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The following is a list of the Governors and Governors General of Canada and the previous territories and colonies that now make up the country. For the governors of New France see: Lieutenant General of New France, Governor of New France and Governor General of New France. A governor or governour (archaic) is a governing official, usually the executive (at least nominally, to different degrees also politically and administratively) of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the Head of state; furthermore the title applies to officials with a similar mandate as representatives of a chartered... The Governor General of Canada (French: Gouverneure générale du Canada or Gouverneur général du Canada) is the representative of the Canadian Monarch. ... Lieutenant General of New France was the military post that governed early New France (and Acadia) from 1603 until 1627. ... The Governor of New France was the head of state representing the King of France in North America. ...


The role of Governor General of Canada from 1760 to 1838 was mainly as the command officer of British Forces in North America. The role was then passed onto the Governor General of the Province of Canada until 1867. British forces remained stationed in Canada until the 1880s. World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ...

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Governors General of British North America from the Conquest to the union of the Canadas

Name Term Sovereign
Jeffrey Amherst 1760–1763 George III
James Murray 1764–1768
Guy Carleton 1768–1778
Sir Frederick Haldimand 1778–1786
The Lord Dorchester 1786–1796
Robert Prescott 1796–1807
Sir James Henry Craig 1807–1811
Sir George Prevost 1812–1815
Sir John Coape Sherbrooke 1816–1818
The Duke of Richmond and Lennox 1818–1819
The Earl of Dalhousie 1820–1828 George IV
Sir James Kempt 1828–1830
The Lord Aylmer 1830–1835 William IV
The Earl of Gosford* 1835–1837
Victoria
Sir John Colborne* 1837–1838 (acting)

(*) Lord Gosford resigned in November 1837 during the Lower Canada Rebellion. Colborne was raised to commander in chief of British forces and acting governor general to put down the 1837 Rebellions and restore order in both Upper Canada and Lower Canada. He remained in place until Lord Durham's arrival. Jeffrey Amherst by Joshua Reynolds Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (sometimes spelled Geoffrey, he himself spelled his name as Jeffery) (January 29, 1717 - August 3, 1797) served as an officer in the British army Born in Sevenoaks, England, he became a soldier aged about 14. ... George III (George William Frederick) (4 June 1738 – 29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until 1 January 1801, and thereafter United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death. ... James Murray (ca 1721-1794) was a British military officer, colonial administrator and governor of Quebec. ... Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester. ... Sir Frederick Haldimand (August 11, 1718 – June 5, 1791) was a British army officer and governor. ... Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester. ... Robert Prescott was a British soldier and colonial administrator. ... Sir James Henry Craig (1748—1812) was a British military officer and colonial administrator. ... George Prevost Sir George Prévost (Hackensack May 19, 1767 – January 5, 1816 London) was a British soldier and colonial administrator. ... Sir John Coape, Lord Sherbrooke (baptised April 29, 1764 - February 14, 1830) was a British soldier and colonial administrator. ... Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond and Lennox (born at Gordon Castle, near Thirsk, Scotland on 9 December 1764; died near Perth, Ontario, Canada on August 28, 1819) was a British soldier and politician. ... George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie (October 23, 1770 – March 21, 1838) was lieutenant-governor of Nova Scotia from 1816 to 1820, Governor General of British North America from 1820 to 1828 and later became commander-in-chief in India. ... George IV (George Augustus Frederick) (12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830) was king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Hanover from 29 January 1820 until his death. ... Sir James Kempt, GCB (c. ... Matthew Whitworth-Aylmer, 5th Baron Aylmer (1775–1850) was a British military officer and colonial administrator. ... William IV (William Henry) (21 August 1765 – 20 June 1837) was King of the United Kingdom and of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death. ... Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford (August 1, 1776 – March 27, 1849) was a British politician who served as Lieutenant-Governor of Lower Canada and Governor General of British North America in the 19th century. ... Queen Victoria, see Queen Victoria (ship). ... The Right Honourable John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton (February 16, 1778 – April 17, 1863), British field marshal, was born at Lyndhurst, Hants and entered the 20th (Lancashire Fusiliers) in 1794, winning thereafter every step in his regimental promotion without purchase. ... Flag used by the Patriotes between 1832 and 1838 The Lower Canada Rebellion is the name given to the armed conflict between the rebels of Lower Canada (now Quebec) and the British colonial power of that province. ... (Redirected from 1837 Rebellions) The Rebellions of 1837 were a pair of Canadian armed uprisings that occurred in 1837 in response to frustrations in political reform and ethnic conflict. ... Map of Upper Canada (orange) Upper Canada was a British territory in what is now the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Map of Lower Canada (green) Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence (1791-1841). ...


