam II
Stopped Diarchy in Bengal
New Sanskrit School by Jonathan Deccan
Moved Treasury from Murshidabad to Calcutta
Bengal Gazette- First Indian newspaper published
First Anglo-Maratha War (1775–82)
Second Anglo-Mysore war (1780–84)
First Rohilla War of 1773–1774
Second Rohilla War 1779
Experimentation on land settlements. (1772-five years settlement, changed to 1 year in 1776)
English Translation of Bhagwat Gita[2]
East India
Company

(1773–1858)
John Macpherson
(acting)
(1745–1821) 1 February 1785 12 September 1786
Charles Cornwallis, The Earl Cornwallis[3]
(1738–1805) 12 September 1786 28 October 1793
Established lower courts and appellate courts
Permanent Settlement in Bihar and Bengal in 1793
3rd Mysore war
Introduction of Cornwallis Code
Introduction of Civil Services in India
John Shore
(1751–1834) 28 October 1793 18 March 1798
Policy of Non-intervention
Charter Act of 1793
Battle of Kharda between Nizam and Marathas (1795)
Alured Clarke
(acting)
(1744–1832) 18 March 1793 18 May 1798
Richard Wellesley, Earl of Mornington [4]
(1760–1842) 18 May 1798 30 July 1805
Introduction of Subsidiary Alliance
Fourth Anglo Mysore War 1799
Second Anglo-Maratha War (1803–05)
Fort William College at Calcutta
Formation of Madras Presidency in 1801
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(1738–1805) 30 July 1805 5 October 1805
George Barlow, Bt
(acting)
(1762–1847) 10 October 1805 31 July 1807
Sepoy mutiny at Vellore
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Charter Act of 1813
Treaty of Amritsar, 1809 with Ranjit Singh
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[5]
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4 October 1813 9 January 1823
Ended the policy of Non-intervention
Third Anglo-Maratha War (1816-1818)
1816,Treaty of Sagauli with Nepal
Creation of Bombay Presidency in 1818
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Mahalwari System in Central India,Punjab And Western UP.
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Charter Act, 1833
Saint Helena Act 1833
English Education Act 1835
Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata
East India
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(1773–1858)
Charles Metcalfe, Bt
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(1785–1846) 20 March 1835 4 March 1836
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(1784–1849) 4 March 1836 28 February 1842
The Lord Ellenborough
(1790–1871) 28 February 1842 June 1844
William Wilberforce Bird
(acting)
(1784–1857) June 1844 23 July 1844
Henry Hardinge[8]
(1785–1856) 23 July 1844 12 January 1848
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The Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848–49)
Treaty of Lahore
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(1812–1860) 12 January 1848 28 February 1856
Doctrine of Lapse
Charles Wood Despatch
Second Anglo-Burmese War (1852)
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Post Office Act, 1854
Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act, 1856
Established Public Works Department
Engineering College was established at Roorkee
Governors-General and Viceroys of India, 1858–1947
The Viscount Canning[10]
(1812–1862) 28 February 1856 21 March 1862
University of Bombay, Calcutta and Madras were set up in 1858
The revolt of 1857
The Government of India Act, 1858
Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act, 1856
Victoria

(1858–1901)
The Earl of Elgin
(1811–1863) 21 March 1862 20 November 1863
Robert Napier
(acting)
(1810–1890) 21 November 1863 2 December 1863
William Denison
(acting)
(1804–1871) 2 December 1863 12 January 1864
Sir John Lawrence, Bt
(1811–1879) 12 January 1864 12 January 1869
Bhutan War
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(1822–1872) 12 January 1869 8 February 1872
Assassinated by a Pathan Sher Ali Afridi
Sir John Strachey
(acting)
(1823–1907) 9 February 1872 23 February 1872
The Lord Napier
(acting)
(1819–1898) 24 February 1872 3 May 1872
The Lord Northbrook
(1826–1904) 3 May 1872 12 April 1876
The Lord Lytton
(1831–1891) 12 April 1876 8 June 1880
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Second Anglo-Afghan War
The Indians Act (1878)[11]
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(1827–1909) 8 June 1880 13 December 1884
First Factory Act (1881)
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Ilbert Bill
The Earl of Dufferin
(1826–1902) 13 December 1884 10 December 1888
Formation of Indian National Congress
Third Anglo-Burmese War
The Marquess of Lansdowne
(1845–1927) 10 December 1888 11 October 1894
The Earl of Elgin
(1849–1917) 11 October 1894 6 January 1899
The Lord Curzon of Kedleston[12]
(1859–1925) 6 January 1899 18 November 1905
Partition of Bengal (1905)
Second Delhi Darbar (1903)
The Earl of Minto
(1845–1914) 18 November 1905 23 November 1911 Edward VII

(1901–1910)
The Lord Hardinge of Penshurst
(1858–1944) 23 November 1911 4 April 1916 George V

(1910–1936)
The Lord Chelmsford
(1868–1933) 4 April 1916 2 April 1921
The Earl of Reading
(1860–1935) 2 April 1921 3 April 1926
The Lord Irwin
(1881–1959) 3 April 1926 18 April 1931
The Earl of Willingdon
(1866–1941) 18 April 1931 18 April 1936
The Marquess of Linlithgow
(1887–1952) 18 April 1936 1 October 1943 Edward VIII

(1936)
The Viscount Wavell
(1883–1950) 1 October 1943 21 February 1947 George VI

(1936–1950)
The Viscount Mountbatten of Burma
(1900–1979) 21 February 1947 15 August 1947
Governors-General of the Dominion of India, 1947–1950
The Viscount Mountbatten of Burma[13]
(1900–1979) 15 August 1947 21 June 1948 George VI

(1936–1950)
C. Rajagopalachari
(1878–1972) 21 June 1948 26 January 1950
See also[edit]
Council of India
Secretary of State for India
List of Presidents of India
Footnotes[edit]
Jump up ^ Imperial Gazetteer of India, Clarendon Press, Oxford, New Edition 1909, vol 4, p. 16.
Jump up ^ Clarke, John James (1 January 1997). Oriental Enlightenment: The Encounter Between Asian and Western Thought. Psychology Press. ISBN 9780415133753.
Jump up ^ Created Marquess Cornwallis in 1792.
Jump up ^ Created Marquess Wellesley in 1799.
Jump up ^ Created Marquess of Hastings in 1816
Jump up ^ Created Earl Amherst in 1826.
Jump up ^ Created Earl of Auckland in 1839.
Jump up ^ Created Viscount Hardinge in 1846.
Jump up ^ Created Marquess of Dalhousie in 1849.
Jump up ^ Created Earl Canning in 1859.
Jump up ^ "What was the Arms Act 1878? - Quora". www.quora.com. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
Jump up ^ The Lord Ampthill was acting Governor-General in 1904
Jump up ^ Created Earl Mountbatten of Burma on 28 October 1947.
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