List of Governors General of Canada

The following is a list of the governors and governors general of Canada. Though the present day office of the Governor General of 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.. All Governors General are numbered dating back to the governors of New France; Governors General serving since Confederation are also numbered starting at Confederation.

Viceroys of Canada

Viceroys representing the monarchs of France
# Name Image Viceroy from Viceroy until
Under Henry III (1574–1589)
1 Troillus des Mesgoüets[1] 1578 ?
Under Henry IV (1589–1610)
2 Aymar de Chaste 1602 1603

Governors of New France, 1627–1663

Governors representing the monarchs of France
# Name Image Governor from Governor until
Under Louis XIII (1627–1643)
1 Samuel de Champlain 1627 1635
2 Charles de Montmagny 1635 →
Under Louis XIV (1643–1663)
2 Charles de Montmagny ← 1648
3 Louis d'Ailleboust de Coulonge 1648 1651
4 Jean de Lauson 1651 1657
5 Le vicompte de Mouzay 1658 1661
6 Le baron d'Avaugour 1661 1663

Governors General of New France, 1663–1760

Governors general representing the monarchs of France
# Name Image Governor from Governor until
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 et de Palluau 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 Louis-Hector de Callière 1698 1703
13 Le marquis de Vaudreuil 1703 →
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
18 Le marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnal 1755 1760

Governors of the Province of Quebec, 1760–1786

Governors representing the monarchs of Great Britain
# Name Image Governor from Governor until
Under George III (1760–1786)
19 Sir Jeffery Amherst 1760 1763
20 James Murray 1764 1768
21 Sir Guy Carleton
KB		 1768 1778
22 Sir Frederick Haldimand
KB		 1778 1786

Governors-in-Chief/Governors General of The Canadas, 1786–1841

Governors representing the monarchs of Great Britain
# Name Image Governor from Governor until
Under George III (1786–1820)
23 The Lord Dorchester
KB		 1786 1796
24 Robert Prescott 1796 1799
25 Sir Robert Milnes 1799 →
Governors representing the monarchs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
25 Sir Robert Milnes ← 1805
26 Thomas Dunn 1805 1807
27 Sir James Henry Craig
KB		 1807 1811
28 Sir George Prévost
Bt		 1811 1815
29 Sir Gordon Drummond 1815 1816
30 Sir John Coape Sherbrooke 1816 1818
31 The Duke of Richmond
KG PC		 1818 1819
Under George IV (1820–1830)
32 The Earl of Dalhousie
GCB		 1820 1828
33 Sir James Kempt
GCB		 1828 1830
Under William IV (1830–1837)
34 The Lord Aylmer 1830 1835
35 The Earl of Gosford
GCB		 1835 1837
Under Victoria (1837–1841)
36 Sir John Colborne[n 1]
GCB GCMG GCH AdC(P)		 1837 1838
37 The Earl of Durham 1838 1839
38 The Lord Sydenham
PC		 1839 1841

Governors General of the Province of Canada, 1841–1867

Governors general representing the monarchs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
# Name Image Governor from Governor until
Under Victoria (1841–1867)
38 The Lord Sydenham
PC		 1841
39 Sir Charles Bagot 1842 1843
40 Sir Charles Metcalfe
Bt PC		 1843 1845
41 The Earl Cathcart
GCB		 1846 1847
42 The Earl of Elgin and Kincardine
PC GCB		 1847 1854
43 Sir Edmund Walker Head
Bt KCB		 1854 1861
44 The Viscount Monck
PC GCMG		 1861 1867