Governors General of the Province of Canada

Name Term Sovereign
The Earl of Durham 1838–1839 Victoria
The Lord Sydenham 1839–1841
The Rt Hon Charles, Lord Bagot 1842–1843
The Lord Metcalfe 1843–1845
The Earl Cathcart 1846–1847
The Earl of Elgin and Kincardine 1847–1854
Sir Edmund Walker Head 1854–1861
The Viscount Monck 1861–1867

Note: for information about Canadas present-day provinces, see Provinces and territories of Canada. ... John George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham (12 April 1792 - 28 July 1840), was a British Whig statesman and colonial administrator, Governor-General and high commissioner of British North America. ... Queen Victoria, see Queen Victoria (ship). ... Charles Poulett Thomson, 1st Baron Sydenham (1799 - September 19, 1841) was the first Governor of the united Province of Canada. ... Sir Charles Bagot (23 September 1781- 19 May 1843) was an English diplomat and colonial administrator who served as Governor General of the Province of Canada 1841-1843). ... Charles Theophilus Metcalfe, 1st Baron Metcalfe (January 30, 1785 – September 5, 1846), Indian and colonial administrator, was born at Calcutta. ... Charles Murray Cathcart, 2nd Earl Cathcart (1783-1859) was Governor General of the Province of Canada and Lieutenant Governor of Canada West (November 26, 1845-January 30, 1847) Related Link: List of Lieutenant Governors of Ontario List of Lieutenant Governors of Quebec Categories: Stub | 1783 births | 1859 deaths | Governors General... The Earl of Elgin and Kincardine James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin and 12th Earl of Kincardine (20 July 1811 – 20 November 1863) was a British colonial administrator and diplomat, best known as Governor General of the Province of Canada and Viceroy of India. ... Sir Edmund Walker Head (February 16, 1805-January 28, 1868) was British colonial administrator. ... Viscount Monck, 1868 The Right Honourable Charles Stanley Monck, 4th Viscount Monck (October 10, 1819 – November 29, 1894) was the last Governor General of the Province of Canada and the first Governor General of Canada after Canadian Confederation. ...

Governors General of the Dominion of Canada

The Governor General of Canada (French: Gouverneure générale du Canada or Gouverneur général du Canada) is the representative of the Canadian Monarch. ...

British

Name Term Sovereign
The Viscount Monck 1867–1869 Victoria
The Lord Lisgar 1869–1872
The Earl of Dufferin 1872–1878
Marquess of Lorne 1878–1883
The Marquess of Lansdowne 1883–1888
The Lord Stanley of Preston 1888–1893
The Earl of Aberdeen 1893–1898
The Earl of Minto 1898–1904
Edward VII
The Earl Grey 1904–1911
George V
HRH The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn 1911–1916
The Duke of Devonshire 1916–1921
The Lord Byng of Vimy 1921–1926
The Viscount Willingdon 1926–1931
The Earl of Bessborough 1931–1935
The Lord Tweedsmuir 1935–1940
Edward VIII
George VI
The Earl of Athlone 1940–1946
The Viscount Alexander of Tunis 1946–1952

