List of Governors General of Canada
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The following is a list of the Governors and Governors General of Canada and the previous territories and colonies that now make up the country. For the governors of New France see: Lieutenant General of New France, Governor of New France and Governor General of New France.
The role of Governor General of Canada from 1760 to 1838 was mainly as the command officer of British Forces in North America. The role was then passed onto the Governor General of the Province of Canada until 1867. British forces remained stationed in Canada until the 1880s.
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[edit] Governors General of British North America from the Conquest to the union of the Canadas
| Name | Term | Sovereign |
|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Amherst | 1760–1763 | George III |
| James Murray | 1764–1768 | |
| Guy Carleton | 1768–1778 | |
| Sir Frederick Haldimand | 1778–1786 | |
| The Lord Dorchester | 1786–1796 | |
| Robert Prescott | 1796–1807 | |
| Sir James Henry Craig | 1807–1811 | |
| Sir George Prevost | 1812–1815 | |
| Sir John Coape Sherbrooke | 1816–1818 | |
| The Duke of Richmond and Lennox | 1818–1819 | |
| The Earl of Dalhousie | 1820–1828 | George IV |
| Sir James Kempt | 1828–1830 | |
| The Lord Aylmer | 1830–1835 | William IV |
| The Earl of Gosford* | 1835–1837 | |
| Victoria | ||
| Sir John Colborne* | 1837–1838 (acting) |
(*) 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] Governors General of the Province of Canada
| Name | Term | Sovereign |
|---|---|---|
| The Earl of Durham | 1838–1839 | Victoria |
| The Lord Sydenham | 1839–1841 | |
| The Rt Hon Charles, Lord Bagot | 1842–1843 | |
| The Lord Metcalfe | 1843–1845 | |
| The Earl Cathcart | 1846–1847 | |
| The Earl of Elgin and Kincardine | 1847–1854 | |
| Sir Edmund Walker Head | 1854–1861 | |
| The Viscount Monck | 1861–1867 |
[edit] Governors General of the Dominion of Canada
[edit] British
| Name | Term | Sovereign |
|---|---|---|
| The Viscount Monck | 1867–1869 | Victoria |
| The Lord Lisgar | 1869–1872 | |
| The Earl of Dufferin | 1872–1878 | |
| Marquess of Lorne | 1878–1883 | |
| The Marquess of Lansdowne | 1883–1888 | |
| The Lord Stanley of Preston | 1888–1893 | |
| The Earl of Aberdeen | 1893–1898 | |
| The Earl of Minto | 1898–1904 | |
| Edward VII | ||
| The Earl Grey | 1904–1911 | |
| George V | ||
| HRH The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn | 1911–1916 | |
| The Duke of Devonshire | 1916–1921 | |
| The Lord Byng of Vimy | 1921–1926 | |
| The Viscount Willingdon | 1926–1931 | |
| The Earl of Bessborough | 1931–1935 | |
| The Lord Tweedsmuir | 1935–1940 | |
| Edward VIII | ||
| George VI | ||
| The Earl of Athlone | 1940–1946 | |
| The Viscount Alexander of Tunis | 1946–1952 |
[edit] Canadian
| Name | Term | Sovereign |
Prime Minister |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Right Honourable Vincent Massey | 1952–1959 | Elizabeth II | Louis St. Laurent |
| The Right Honourable Georges Vanier | 1959–1967 | John Diefenbaker | |
| The Right Honourable Roland Michener | 1967–1974 | Lester Pearson | |
| The Right Honourable Jules Léger | 1974–1979 | Pierre Trudeau | |
| The Right Honourable Edward Schreyer | 1979–1984 | Pierre Trudeau | |
| The Right Honourable Jeanne Sauvé | 1984–1990 | Pierre Trudeau | |
| The Right Honourable Ramon John Hnatyshyn | 1990–1995 | Brian Mulroney | |
| The Right Honourable Roméo LeBlanc | 1995–1999 | Jean Chrétien | |
| The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson | 1999–2005 | Jean Chrétien | |
| Her Excellency The Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean | 2005– | Paul Martin |
[edit] Administrators
A list of Administrators, acting Governors General appointed as the result of the death or prolonged absence of the sitting vice-regal:
- 1931 - Sir Lyman Poore Duff, Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, between the departure of The Earl of Bessborough for India and the arrival of John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir.
- 1940 - Sir Lyman Poore Duff, Chief Justice, served following the death of John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir.
- 1952 - Thibaudeau Rinfret was Chief Justice and served the vice-regal role after the appointment of Lord Alexander to the British Cabinet until the appointment of Vincent Massey as his successor.
- 1966-1967 - Robert Taschereau as Chief Justice served following the death of Governor-General Georges Vanier.
- 1974 Gabrielle Léger, wife of Governor General Jules Léger, was not an Administrator but briefly assisted her husband in the official duties of the Governor General, such as reading the Speech from the Throne, after her husband's stroke.
- 2005 - Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin served as administrator for several weeks in July, while Governor General Adrienne Clarkson was hospitalized for heart surgery.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- List of Former Governors General - Government of Canada
- Maple Leaf Web: The Governor General of Canada
| 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) |
