The following is a list of the Governors and Governor General of Canada and the previous territories and colonies that now make up the country. For the governors of New France see: Governor of New France. Jump to: navigation, search A governor is also a device that regulates the speed of a machine. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Governor General of Canada (French: Gouverneur général or Gouverneure générale) is the representative of the Canadian monarch. ... The Governor of New France was the head of state representing the King of France in North America. ...

Governors from the Conquest to the union of the Canadas

(*) 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. ... 1760 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1763 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search George III (George William Frederick) (June 4, 1738 – January 29, 1820) was King of Great Britain, and King of Ireland from October 25, 1760 until January 1, 1801, and thereafter King of the 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. ... 1764 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1768 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Sir Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester (1724-1808) was a British soldier who served as Governor of the Province of Quebec. ... 1768 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1778 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Sir Frederick Haldimand (August 11, 1718 – June 5, 1791) was a British army officer and governor. ... 1778 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1786 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Sir Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester (1724-1808) was a British soldier who served as Governor of the Province of Quebec. ... 1786 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1796 was a leap year starting on Friday. ... Robert Prescott was a British soldier and colonial administrator. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1796 was a leap year starting on Friday. ... 1807 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Sir James Henry Craig (1748—1812) was a British military officer and colonial administrator. ... 1807 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1811 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Sir George Prevost (1767-1816) was a British soldier and colonial administrator. ... 1812 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Battle of New Orleans 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Sir John Coape, Lord Sherbrooke (baptised April 29, 1764 - February 14, 1830) was a British soldier and colonial administrator. ... 1816 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1818 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 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. ... 1818 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1819 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 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. ... 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1828 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 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. ... Sir James Kempt, GCB (c. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1828 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Matthew Whitworth-Aylmer, 5th Baron Aylmer (1775–1850) was a British military officer and colonial administrator. ... 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 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. ... 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) (24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837, and Empress of India from 1 January 1877 until her death. ... Jump to: navigation, search 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. ... 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 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. ... Upper Canada Village in Morrisburg, Ontario Upper Canada is an early name for the land at the upstream end of the Saint Lawrence River in early North America – the territory south of Lake Nipissing and north of the St. ... Lower Canada was a British colony in North America, at the downstream end of the Saint Lawrence River in the southern portion of the modern-day province of Quebec. ...

Governors General of the Province of Canada

Note: for information about Canadas present-day provinces, see Provinces 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) (24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837, and Empress of India from 1 January 1877 until her death. ... Charles Poulett Thomson, 1st Baron Sydenham (1799 - September 19, 1841) was the first Governor of the united Province of Canada. ... 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 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). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Charles Theophilus Metcalfe, 1st Baron Metcalfe (January 30, 1785 - September 5, Indian and colonial administrator, was born at Calcutta. ... 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 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... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin and 12th Earl of Kincardine (July 20, 1811 – November 20, 1863) was a British colonial administrator and diplomat, best known as Governor General of the Province of Canada and Viceroy of India. ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Sir Edmund Walker Head (February 16, 1805-January 28, 1868) was British colonial administrator. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 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. ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Governors General of Canada since Confederation

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British

(*) As Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, Duff was technically the first Canadian to serve as Governor General, though he only did so in an acting capacity for a few months following Lord Tweedsmuir's death. 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) (24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837, and Empress of India from 1 January 1877 until her death. ... John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar (August 31, 1807 - October 6, 1876) was the second Governor General of Canada. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, (June 21, 1826 – February 12, 1902) was a prominent member of Victorian society. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 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. ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1883 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1883 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1911 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert Windsor, (3 June 1865–20 January 1936) was the last British monarch of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, changing the name to the House of Windsor in 1917. ... 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1911 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... Jump to: navigation, search 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... Jump to: navigation, search 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Lord and Lady Bessborough, 1933 Vere Brabazon Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough (October 27, 1880 - March 10, 1956) was Governor General of Canada. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (August 26, 1875 – February 11, 1940), was a Scottish novelist and politician who served as Governor General of Canada. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search Edward VIII (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David Windsor), later The Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (23 June 1894 – 28 May 1972), was the second British monarch of the House of Windsor. ... George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George) (December 14, 1895 - February 6, 1952) was the third British monarch of the House of Windsor, reigning from December 11, 1936 to February 6, 1952. ... The Right Honourable 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone (Alexander Augustus Frederick William Alfred George), ne His Serene Highness Prince Alexander of Teck (April 14, 1874 - January 16, 1957, was a member of the British Royal Family, the younger brother of Queen Mary. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Field Marshal Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis KG GCB, MC, DSO (December 10, 1891 - June 16, 1969) was a British military commander and Field Marshal, notably during World War II as the commander of the 15th Army Group. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Right Hon. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Supreme Court Building in Ottawa The Supreme Court of Canada is Canadas highest court and is located in the capital city of Ottawa. ... In law, when someone is said to be acting in a position it can mean one of three things. ...

Canadian

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. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor), born 21 April 1926, is the Queen regnant of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the... Major-General The Right Honourable Georges-Philéas Vanier (April 23, 1888 - March 5, 1967) was a Canadian diplomat who was Governor General of Canada from 1959 to 1967. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... The Right Honourable Jules Léger, PC, CC (April 4, 1913 – November 22, 1980) was the Governor General of Canada (1974 – 1979). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search This page refers to the year 1979. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Right Honourable Edward Richard Schreyer, PC , CC , CMM , OM , CD (born December 21, 1935, Beausejour, Manitoba) is a former Governor General of Canada (1979-1984) and Premier of Manitoba (1969-1977). ... Jump to: navigation, search This page refers to the year 1979. ... Jump to: navigation, search This page is about the year 1984. ... 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search This page is about the year 1984. ... Jump to: navigation, search For the Temptations album, see 1990 (Temptations album) MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... Ramon John Ray Hnatyshyn PC,CC (March 16, 1934 - December 18, 2002) was Canadas twenty-fourth governor general, serving from 1990 to 1995. ... Jump to: navigation, search For the Temptations album, see 1990 (Temptations album) MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Right Honourable Roméo LeBlanc, PC , CC , ONB , CMM , CD (born December 18, 1927 in Memramcook, New Brunswick) is a former Governor General of Canada. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1999(MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Right Honourable Adrienne Louise Clarkson, PC, CC, CMM, COM, CD, LL.D (born February 10, 1939) was the Governor General of Canada from October 7, 1999 to September 27, 2005. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1999(MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, CC, CMM, COM, CD (born September 6, 1957 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti) is the current governor general of Canada. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• Governors General of Canada timeline
• List of Canadian Vice Regal Consorts

The Canadian Vice Regal Consort is the spouse of the Governor General of Canada. ...

External link

List of Former Governors General - Government of Canada