This is a list of viceroys for the colony, dominion and province of Newfoundland and Labrador. A viceroy is somebody who governs a country or province as a substitute for the monarch. ... 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). ... This is a page about Dominions of the British Empire/Commonwealth. ... This article is about political regions. ... Motto: Quaerite Primum Regnum Dei (Seek ye first the kingdom of God) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital St. ...

Proprietary Governors (1610-1728)

(*)de facto governor Proprietary Governors were individuals authorized to govern proprietary colonies. ... This article is about John Guy, the 17th century merchant. ... Cupers Cove on the southwest shore of Conception Bay on Newfoundlands Avalon Peninsula was an early English settlement in the New World, and the second one after the Jamestown Settlement to endure for longer than a year. ... Captain John Mason (1586–1635) was born in Norfolk. ... Cupers Cove on the southwest shore of Conception Bay on Newfoundlands Avalon Peninsula was an early English settlement in the New World, and the second one after the Jamestown Settlement to endure for longer than a year. ... Robert Hayman (1575-1629) was a poet, colonist and Proprietary Governor of Bristols Hope colony in Newfoundland. ... Bristols Hope was the second Newfoundland colony established by Bristols Society of Merchant Venturers. ... Sir Richard Whitbourne (1579-1628) was an English colonist, author and mariner. ... Renews (now part of Renews-Cappahayden, Newfoundland and Labrador) is a small fishing village on the southern shore of Newfoundland 83 kilometres south of St. ... Francis Tanfield (born 1565) was Proprietary Governor of the South Falkland colony of Henry Cary, 1st Viscount Falkland, his cousins husband. ... South Falkland was a colony in Newfoundland established by Henry Cary, 1st Viscount Falkland in 1623 on territory in the Avalon Peninsula including the former colony of Renews. ... Edward Wynne was Proprietary Governor of Ferryland colony from 1621 to 1626. ... Ferryland in Newfoundland is part of the Avalon Peninsula on the southern shore of the island south of St. ... Sir Arthur Aston (died 1627) was appointed Proprietary Governor of Avalon in 1625 by Sir George Calvert. ... The Avalon Peninsula is a large peninsula (9,270 km²) that makes up the southeast portion of the island of Newfoundland. ... George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore (1580-1632) was an English politician and coloniser. ... The Avalon Peninsula is a large peninsula (9,270 km²) that makes up the southeast portion of the island of Newfoundland. ... Cæcilius Calvert Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore ( August 8, 1605– November 30, 1675), inherited on the death of his father George in 1632 the grant by Charles I of England of the new colony of Maryland. ... The Avalon Peninsula is a large peninsula (9,270 km²) that makes up the southeast portion of the island of Newfoundland. ... William Hill was the Proprietary Governor of the Province of Avalon in Newfoundland from 1634 to 1638. ... The Avalon Peninsula is a large peninsula (9,270 km²) that makes up the southeast portion of the island of Newfoundland. ... Sir David Kirke (ca. ... Motto: Quaerite Primum Regnum Dei (Seek ye first the kingdom of God) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital St. ... John Treworgie (born ca. ... Motto: Quaerite Primum Regnum Dei (Seek ye first the kingdom of God) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital St. ...

French Gouverneurs of Plaisance (1655-1713)

Commodore-Governors (1729-1825)

In Newfoundland the Commodore-Governor was a British Royal Navy official who was commander of the annual fishing convoy which left England each spring to fish off Newfoundland and was charged with protecting the convoys from harm. ... Thomas Smith (? - 1762) was a British admiral and colonial governor. ... John Byng (1704 – March 14, 1757), British admiral, was the fourth son of George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington, and entered the navy in 1718. ... Thomas Smith (? - 1762) was a British admiral and colonial governor. ... Sir Charles Hardy (c. ... Charles Chuck Watson ( 1899 - January 1, 2005) was the founder of The Natural Gas Clearinghouse. ... Admiral Lord George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, 1719–1792 by Jean-Laurent Mosnier, painted 1791, George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney (February 1718 – May 24, 1792), was a British naval officer. ... James Webb (1935 - 1980) was an English historian and biographer. ... Thomas Graves, 1st Baron Graves (ca. ... The Barony of Graves was created in 1794 in the Peerage of Ireland. ... John Byron (November 8, 1723 to April 10, 1786) was a British vice-admiral. ... John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich (3 November 1718 – 3 April 1792) succeeded his grandfather, Edward, the 3rd Earl, in the earldom in 1729. ... Admiral John James Gambier (13 October 1756 New Providence, Bahamas- 19 April 1833 Iver,England) Governor of Newfoundland 1802 - 1804 In 1807, he took part in the Battle of Copenhagen (1807). ... Sir Charles Hamilton (May 25, 1767_September 14, 1849) was a British naval officer and governor of Newfoundland. ...

Civil Governors (1825-1855)

For Prime Ministers since the establishment of responsible government in 1855 see List of Newfoundland Prime Ministers. A governor is also a device that regulates the speed of a machine. ... A prime minister is the leading member of the cabinet of the top level government in a parliamentary system of government of a country, alternatively A prime minister is an official in a presidential system or semi-presidential system whose duty is to execute the directives of the President and... Responsible government is a system of government that embodies the principle of parliamentary accountability which is the foundation of the Westminster system of parliamentary democracy. ... This is a list of the premiers and Prime Ministers of Newfoundland and Labrador from the granting of responsible government in 1855 through dominion status, the colony joining Canadian confederation in 1949 and up to the modern day. ...

Colonial and Dominion Governors (1855-1934)

This is a page about Dominions of the British Empire/Commonwealth. ... A governor is also a device that regulates the speed of a machine. ... Sir Alexander Bannerman (1788 - 1864) was a merchant, vintner and colonial governor. ... Sir Henry Arthur Blake (1840 - 1918) was a British colonial admnistrator. ... Sir Cavendish Boyle (1849-1916) was a British colonial administrator. ... Sir William Lamond Allardyce (1861-1930) was a career British civil servant in the Colonial Office who served as governor of the Falkland Islands (1904-1914), Bahamas (1914-1920), Tasmania (1920-1922), and Newfoundland (1922-1928). ... Sir John Middleton (1870–1954) was a British colonial and administrator. ... Sir David Murray Anderson (1874-1936) was born in England and served as a naval officer rising to admiral in 1931 before retiring from the Royal Navy. ...

Commission Governors (1934-1949)

Categories: Stub | Newfoundland and Labrador ... Sir David Murray Anderson (1874-1936) was born in England and served as a naval officer rising to admiral in 1931 before retiring from the Royal Navy. ... Sir Humphrey Thomas Walwyn (January 25, 1879 - December 29, 1957) served most of his life in the Royal Navy rising to the position of Vice-Admiral of the Royal Indian Navy retiring in 1934. ... Sir Gordon MacDonald (1885-1966) was Newfoundlands final British governor as well as the last chairman of the Commission of Government serving from 1946 until the colony joined confederation in 1949 and became a province of Canada. ...

Post-Confederation Lieutenant-Governors (1949-present)

External Link

• Profiles of Governors (http://www.heritage.nf.ca/govhouse/governors/default.html)