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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 is legislatively covered under the Constitution Act, 1867, and legally constituted by the Letters Patent, 1947, the institution is, along with the institution of the Crown it represents, the oldest continuous and uniquely Canadian institution in Canada, having existed in an unbroken line since the appointment of Samuel de Champlain in 1627.[1]

Contents

Viceroys of Canada, 1541–1627Edit

  Viceroys representing the monarchs of France
# Name Image Viceroy from Viceroy until
Under Francis I (1541–1547)
1 Jean-François de la Roque[2][3]   1541 1543
Under Henry III (1574–1589)
2 Troillus des Mesgoüets[2][4]   1578 ?
Under Henry IV (1589–1610)
↓ Troillus des Mesgoüets
(continued) 		1598 ?
3 Aymar de Chaste[citation needed]   1602 1603
Under Louis XIII (1610–1627)
4 Henri, Prince of Condé[5]   1614 1619
5 Henri II de Montmorency[6]   1619 1625
6 Henri de Lévis de Ventadour[7]   1625 1627

Governors of New France, 1627–1663Edit

  Governors representing the monarchs of France
# Name Image Governor from Governor until
Under Louis XIII (1627–1643)
1 Samuel de Champlain
(1574–1635) 		  1627 1635
2 Charles de Montmagny
(c. 1599–1654) 		  1635 →
Under Louis XIV (1643–1663)
↓ Charles de Montmagny
(continued) 		← 1648
3 Louis d'Ailleboust de Coulonge
(c. 1612–1660) 		  1648 1651
4 Jean de Lauson
(1584–1666) 		  1651 1657
5 Le vicompte de Mouzay
(c. 1599–1654) 		  1658 1661
6 Le baron d'Avaugour
(1625–1709) 		  1661 1663

Governors General of New France, 1663–1760Edit

  Governors general representing the monarchs of France
# Name Image Governor from Governor until
Under Louis XIV (1663–1715)
7 Augustin de Saffray de Mésy
(1598–1665) 		  1663 1665
8 Daniel de Rémy de Courcelle
(1626–1698) 		  1665 1672
9 Le comte de Frontenac et de Palluau
(1622–1698) (first time) 		  1672 1682
10 Joseph-Antoine de La Barre
(1622–1688) 		  1682 1685
11 Le marquis de Denonville
(1637–1710) 		  1685 1689
9 Le comte de Frontenac
(1622–1698) (second time) 		  1689 1698
12 Louis-Hector de Callière
(1648–1703) 		  1698 1703
13 Le marquis de Vaudreuil
(c. 1643–1725) 		  1703 →
Under Louis XV (1715–1760)
↓ Le marquis de Vaudreuil
(continued) 		← 1725
14 Le marquis de Beauharnois
(1671–1749) 		  1725 1747
15 Le comte de La Galissonnière
(1693–1756) 		  1747 1749
16 Le marquis de la Jonquière
(1685–1752) 		  1749 1752
17 Le marquis du Quesne
(c. 1700–1778) 		  1752 1755
18 Le marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnal
(1698–1778) 		  1755 1760

Governors of the Province of Quebec, 1760–1786Edit

  Governors representing the monarchs of Great Britain
# Name Image Governor from Governor until
Under George III (1760–1786)
19 Sir Jeffery Amherst
(1717–1797) 		  1760 1763
20 James Murray
(1721–1794) 		  1764 1768
21 Sir Guy Carleton
KB
(1724–1808) 		  1768 1778
22 Sir Frederick Haldimand
KB
(1718–1791) 		  1778 1786

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

  Governors representing the monarchs of Great Britain
# Name Image Governor from Governor until
Under George III (1786–1820)
23 The Lord Dorchester
KB
(1724–1808) 		  1786 1796
24 Robert Prescott
(c. 1726–1815) 		  1796 1799
25 Sir Robert Milnes
(1754–1837) 		  1799 →
  Governors representing the monarchs of the United Kingdom
↓ Sir Robert Milnes
(continued) 		← 1805
26 Thomas Dunn
(1729–1818) 		  1805 1807
27 Sir James Henry Craig
KB
(1748–1812) 		  1807 1811
28 Sir George Prévost
Bt
(1767–1816) 		  1811 1815
29 Sir Gordon Drummond
(1767–1816) 		  1815 1816
30 Sir John Coape Sherbrooke
(1764–1830) 		  1816 1818
31 The Duke of Richmond
KG PC
(1764–1819) 		  1818 1819
Under George IV (1820–1830)
32 The Earl of Dalhousie
GCB
(1770–1838) 		  1820 1828
33 Sir James Kempt
GCB
(c. 1765–1854) 		  1828 1830
Under William IV (1830–1837)
34 The Lord Aylmer
(1775–1850) 		  1830 1835
35 The Earl of Gosford
GCB
(1776–1849) 		  1835 1837
Under Victoria (1837–1841)
36 Sir John Colborne
GCB GCMG GCH AdC(P)
(1778–1863) 		  1837 1838
37 The Earl of Durham
(1792–1840) 		  1838 1839
38 The Lord Sydenham
PC
(1799–1841) 		  1839 1841