Viscount Monck, 1868 The Right Honourable Charles Stanley Monck, 4th Viscount Monck (October 10, 1819 – November 29, 1894) was the last Governor General of the Province of Canada and the first Governor General of Canada after Canadian Confederation. ... Queen Victoria, see Queen Victoria (ship). ... John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar (August 31, 1807 - October 6, 1876) was the second Governor General of Canada. ... Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, (June 21, 1826 – February 12, 1902) was a prominent member of Victorian society. ... John George Edward Henry Douglas Sutherland Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll, usually better known by his courtesy title of Marquess of Lorne, by which he was known before 1900 (August 6, 1845 - May 2, 1914) was Governor General of Canada. ... Henry Charles Keith Petty-FitzMaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, KG, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE (14 January 1845 - 3 June 1927) was a British politician and Irish peer who served as Governor General of Canada, Viceroy of India, Secretary of State for War, and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. ... Frederick Arthur Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby, KG, GCB, GCVO, PC (15 January 1841–14 June 1908) was Colonial Secretary from 1885 to 1886 and Governor General of Canada from 1888 to 1893. ... John Campbell Hamilton Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, 7th Earl of Aberdeen (August 3, 1847 - March 7, 1934) was Governor General of Canada from 1893 to 1898. ... Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond, 4th Earl of Minto (June 9, 1845 - March 1, 1914) was an English politician, Governor General of Canada, and Viceroy of India. ... Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King of the Commonwealth Realms, and the Emperor of India. ... Albert Grey Sir Albert Henry George Grey, 4th Earl Grey (November 28, 1851 - August 29, 1917) was the ninth Governor General of Canada from 1904 to 1911. ... George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 - 20 January 1936) was the first British monarch belonging to the House of Windsor, as a result of his creating it from the British branch of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. ... Dated October 30th, 1869, by Notman His Royal Highness The Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (Arthur William Patrick Albert) (1 May 1850 - 16 January 1942) was a member of the British Royal Family, a son of Queen Victoria. ... The Duke of Devonshire As Governor General The Most Noble Victor Christian William Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire (London May 31, 1868–May 6, 1938 Chatsworth House), was a Liberal Unionist Member of Parliament for West Derbyshire (1891-1908), Governor General of Canada (1916-1921), and Colonial Secretary (1922-1924). ... Field Marshal Julian Hedworth George Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy (11 September 1862–6 June 1935) was a career British Army officer who served as commander of the Canadian army in World War I, and later became Governor General of Canada. ... The Right Honourable George Freeman Thomas, PC later Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon of Ratton (September 12, 1866 - August 12, 1941) was a British Liberal politician who served as Governor General of Canada and Viceroy of India. ... Lord and Lady Bessborough, 1933 Vere Brabazon Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough (October 27, 1880 - March 10, 1956) was Governor General of Canada. ... John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, GCMG, GCVO, CH, PC (26 August 1875 – 11 February 1940), was a Scottish novelist and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada. ... Edward VIII (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David Windsor; later The Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor; 23 June 1894 – 28 May 1972) was King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions beyond the Seas, and Emperor of India from the death of his father, George V (1910–36), on... George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George Windsor) (14 December 1895 - 6 February 1952) became the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Emperor of India, upon the unexpected abdication of his brother, Edward VIII. He reigned from 11 December 1936 until his death. ... Major-General Alexander Augustus Frederick William Alfred George Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone, KG, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, DSO, PC, FRS, born His Serene Highness Prince Alexander of Teck (14 April 1874–16 January 1957), was a member of the British Royal Family, the younger brother of Queen Mary. ... Field Marshal Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, KG, GCB, GCMG, CSI, GCVO, DSO, MC, LL.D, PC, Legion of Honour (10 December 1891–16 June 1969) was a British military commander and Field Marshal, notably during the Second World War as the commander of the...

