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This is a list of viceroys for Prince Edward Island (which was known as St. John's Island until 1799). The colony had governors until confederation in 1873 when it became a province of Canada after which it had lieutenant-governors. A viceroy is somebody who governs a country or province as a substitute for the monarch. ... Motto: Parva Sub Ingenti (The small under the protection of the great) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Charlottetown Largest city Charlottetown Lieutenant Governor J. Léonce Bernard Premier Pat Binns (PC) Area 5,660 km² (13th) - Land 5,660 km² - Water 0 km² (0%) Population (2004) - Population 137,900 (10th... In politics and in history, a colony is a territory under the immediate political control of a geographically-distinct state (or city, in ancient times). ... A governor is also a device that regulates the speed of a machine. ... Canadian Confederation, or the Confederation of Canada, was the process that ultimately brought together a union among the provinces, colonies and territories of British North America to form a Dominion of the British Empire, which today is a federal nation state simply known as Canada. ... This article is about political regions. ... Canada is a sovereign state in northern North America, the northern-most country in the world, and the second largest in total area. ... A Lieutenant Governor is a government official who is the subordinate or deputy of a Governor or Governor-General. ...
Sir William Cleaver Francis Robinson (b. 1834 - d. 1897)
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Governors General A Lieutenant Governor is a government official who is the subordinate or deputy of a Governor or Governor-General. ... Thomas Heath Haviland (born November 13, 1822 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island-September 11, 1895 in Charlottetown) was a Canadian politician and Father of Canadian Confederation. ... Andrew Archibald Macdonald The Honourable Andrew Archibald Macdonald (14 February 1829 – 21 March 1912), Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island from 1 August 1884 to 2 September 1889, was one of the fathers of Canadian Confederation. ... Bradford William LePage (February 19, 1876 _ December 4, 1958) was a Canadian politician and Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island. ... 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. ...
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PrinceEdwardIsland (simply PEI or P.E.I. French, l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard, Scottish Gaelic, Eilean a’ Phrionns or Eilean Eòin, Míkmaq Apekweit) is a Canadian province coextensive with the island of the same name.
The island's namesake is PrinceEdward Augustus, Duke of Kent (1767-1820), the father of Queen Victoria.
PrinceEdwardIsland has a high level of political representation, with 4 Members of Parliament, 4 Senators, 27 Members of the Legislative Assembly, 2 cities, 7 towns and 60 incorporated rural communities (having over 500 municipal councillors and mayors) to give a total of 566 elected officials for a population of 138,307 (as of 2006).
PrinceEdwardIsland (simply PEI or P.E.I. French, l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard, Scottish Gaelic, Eilean a’ Phrionns or Eilean Eòin) is a Canadian province situated in the Maritimes.
In September 1864, PrinceEdwardIsland hosted the Charlottetown Conference, which was the first meeting in the process leading to the Articles of Confederation and the creation of Canada in 1867.
PrinceEdwardIsland is the first province in Canada to elect a Premier of non-European descent (Joseph Atallah Ghiz) in 1986.