Henry Medley

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Henry Medley (?August 5, 1747) naval officer and Commodore Governor of Newfoundland, died on board the Russell at Vado.

Medley entered the Royal Navy in 1703 and was appointed Governor of Newfoundland in 1739 and served for two seasons.

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Political offices
Preceded by:
Philip VanBrugh
Commodore Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador
17391740
Succeeded by:
Thomas Smith


Governors of Newfoundland and Labrador

Lieutenant-Governors (1949-present)
Walsh | Outerbridge | Macpherson | O'Dea | Harnum | Winter | Paddon | McGrath | Russell | House | Roberts

Commission Governors (1934-1949)
Anderson | Walwyn | MacDonald

Dominion Governors (1907-1934)
MacGregor | Williams | Davidson | Harris | Allardyce | Middleton | Anderson

Colonial Governors (1855-1907)
Darling | Bannerman | Musgrave | Hill | Glover | Maxse | Glover | Des Vœux | Blake | O'Brien | Murray | McCallum | Boyle | MacGregor

Civil Governors (1825-1855)
Cochrane | Prescott | Harvey | Law | LeMerchant | Hamilton

Commodore-Governors (1729-1825)
Osborn | Clinton | Falkingham | Muskerry | Lee | Vanbrugh | Medley | Smith | Byng | Smith | Hardy | Edwards | Douglas | Watson | Rodney | Drake | Bonfoy | Dorrill | Edwards | Webb | Graves | Palliser | Byron | Shuldham | Duff | Montagu | Edwards | Campbell | Elliott | Milbanke | King | Wallace | Waldegrave | Pole | Gambier | Gower | Holloway | Duckworth | Keats | Pickmore | Hamilton

French Gouverneurs (1655-1713)
de Kéréon | Gargot | du Perron | dit Lafontaine | Palme | Pioppe | Parat | de Costebelle | de Brouillan | de Monic | de Subercase | de Costebelle

Proprietary Governors (1610-1728)
Guy | Mason | Hayman | Whitbourne | Tanfield | Wynne | Aston | Calvert | Baltimore | Hill | Kirke | Treworgie

Note: Some sources indicate that the governor in 1740 was Lord George Graham. There is no evidence to support this appointment.