Canadian History/Governors General
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The following is a list of the Governors and Governor General of Canada and the previous territories and colonies that now make up the country. For the governors of New France see: Governor of New France.
Governors 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.
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 |
Governors General of Canada since Confederation
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 | ||
| Sir Lyman Poore Duff* | 1940 (acting) | |
| The Earl of Athlone | 1940–1946 | |
| The Viscount Alexander of Tunis | 1946–1952 |
(*) As Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, Duff was technically the first Canadian to serve as Governor General, though he only did so in an acting capacity for a few months following Lord Tweedsmuir's death.
Canadian
| Name | Term | Sovereign |
|---|---|---|
| His Excellency Vincent Massey | 1952–1959 | Elizabeth II |
| His Excellency Georges Vanier | 1959–1967 | |
| His Excellency Robert Taschereau | 1967 (acting) | |
| His Excellency Roland Michener | 1967–1974 | |
| His Excellency Jules Léger | 1974–1979 | |
| His Excellency Edward Schreyer | 1979–1984 | |
| Her Excellency Jeanne Sauvé | 1984–1990 | |
| His Excellency Ramon John Hnatyshyn | 1990–1995 | |
| His Excellency Roméo LeBlanc | 1995–1999 | |
| Her Excellency Adrienne Clarkson | 1999–2005 | |
| Her Excellency Michaëlle Jean | 2005— |