Governors General of the Province of Canada, 1841–1867Edit

  Governors general representing the monarchs of the United Kingdom
# Name Image Governor from Governor until
Under Victoria (1841–1867)
↓ The Lord Sydenham
(continued) 		1841
39 Sir Charles Bagot
(1781–1843) 		  1842 1843
40 Sir Charles Metcalfe
Bt PC
(1785–1844) 		  1843 1845
41 The Earl Cathcart
GCB
(1783–1859) 		  1846 1847
42 The Earl of Elgin and Kincardine
PC GCB
(1811–1863) 		  1847 1854
43 Sir Edmund Walker Head
Bt KCB
(1805–1868) 		  1854 1861
44 The Viscount Monck
PC GCMG
(1819–1894) 		  1861 1867

Governors General of Canada, 1867–presentEdit

  Governors general representing the monarchs of the United Kingdom
# # Name Image Governor from Governor until Prime Minister
Under Victoria (1867–1901)
↓ 1 The Viscount Monck
(continued) 		1 July 1867 14 November 1868 Macdonald
45 2 The Lord Lisgar
GCMG GCB PC
(1807–1876) 		  2 February 1869 25 June 1872 Macdonald
46 3 The Earl of Dufferin
KP GCB GCMG PC
(1826–1902) 		  25 June 1872 25 November 1878 Macdonald
Mackenzie
Macdonald
47 4 The Marquess of Lorne
KG KT GCMG GCVO PC
(1845–1914) 		  25 November 1878 23 October 1883 Macdonald
48 5 The Marquess of Lansdowne
KG GCMG PC
(1845–1927) 		  23 October 1883 11 June 1888 Macdonald
49 6 The Lord Stanley of Preston
KG GCB GCVO PC
(1841–1908) 		  11 June 1888 18 September 1893 Macdonald
Abbott
Thompson
50 7 The Earl of Aberdeen
KT GCMG GCVO PC
(1847–1934) 		  18 September 1893 12 November 1898 Thompson
Bowell
Tupper
Laurier
51 8 The Earl of Minto
KG GCMG PC
(1845–1914) 		  12 November 1898 → Laurier
Under Edward VII (1901–1910)
↓ ↓ The Earl of Minto
(continued) 		← 10 December 1904 Laurier
52 9 The Earl Grey
GCMG GCVO PC
(1851–1917) 		  10 December 1904 → Laurier
Under George V (1910–1931)
↓ ↓ The Earl Grey
(continued) 		← 13 October 1911 Laurier
Borden
53 10 The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
KG KT KP GCB GCSI GCMG GCIE GCVO GBE TD PC ADC(P)
(1850–1942) 		  13 October 1911 11 November 1916 Borden
54 11 The Duke of Devonshire
KG GCMG GCVO PC JP
(1868–1938) 		  11 November 1916 11 August 1921 Borden
Meighen
55 12 The Lord Byng of Vimy
GCB GCMG MVO
(1862–1935) 		  11 August 1921 2 October 1926 Meighen
King
Meighen
King
56 13 The Viscount Willingdon
GCSI GCMG GCIE GBE PC
(1866–1941) 		  2 October 1926 4 April 1931 King
Bennett
57 14 The Earl of Bessborough
GCMG PC
(1880–1956) 		  4 April 1931 → Bennett
  Governors general representing the monarchs of Canada
↓ ↓ The Earl of Bessborough
(continued) 		← 2 November 1935 Bennett
King
58 15 The Lord Tweedsmuir
GCMG GCVO CH PC
(1875–1940) 		  2 November 1935 → King
Under Edward VIII (1936)
↓ ↓ The Lord Tweedsmuir
(continued) 		← → King
Under George VI (1936–1952)
↓ ↓ The Lord Tweedsmuir
(continued) 		← 11 February 1940 King
59 16 The Earl of Athlone
KG GCB GCMG GCVO DSO PC ADC(P) FRS
(1874–1957) 		  21 June 1940 12 April 1946 King
60 17 The Viscount Alexander of Tunis KG GCB OM GCMG CSI DSO MC CD PC PC
(1891–1969) 		  12 April 1946 → King
St. Laurent
Under Elizabeth II (1952–present)
↓ ↓ The Viscount Alexander of Tunis
(continued) 		← 28 February 1952 St. Laurent
61 18 Vincent Massey
PC CH CD FRSC(hon)
(1887–1967) 		  28 February 1952 15 September 1959 St. Laurent
Diefenbaker
62 19 Georges Vanier
PC DSO MC* CD
(1888–1967) 		  15 September 1959 5 March 1967 Diefenbaker
Pearson
63 20 Roland Michener
PC CC CMM CD QC FRHSC
(1900–1991) 		  17 April 1967 14 January 1974 Pearson
P. E. Trudeau
64 21 Jules Léger
CC CMM CD
(1913–1980) 		14 January 1974 22 January 1979 P. E. Trudeau
65†
[a]		 22 Edward Schreyer
CC CMM CD
(b. 1935) 		  22 January 1979 14 May 1984 P. E. Trudeau
Clark
P. E. Trudeau
66 23 Jeanne Sauvé
PC CC CMM CD
(1922–1993) 		  14 May 1984 29 January 1990 P. E. Trudeau
Turner
Mulroney
67 24 Ray Hnatyshyn
PC CC CMM CD QC FRHSC(hon)
(1934–2002) 		29 January 1990 8 February 1995 Mulroney
Campbell
Chrétien
68 25 Roméo LeBlanc
PC CC CMM CD
(1928–2009) 		8 February 1995 7 October 1999 Chrétien
69† 26 Adrienne Clarkson
PC CC CMM COM CD FRSC(hon) FRAIC(hon) FRCPSC(hon)
(b. 1939) 		  7 October 1999 27 September 2005 Chrétien
Martin
70† 27 Michaëlle Jean
PC CC CMM COM CD FRCPSC(hon)
(b. 1957) 		  27 September 2005 1 October 2010 Martin
Harper
71† 28 David Johnston
CC CMM COM CD FRSC(hon) FRCPSC(hon)
(b. 1941) 		  1 October 2010 2 October 2017[8] Harper
J. Trudeau
72 29 Julie Payette
CC CMM COM OQ
(b. 1963) 		  2 October 2017[8] Incumbent J. Trudeau
  1. ^  †  denotes living former Governors General

