List of Governors General of Canada

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The following is a list of the Governors and Governors General of Canada. Though the present day office of the Governor General in Canada came into being only upon Canadian Confederation in 1867, it is generally accepted that the institution is a continuation from the first governorship of New France in 1608.[1]

Contents

[edit] Governors of New France, 1627-1663

# Name Image Governor from Governor until
Governors under Louis XIII (1627 – 1643):
1 Samuel de Champlain 1627 1635
2 Charles de Montmagny 1635
Governors under Louis XIV (1643 – 1663):
2 Charles de Montmagny 1648
3 Louis d'Ailleboust de Coulonge 1648 1651
4 Jean de Lauzon 1651 1657
5 Le vicompte de Mouzay 1658 1661
6 Le baron d'Avaugour 1661 1663

[edit] Governors General of New France, 1663-1760

# Name Image Governor from Governor until
Governors under Louis XIV (1663 – 1715):
7 Augustin de Saffray de Mésy 1663 1665
8 Daniel de Rémy de Courcelle 1665 1672
9 Le comte de Frontenac 1672 1682
10 Joseph-Antoine de La Barre 1682 1685
11 Le marquis de Denonville 1685 1689
9 Le comte de Frontenac 1689 1698
12 Hector de Callière 1698 1703
13 Le marquis de Vaudreuil 1703
Governors under Louis XV (1715 – 1760):
13 Le marquis de Vaudreuil 1725
14 Le marquis de Beauharnois 1725 1747
15 Le comte de La Galissonnière 1747 1749
16 Le marquis de la Jonquière 1749 1752
17 Le marquis du Quesne 1752 1755
19 Le marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnal 1755 1760

[edit] Governors of the Province of Quebec, 1760-1786

# Name Image Governor from Governor until
Governors under King George III (1760 – 1786):
1 Sir Jeffrey Amherst 1760 1763
2 James Murray 1764 1768
3 Sir Guy Carleton
KB		 1768 1778
4 Sir Frederick Haldimand
KB		 1778 1786

[edit] Governors-in-Chief/Governors General of The Canadas, 1786-1840

# Name Image Governor from Governor until
Governors under King George III (1786 – 1840):
3 The Lord Dorchester
KB		 1786 1796
5 Robert Prescott 1796 1799
6 Sir Robert Milnes 1799 1805
7 Thomas Dunn 1805 1807
8 Sir James Henry Craig
KB		 1807 1811
9 Sir George Prévost
Bt		 1811 1815
10 Sir Gordon Drummond 1815 1816
11 Sir John Coape Sherbrooke 1816 1818
12 The Duke of Richmond
KG PC		 1818 1820
13 The Earl of Dalhousie
GCB		 1820
Governors under King George IV (1820 –
13 The Earl of Dalhousie
GCB		 1828
14 Sir James Kempt
GCB		 1828 1830
Governors under King William IV (1830 – 1837):
15 The Lord Aylmer 1830 1835
16 The Earl of Gosford
GCB		 1835
Governors under Queen Victoria (1837 – 1840):
16 The Earl of Gosford[n 1]
GCB		 1837
17 Sir John Colborne[n 1]
GCB GCMG GCH AdC(P)		 1837 1838
18 The Earl of Durham 1838 1839
19 The Lord Sydenham
PC		 1839 1840

[edit] Governors General of the Province of Canada, 1840-1867

# Name Image Governor from Governor until
Governors under Queen Victoria (1840 – 1867):
19 The Lord Sydenham
PC		 1840 1841
20 Sir Charles Bagot 1842 1843
21 Charles Metcalfe
PC Bt		 1843 1845
22 The Earl Cathcart
GCB		 1846 1847
23 The Earl of Elgin and Kincardine
PC GCB		 1847 1854
24 Sir Edmund Walker Head
Bt KCB		 1854 1861
25 The Viscount Monck
PC GCMG		 1861 1867