Canadian

Name Term Sovereign

Prime Minister
The Right Honourable Vincent Massey 1952–1959 Elizabeth II Louis St. Laurent
The Right Honourable Georges Vanier 1959–1967 John Diefenbaker
The Right Honourable Roland Michener 1967–1974 Lester Pearson
The Right Honourable Jules Léger 1974–1979 Pierre Trudeau
The Right Honourable Edward Schreyer 1979–1984 Pierre Trudeau
The Right Honourable Jeanne Sauvé 1984–1990 Pierre Trudeau
The Right Honourable Ramon John Hnatyshyn 1990–1995 Brian Mulroney
The Right Honourable Roméo LeBlanc 1995–1999 Jean Chrétien
The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson 1999–2005 Jean Chrétien
Her Excellency The Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean 2005– Paul Martin

The Right Honourable Charles Vincent Massey, CC PC (February 20, 1887 - December 30, 1967) was the eighteenth Governor General of Canada and the first who was born in Canada. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ... Louis Stephen St. ... Georges-Philéas Vanier (April 23, 1888 - March 5, 1967) was a Canadian solider and diplomat who was Governor General of Canada from 1959 until his death. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... John George Diefenbaker, CH, PC, QC, BA, MA, LL.B, LL.D, DCL, FRSC, FRSA, D.Litt, DSL, (18 September 1895 – 16 August 1979) was the 13th Prime Minister of Canada (1957 – 1963). ... The Right Honourable Daniel Roland Michener, PC , CC , CMM , CD , LL.D (April 19, 1900 - August 6, 1991) was Governor General of Canada from 1967 to 1974. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The Right Honourable Lester Bowles Mike Pearson (April 23, 1897 - December 27, 1972) was the fourteenth Prime Minister of Canada from April 22, 1963, to April 20, 1968, and also a 1957 Nobel Laureate. ... The Right Honourable Jules Léger, PC, CC (April 4, 1913 – November 22, 1980) was the Governor General of Canada (1974 – 1979). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... For the Smashing Pumpkins song, see 1979 (song). ... Trudeau redirects here. ... Edward Richard Schreyer, PC, CC, CMM, OM, CD, LLD (born December 21, 1935, Beausejour, Manitoba) is a Canadian politician and member of the New Democratic Party of Canada. ... For the Smashing Pumpkins song, see 1979 (song). ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Trudeau redirects here. ... The Right Honourable Jeanne Mathilde Sauvé, PC , CC , CMM , CD (née Benoit) (April 26, 1922 – January 26, 1993) was a Canadian journalist, politician and stateswoman. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Trudeau redirects here. ... Ramon John Ray Hnatyshyn PC,CC (March 16, 1934 - December 18, 2002) was Canadas twenty-fourth governor general, serving from 1990 to 1995. ... This article is about the year. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Martin Brian Mulroney, PC, CC, GOQ, LLD (born March 20, 1939), was the eighteenth Prime Minister of Canada from September 17, 1984, to June 25, 1993 and was leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada from 1983 to 1993. ... The Right Honourable Roméo-Adrien LeBlanc, PC, CC, ONB, CMM, CD (born December 18, 1927 in Memramcook, New Brunswick) is a former Governor General of Canada. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien, usually known as Jean Chrétien, PC, QC, BA, LLL, LLD (born January 11, 1934), served as the twentieth Prime Minister of Canada from November 4, 1993 to December 12, 2003. ... Adrienne Louise Clarkson (Chinese: ; pinyin: , Hakka: Ńg Pên-kî), PC, CC, CMM, COM, CD, LL.D(honoris causa) (born February 10, 1939) is an accomplished Canadian journalist. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien, usually known as Jean Chrétien, PC, QC, BA, LLL, LLD (born January 11, 1934), served as the twentieth Prime Minister of Canada from November 4, 1993 to December 12, 2003. ... Michaëlle Jean, CC, CMM, COM, CD, DUniv (honoris causa), D.Litt (honoris causa) , (born September 6, 1957, in Port-au-Prince, Haïti) is the current Governor General of Canada. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Paul Martin (disambiguation). ...

Administrators

A list of Administrators, acting Governors General appointed as the result of the death or prolonged absence of the sitting vice-regal: An Administrator (Administrator of the Government, Officer Administering the Government) in some countries in the Commonwealth is a person who fulfils a role similar to that of a Governor or a Governor-General. ...

