Which Governor-General is called the 'Liberator of the Indian Press', because he removed restrictions on the press in 1835?

Sir Charles Metcalfe, the acting Governor-General of India (1835-1836), is called the "Liberator of the Indian Press", because he repealed the restrictive press regulations of 1823 through the Press Act of 1835.

Background:

• In the early 19th century, the Company placed many restrictions on the press, fearing criticism of its rule.
• The Licensing Regulations of 1823, introduced by the acting Governor-General John Adam, required every printer and publisher to obtain a licence from the government; publishing without a licence was punishable.
• These regulations were mainly aimed at Indian-language newspapers and at newspapers edited by Indians.
• Raja Rammohun Roy protested against these restrictions; his Persian newspaper "Mirat-ul-Akhbar" had to stop publication.

Metcalfe's Act of 1835:

• It repealed the Licensing Regulations of 1823.
• It required only that the printer and publisher of a newspaper give a declaration of the place of publication.
• This led to the rapid growth of newspapers in India.
• Metcalfe's action annoyed the Company's directors in London, and he was not made the permanent Governor-General.

About Charles Metcalfe:

• He was born in Calcutta in 1785.
• He was the British Resident at Delhi, and later at Hyderabad.
• He described the Indian village communities as "little republics", which were self-sufficient and survived the fall of dynasties.
• He later became the Governor of Jamaica and the Governor-General of Canada.

Later press laws:

• The Vernacular Press Act (1878), which restricted the Indian-language press.
• The Newspapers (Incitement to Offences) Act (1908).
• The Indian Press Act (1910).

Why not the other options?

• ✗Bentinck, Auckland and Amherst were other Governors-General.