Governors General of Canada, 1867–present

Governors general representing the monarchs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
# # Name Image Governor from Governor until
Under Victoria (1867–1901)
44 1 The Viscount Monck
PC GCMG		 1 July 1867 14 November 1868
45 2 The Lord Lisgar
PC GCB GCMG		 2 February 1869 25 June 1872
46 3 The Earl of Dufferin
KP PC GCB GCMG		 25 June 1872 25 November 1878
47 4 The Marquess of Lorne
KG KT PC GCMG GCVO		 25 November 1878 23 October 1883
48 5 The Marquess of Lansdowne
KG PC GCMG		 23 October 1883 11 June 1888
49 6 The Lord Stanley of Preston
KG PC GCB GCVO		 11 June 1888 18 September 1893
50 7 The Earl of Aberdeen
KT PC GCMG GCVO		 18 September 1893 12 November 1898
51 8 The Earl of Minto
KG PC GCMG		 12 November 1898 →
Under Edward VII (1901–1910)
51 8 The Earl of Minto
KG PC GCMG		 ← 10 December 1904
52 9 The Earl Grey
PC GCMG GCVO		 10 December 1904 →
Under George V (1910–1931)
52 9 The Earl Grey
PC GCMG GCVO		 ← 13 October 1911
53 10 The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
KG KT KP PC GCMG GCSI GCIE GCVO GCB VD AdC(P)		 13 October 1911 11 November 1916
54 11 The Duke of Devonshire
KG PC GCMG GCVO JP		 11 November 1916 11 August 1921
55 12 The Lord Byng of Vimy
GCB GCMG MVO		 11 August 1921 →
Governors general representing the monarchs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
55 12 The Lord Byng of Vimy
GCB GCMG MVO		 ← 2 October 1926
56 13 The Viscount Willingdon
PC GCSI GCMG GCIE GBE		 2 October 1926 4 April 1931
57 14 The Earl of Bessborough
PC GCMG		 4 April 1931 →
Governors general representing the monarchs of Canada
57 14 The Earl of Bessborough
PC GCMG		 ← 2 November 1935
58 15 The Lord Tweedsmuir
PC CH GCMG GCVO		 2 November 1935 →
Under Edward VIII (1936)
58 15 The Lord Tweedsmuir
PC CH GCMG GCVO		 ← →
Under George VI (1936–1952)
58 15 The Lord Tweedsmuir
PC CH GCMG GCVO		 ← 11 February 1940
59 16 The Earl of Athlone
KG PC GCB GMMG GCVO DSO AdC(P) FRS		 21 June 1940 12 April 1946
60 17 The Viscount Alexander of Tunis
KG PC PC GCB OM GCMG CSI DSO MC CD		 12 April 1946 →
Under Elizabeth II (1952–present)
60 17 The Viscount Alexander of Tunis
KG PC PC GCB OM GCMG CSI DSO MC CD		 ← 28 February 1952
61 18 Vincent Massey
PC CH CD FRSC(hon)		 28 February 1952 15 September 1959
62 19 Georges Vanier
PC DSO MC* CD		 15 September 1959 5 March 1967
63 20 Roland Michener
PC CC CMM CD QC FRHSC		 17 April 1967 14 January 1974
64 21 Jules Léger
CC CMM CD		 14 January 1974 22 January 1979
65 22 Edward Schreyer
CC CMM CD		 22 January 1979 14 May 1984
66 23 Jeanne Sauvé
PC CC CMM CD		 14 May 1984 29 January 1990
67 24 Ray Hnatyshyn
PC CC CMM CD QC FRHSC(hon)		 29 January 1990 8 February 1995
68 25 Roméo LeBlanc
PC CC CMM CD		 8 February 1995 7 October 1999
69 26 Adrienne Clarkson
PC CC CMM COM CD FRSC(hon) FRAIC(hon) FRCPSC(hon)		 7 October 1999 27 September 2005
70 27 Michaëlle Jean
PC CC CMM COM CD FRCPSC(hon)		 27 September 2005 1 October 2010
71 28 David Johnston
CC CMM COM CD FRSC(hon) FRCPSC(hon) 		1 October 2010

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 Canada		 1940 Served following the death of the Lord Tweedsmuir.
2 Thibaudeau Rinfret
Chief Justice 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 Canada		 1967 Served following the death of Georges Vanier.
4 Beverley McLachlin
Chief Justice 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]

See also


Notes

  1. ↑ content

References

  1. ↑ Government of Canada. "The Kings and Queens of Canada: The Crown in Canadian History > Henri III (1551–1589)". Queen's Printer for Canada. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  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. Retrieved 15 July 2009.

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