User:Canuckian89/Canadian Governors-General

This is a list of the Governors-General of Canada in order of longevity. There are currently twenty-eight Governors-General on the list and four living Governors-General. The list is in descending order and is correct as of July 17, 2024. The oldest Governor-General is Arthur Connaught (1850 - 1942), who died at the age of 91 years, 260 days. The oldest living Governor-General is Edward Schreyer. He is currently 88 years, 209 days old and has held the title of oldest living Governor-General since June 24, 2009.

To account for the different number of leap days within the life of each Governor-General, two measures of longevity are given. The first is the number of whole years the Governor-General lived, and the number of days past their last birthday. The second lists the total number of days lived by the Governor-General, accounting for differing numbers of leap years within the lifespans of different Governors-General.

List

Rank	Governor-General	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Longevity (Years, Days)	Longevity (Days)
1	Arthur Connaught	May 1, 1850	January 16, 1942	91 years, 260 days	33,497 days
2	Roland Michener	April 19, 1900	August 6, 1991	91 years, 109 days	33,346 days
3	John Hamilton-Gordon	August 3, 1847	March 7, 1934	86 years, 216 days	31,627 days
4	Alexander Cambridge	April 14, 1874	January 16, 1957	82 years, 277 days	30,227 days
5	Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice	January 14, 1845	June 3, 1927	82 years, 140 days	30,089 days
6	Roméo Leblanc	December 18, 1927	June 24, 2009	81 years, 188 days	29,774 days
7	Vincent Massey	February 20, 1887	December 30, 1967	80 years, 313 days	29,532 days
8	Georges Vanier	April 23, 1888	March 5, 1967	78 years, 316 days	28,804 days
9	Harold Alexander	December 10, 1891	June 16, 1969	77 years, 188 days	28,312 days
10	Edward Schreyer	December 21, 1935	Living	88 years, 209 days	32,351 days
11	Frederick Blackwood	June 21, 1826	February 12, 1902	75 years, 236 days	27,629 days
12	Vere Ponsonby	October 27, 1880	March 10, 1956	75 years, 135 days	27,527 days
13	Charles Monck	October 10, 1819	November 29, 1894	75 years, 50 days	27,444 days
14	Freeman Freeman-Thomas	September 12, 1866	August 12, 1941	74 years, 334 days	27,362 days
15	Adrienne Clarkson	February 10, 1939	Living	85 years, 158 days	31,204 days
16	Julian Byng	September 11, 1862	June 6, 1935	72 years, 268 days	26,565 days
17	David Johnston	June 28, 1941	Living	83 years, 19 days	30,335 days
18	Jeanne Sauvé	April 26, 1922	January 26, 1993	70 years, 275 days	25,843 days
19	Victor Cavendish	May 31, 1868	May 6, 1938	69 years, 340 days	25,541 days
20	John Young	August 31, 1807	October 6, 1876	69 years, 36 days	25,239 days
21	Ray Hnatyshyn	March 16, 1934	December 18, 2002	68 years, 277 days	25,114 days
22	John Campbell	August 6, 1845	May 2, 1914	68 years, 269 days	25,105 days
23	Gilbert Elliot	July 9, 1845	March 1, 1914	68 years, 235 days	25,071 days
24	Jules Leger	April 4, 1913	November 22, 1980	67 years, 232 days	24,704 days
25	Frederick Stanley	January 15, 1841	June 14, 1908	67 years, 151 days	24,621 days
26	Albert Grey	November 28, 1851	August 29, 1917	65 years, 274 days	24,015 days
27	John Buchan	August 26, 1875	February 11, 1940	64 years, 169 days	23,544 days
28	Michaëlle Jean	September 6, 1957	Living	66 years, 315 days	24,421 days

Governors-General of Canada	28
Living	4
Deceased	24