  • 1974 Gabrielle Léger, wife of Governor General Jules Léger, was not an Administrator but briefly assisted her husband in the official duties of the Governor General, such as reading the Speech from the Throne, after her husband's stroke.

Sir Lyman Poore Duff, PC , GCMG (Ontario, January 7, 1865 – April 26, 1955) was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada and briefly served as Acting Governor General of Canada in 1940. ... A Puisne Justice or Puisne Judge (pronounced puny) is the title for a regular member of a Court. ... The Supreme Court of Canada (French: Cour suprême du Canada) is the highest court of Canada and is the final court of appeal in the Canadian justice system. ... Lord and Lady Bessborough, 1933 Vere Brabazon Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough (October 27, 1880 - March 10, 1956) was Governor General of Canada. ... John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, GCMG, GCVO, CH, PC (26 August 1875 – 11 February 1940), was a Scottish novelist and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada. ... Sir Lyman Poore Duff, PC , GCMG (Ontario, January 7, 1865 – April 26, 1955) was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada and briefly served as Acting Governor General of Canada in 1940. ... The Supreme Court of Canada consists of the Chief Justice of Canada (French: Juge en chef du Canada) and eight puisne Justices appointed by the Governor in Council (Governor General of Canada) from among superior court judges or from among barristers of at least ten years standing at the Bar... John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, GCMG, GCVO, CH, PC (26 August 1875 – 11 February 1940), was a Scottish novelist and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada. ... The Right Honourable Thibaudeau Rinfret, PC (June 22, 1879 - July 25, 1962) was a Canadian jurist and Chief Justice of Canada. ... The Supreme Court of Canada consists of the Chief Justice of Canada (French: Juge en chef du Canada) and eight puisne Justices appointed by the Governor in Council (Governor General of Canada) from among superior court judges or from among barristers of at least ten years standing at the Bar... Field Marshal Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, KG, GCB, GCMG, CSI, GCVO, DSO, MC, LL.D, PC, Legion of Honour (10 December 1891–16 June 1969) was a British military commander and Field Marshal, notably during the Second World War as the commander of the... The Right Honourable Charles Vincent Massey, CC PC (February 20, 1887 - December 30, 1967) was the eighteenth Governor General of Canada and the first who was born in Canada. ... The Right Honourable Robert Taschereau, PC , CC (Quebec, 1896 – 1970) was a lawyer who became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada and who briefly served as acting Governor General of Canada following the death of Georges Vanier in 1967. ... The Supreme Court of Canada consists of the Chief Justice of Canada (French: Juge en chef du Canada) and eight puisne Justices appointed by the Governor in Council (Governor General of Canada) from among superior court judges or from among barristers of at least ten years standing at the Bar... Georges-Philéas Vanier (April 23, 1888 - March 5, 1967) was a Canadian solider and diplomat who was Governor General of Canada from 1959 until his death. ... The Right Honourable Jules Léger, PC, CC (April 4, 1913 – November 22, 1980) was the Governor General of Canada (1974 – 1979). ... Queen Elizabeth II reads Canadas Speech from the Throne in 1977 The Speech from the Throne (or Throne Speech) is an event in certain monarchies in which the monarch (or a representative) reads a prepared speech to a complete session of parliament, outlining the governments agenda for the... The Rt. ... Adrienne Louise Clarkson (Chinese: ; pinyin: , Hakka: Ńg Pên-kî), PC, CC, CMM, COM, CD, LL.D(honoris causa) (born February 10, 1939) is an accomplished Canadian journalist. ...

See also

The Canadian Vice Regal Consort is the spouse of the Governor General of Canada. ... A Lieutenant Governor is a government official who is the subordinate or deputy of a Governor or Governor-General. ...

External links

  • List of Former Governors General - Government of Canada
  • Maple Leaf Web: The Governor General of Canada
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Historical governors Governors of New France (1627-1760) • Governors of Acadia • Northwest Territories (1869-1905)

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