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The Widow Remarriage Act, 1856 was passed under the Governorship of:

Bentinck

Dalhousie

Canning

Lawrence

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The Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act, 1856 legalized the remarriage of Hindu widows in all jurisdictions of India under East India Company rule was drafted by Lord Dalhousie. Lord Dalhousie served as the Governor General of India from 1848 to 1856. His eight year rules were full of improvement and reforms.This act also provided all the rights and inheritances to all the windows that they have had at the time of her first marriage

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