Governor-General of the Province of Canada

The Governor General of the Province of Canada was the viceregal post of the pre-Confederation Province of Canada that existed from 1841 to Canadian Confederation in 1867.

The post replaced the Governor General of New France and later Governor General of British North America, which had replaced that of Commander-in-Chief of British North America. With Confederation and the dissolution of the Province of Canada, a new post was created, that of Governor General of Canada.

During the duration seven individuals held this post, who were either colonial administrators of diplomats.

List

Name Image Governor from Governor until Monarch
Lord Sydenham[1]
PC
(1799–1841)		 1841 1841 Victoria
Sir Charles Bagot[2]
(1781–1843)		 1842 1843 Victoria
Sir Charles Metcalfe[3]
(1785–1844)		 1843 1845 Victoria
The Earl Cathcart[4]
(1783–1859)		 1846 1847 Victoria
The Earl of Elgin and Kincardine[5]
(1811–1863)		 1847 1854 Victoria
Sir Edmund Walker Head[6]
(1805–1868)		 1854 1861 Victoria
The Viscount Monck[7]
(1819–1894)		 1861 1867 Victoria

Residences

See also

References

  1. ↑ Buckner, Phillip (2021). "THOMSON, CHARLES EDWARD POULETT, 1st Baron SYDENHAM". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Retrieved 10 May 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ↑ "Sir Charles Bagot". thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 2026-05-10.
  3. ↑ "Metcalfe, Charles Theophilus, Baron Metcalfe (1785–1846)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2018-02-06, retrieved 2026-05-10
  4. ↑ "CATHCART, CHARLES MURRAY, 2nd Earl CATHCART". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Retrieved 2026-05-10.
  5. ↑ "James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin". thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 2026-05-10.
  6. ↑ "HEAD, Sir EDMUND WALKER". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Retrieved 2026-05-10.
  7. ↑ "MONCK, CHARLES STANLEY, 4th Viscount MONCK". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Retrieved 2026-05-10.
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