Lieutenant-Governors of Newfoundland and Labrador
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This is a list of viceroys for the colony, dominion and province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
[edit] Proprietary Governors (1610-1728)
| Term | Name | Colony |
|---|---|---|
| 1610-1614 | John Guy | Cuper's Cove |
| 1615-1621 | John Mason | Cuper's Cove |
| 1618-1628 | Robert Hayman | Bristol's Hope |
| 1618-1620 | Sir Richard Whitbourne | Renews |
| 1623-1626 | Francis Tanfield | South Falkland |
| 1621-1625 | Edward Wynne | Ferryland |
| 1625-1627 | Sir Arthur Aston | Avalon |
| 1627-1629 | George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore | Avalon |
| 1629-1632 | Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore* | Avalon |
| 1634-1638 | William Hill | Avalon |
| 1638-1651 | Sir David Kirke | Newfoundland |
| 1653-1660 | John Treworgie | Newfoundland |
(*)de facto governor
[edit] French Gouverneurs of Plaisance (1655-1713)
| Term | Name |
|---|---|
| 1655 | Sieur de Kéréon |
| 1660 | Nicolas Gargot |
| 1662-1663 | Thalour du Perron |
| 1664-1667 | Bellot dit Lafontaine |
| 1667-1670 | La Palme |
| 1670-1684 | La Poippe |
| 1685-1690 | Antoine Parat |
| 1690-1691 | Louis de Pastour de Costebelle |
| 1690-1701 | Jacques-François de Monbeton de Brouillan |
| 1697-1702 | Joseph de Monic |
| 1702-1706 | Daniel d'Auger de Subercase |
| 1706-1713 | Philippe de Pastour de Costebelle |
[edit] Commodore-Governors (1729-1825)
[edit] Civil Governors (1825-1855)
| Term | Name |
|---|---|
| 1825-1834 | Sir Thomas John Cochrane |
| 1834-1841 | Sir Henry Prescott |
| 1841-1846 | Sir John Harvey |
| 1846-1847 | Robert Law colonial administrator |
| 1847-1852 | Sir John Gaspard LeMerchant |
| 1852-1855 | Ker Baillie Hamilton |
For Prime Ministers since the establishment of responsible government in 1855 see List of Newfoundland Prime Ministers.
[edit] Colonial Governors (1855-1907)
| Term | Name |
|---|---|
| 1855-1857 | Sir Charles Henry Darling |
| 1857-1864 | Sir Alexander Bannerman |
| 1864-1869 | Sir Anthony Musgrave |
| 1869-1876 | Sir Stephen John Hill |
| 1876-1881 | Sir John Hawley Glover |
| 1881-1883 | Sir Henry Berkeley Fitzhardinge Maxse |
| 1883-1885 | Sir John Hawley Glover |
| 1886-1887 | Sir George William Des Vœux |
| 1887-1889 | Sir Henry Arthur Blake |
| 1889-1895 | Sir John Terence Nicholls O'Brien |
| 1895-1898 | Sir Herbert Harley Murray |
| 1898-1901 | Sir Henry Edward McCallum |
| 1901-1904 | Sir Cavendish Boyle |
| 1904-1907 | Sir William Macgregor |
[edit] Dominion Governors (1907-1934)
| Term | Name |
|---|---|
| 1907-1909 | Sir William Macgregor |
| 1909-1913 | Sir Ralph Champneys Williams |
| 1913-1917 | Sir Walter Edward Davidson |
| 1917-1922 | Sir Charles Alexander Harris |
| 1922-1928 | Sir William L. Allardyce |
| 1928-1932 | Sir John Middleton |
| 1933-1934 | Sir David Murray Anderson |
[edit] Commission Governors (1934-1949)
| Term | Name |
|---|---|
| 1934-1935 | Sir David Murray Anderson |
| 1936-1946 | Sir Humphrey T. Walwyn |
| 1946-1949 | Sir Gordon MacDonald |
[edit] Lieutenant-Governors (1949-present)
| Term | Name |
|---|---|
| 1949-1949 | Sir Albert Walsh |
| 1949-1957 | Sir Leonard Cecil Outerbridge |
| 1957-1963 | Campbell Leonard Macpherson |
| 1963-1969 | Fabian O'Dea |
| 1969-1974 | Ewart John Arlington Harnum |
| 1974-1981 | Gordon Arnaud Winter |
| 1981-1986 | William Anthony Paddon |
| 1986-1991 | James Aloysius McGrath |
| 1991-1997 | Frederick Russell |
| 1997-2002 | Dr. Arthur Maxwell House |
| 2002- | Edward Roberts |
| Viceroys of Canada | |
|---|---|
| Federal | |
| Provincial lieutenant-governors |
Alberta - British Columbia - Manitoba - New Brunswick - Newfoundland and Labrador - Nova Scotia - Ontario - Prince Edward Island - Quebec - Saskatchewan |
| Territorial commissioners | |
| Historical governors |
Governors of New France (1627-1760) - Governors of Acadia - Northwest Territories (1869-1905) |