[edit] Governors General of Canada, 1867-present

# Name Image Governor from Governor until
Governors under Queen Victoria (1867 – 1901):
25 The Viscount Monck
PC GCMG		 1 July 1867 2 February 1869
26 The Lord Lisgar
PC GCB GCMG		 2 February 1869 25 June 1872
27 The Earl of Dufferin
KP PC GCB GCMG		 25 June 1872 25 November 1878
28 The Marquess of Lorne
KG KT PC GCMG GCVO		 25 November 1878 23 October 1883
29 The Marquess of Lansdowne
KG PC GCMG		 23 October 1883 11 June 1888
30 The Lord Stanley of Preston
KG PC GCB GCVO		 11 June 1888 18 September 1893
31 The Earl of Aberdeen
KT PC GCMG GCVO		 18 September 1893 12 November 1898
32 The Earl of Minto
KG PC GCMG		 12 November 1898
Governors under King Edward VII (1901 – 1910):
32 The Earl of Minto
KG PC GCMG		 10 December 1904
33 The Earl Grey
PC GCMG GCVO		 10 December 1904
Governors under King George V (1910 – 1936):
33 The Earl Grey
PC GCMG GCVO		 13 October 1911
34 HRH The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
KG KT KP PC GCMG GCSI GCIE GCVO GCB VD AdC(P)		 13 October 1911 11 November 1916
35 The Duke of Devonshire
KG PC GCMG GCVO JP		 11 November 1916 11 August 1921
36 The Lord Byng of Vimy
GCB GCMG MVO		 11 August 1921 2 October 1926
37 The Marquess of Willingdon
PC GCSI GCMG GCIE GBE		 2 October 1926 4 April 1931
38 The Earl of Bessborough
PC GCMG		 4 April 1931 2 November 1935
39 The Lord Tweedsmuir
PC CH GCMG GCVO		 2 November 1935
Governors under King Edward VIII (1936):
39 The Lord Tweedsmuir
PC CH GCMG GCVO
Governors under King George VI (1936 – 1952):
39 The Lord Tweedsmuir
PC CH GCMG GCVO		 11 February 1940
40 The Earl of Athlone
KG PC GCB GMMG GCVO DSO AdC(P) FRS		 21 June 1940 12 April 1946
41 The Viscount Alexander of Tunis
KG PC PC GCB OM GCMG CSI DSO MC CD		 12 April 1946
Governors under Queen Elizabeth II (1952 – Present):
41 The Viscount Alexander of Tunis
KG PC PC GCB OM GCMG CSI DSO MC CD		 28 February 1952
42 Vincent Massey
PC CH CD FRSC(hon)		 28 February 1952 15 September 1959
43 Georges Vanier
PC DSO MC* CD		 15 September 1959 5 March 1967
44 Roland Michener
PC CC CMM CD QC FRHSC		 17 April 1967 14 January 1974
45 Jules Léger
CC CMM CD		 14 January 1974 22 January 1979
46 Edward Schreyer
CC CMM CD		 22 January 1979 14 May 1984
47 Jeanne Sauvé
PC CC CMM CD		 14 May 1984 29 January 1990
48 Ray Hnatyshyn
PC CC CMM CD QC FRHSC(hon)		 29 January 1990 8 February 1995
49 Roméo LeBlanc
PC CC CMM CD		 8 February 1995 7 October 1999
50 Adrienne Clarkson
CC CMM COM CD		 7 October 1999 4 August 2005
51 Michaëlle Jean
CC CMM COM CD FRCPSC(hon)		 4 August 2005

[edit] Administrators

The following is a list of Administrators of the Government, who were acting governors appointed as the result of the death or prolonged absence of the sitting viceroy, or for any other reason:

# Name Image Date Reason
1 Sir Lyman Poore Duff
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada		 1931 Served between the departure of The Earl of Bessborough for India and the arrival of The Lord Tweedsmuir.
1 Sir Lyman Poore Duff
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada		 1940 Served following the death of The Lord Tweedsmuir.
2 Thibaudeau Rinfret
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada		 1952 Served after the appointment of The Earl Alexander of Tunis to the British Cabinet until the appointment of Vincent Massey as his successor.
3 Robert Taschereau
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada		 1967 Served following the death of Georges Vanier.
4 Beverley McLachlin
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada		 2005 Served for several weeks in July, while Adrienne Clarkson was hospitalized for heart surgery.
5 John C. Major
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada		 2005 Served on behalf of Adrienne Clarkson, from the morning of 27 September until the installation of Michaëlle Jean the same day.[2]

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b 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.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Office of the Governor General of Canada. "Governor General > Role and Responsibilities". Queen's Printer for Canada. http://www.gg.ca/gg/rr/index_e.asp. Retrieved on 15 July 2009. 
  2. ^ Fidelis (2005). "The Installation of the Governor General in 2005: Innovation and Evolution?". Canadian Monarchist News (Toronto: Monarchist League of Canada) Fall-Winter 2005 (24): 4. http://www.monarchist.ca/cmn/2005/AutumnWinter_2005_CMN.pdf. Retrieved on 15 July 2009. 

[edit] External links

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