Living former Governors General of CanadaEdit

As of February 2019, there are four living former Governors General of Canada. The most recently deceased Governor General, Roméo LeBlanc (1995–1999), died on 24 June 2009.

Name Term of office Date of birth
Edward Schreyer 1979–1984 (1935-12-21) 21 December 1935 (age 83)
Adrienne Clarkson 1999–2005 (1939-02-10) 10 February 1939 (age 80)
Michaëlle Jean 2005–2010 (1957-09-06) 6 September 1957 (age 61)
David Johnston 2010–2017 (1941-06-28) 28 June 1941 (age 77)

AdministratorsEdit

The following is a list of Administrators of the Government (and Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada), 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 and the arrival of Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone
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 and appointment of Roland Michener as his successor.
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.[9]

See alsoEdit

NotesEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Department of Canadian Heritage (2015). A Crown of Maples: Constitutional Monarchy in Canada (PDF). Ottawa: Queen's Printer for Canada. p. 34. ISBN 978-1-100-20079-8.
  2. ^ a b Senate of Canada. "Canada: A Constitutional Monarchy". Queen's Printer for Canada. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  3. ^ La Roque de Roquebrune, R. (1966), "La Rocque de Roberval, Jean Francois de", Dictionary of Canadian Biography, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 1, retrieved 18 September 2015
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Wrong, George M. (2009), Langton, H. H. (ed.), The Chronicles of Canada, II: The Rise of New France, Fireship Press, pp. 33–35, ISBN 9781934757451, retrieved 18 September 2015
  6. ^ Wrong 2009, p. 35
  7. ^ Wrong 2009, p. 51
  8. ^ a b "Incoming Governor General Julie Payette drops attempt to seal U.S. court records". ctvnews.ca. 21 August 2017.
  9. ^ Fidelis (2005). "The Installation of the Governor General in 2005: Innovation and Evolution?" (PDF). Canadian Monarchist News. Toronto: Monarchist League of Canada. Fall-Winter 2005 (24): 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2009. Retrieved 15 July 2009.

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