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Lower Canada: Governors: 1791-1841

The Governors-in-Chief of the Province of Lower Canada were also commissioned as Governors-in-Chief of the Province of Upper Canada, but invariably abstained from assuming the latter office except for the period starting on 22 Nov 1839. The references to Upper Canada (Haut-Canada) were nevertheless included as part of the style.
Lieutenant Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Province of Lower Canada :: Lieutenant Gouverneur et Commandant en Chef de la Province du Bas-Canada
26 Dec 1791 - 2 Oct 1793 Alured Clarke
Captain General and Governor-in-Chief in and over the Province of Lower Canada :: Capitaine Général et Gouverneur en Chef dans et pour la Province du Bas-Canada [1]
2 Oct 1793 - 27 Apr 1797 Guy Carleton, Baron Dorchester, of Dorchester, in the county of Oxford [2]
27 Apr 1797 - 24 Oct 1807 Robert Prescott
24 Oct 1807 - 15 Jul 1812 Sir James Henry Craig
15 Jul 1812 - 4 Apr 1815 Sir George Prevost, Baronet
Administrator-in-Chief of the Government of the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada :: Administrateur en Chef du Gouvernement des Provinces du Haut et Bas-Canada [3]
4 Apr 1815 - 12 Jul 1816 Sir Gordon Drummond [4]
Captain General and Governor-in-Chief in and over the Province of Lower Canada :: Capitaine Général et Gouverneur en Chef dans et pour la Province du Bas-Canada [1]
12 Jul 1816 - 30 Jul 1818 Sir John Coape Sherbrooke
30 Jul 1818 - 28 Aug 1819 Charles Lennox, Duke of Richmond, Earl of March, Baron Setrington, in the county of York; Duke of Lennox, Earl of Darnley, Baron Methuen, of Torbolton; duc d'Aubigny
President and Administrator of the Government of the Province of Lower Canada :: Président et administrateur du gouvernement de la province du Bas-Canada
20 Sep 1819 - 17 Mar 1820 James Monk [5]
17 Mar 1820 - 19 Jun 1820 Sir Peregrine Maitland [6]
Captain General and Governor-in-Chief in and over the Province of Lower Canada :: Capitaine Général et Gouverneur en Chef dans et pour la Province du Bas-Canada [1]
19 Jun 1820 - 4 Feb 1831 George Ramsay, Earl of Dalhousie, Baron Dalhousie, of Dalhousie Castle, in the county of Edinburgh [7]
4 Feb 1831 - 24 Aug 1835 Matthew Whitworth-Aylmer, Baron Aylmer, of Balrath, in the county of Meath [8][9]
24 Aug 1835 - 29 May 1838 Archibald Acheson, Earl of Gosford, of Market Hill, in the county of Armagh, Baron Worlingham, of Beccles, in the county of Suffolk
Governor General, Vice Admiral, and Captain General of all Provinces within, and adjacent to, the Continent of North America, &c. &c. &c. &c. :: Gouverneur Général, Vice-Amiral et Capitaine Général de toutes les Provinces sur et proche le Continent de l'Amérique Septentrionale, &c. &c. &c. &c. [10]
29 May 1838 - 17 Jan 1839 John George Lambton, Earl of Durham, Viscount Lambton, Baron Durham, of the city of Durham and of Lambton Castle, in the county of Durham
Captain General and Governor-in-Chief in and over the Province of Lower Canada :: Capitaine Général et Gouverneur en Chef dans et pour la Province du Bas-Canada [11]
17 Jan 1839 - 19 Oct 1839 Sir John Colborne [6]
19 Oct 1839 - 9 Feb 1841 Charles Edward Poulett-Thomson (from 1840 Baron Sydenham, of Sydenham, in the county of Kent, and of Toronto, in Canada) [6][12][13]
  1. In full (2 Oct 1793 - 4 Apr 1815, 12 Jul 1816 - 28 Aug 1819, 19 Jun 1820 - 24 Aug 1835): Captain General and Governor-in-Chief of the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, and their (several) Dependencies :: Capitaine Général et Gouverneur en Chef dans et pour les Provinces du Bas-Canada, Haut-Canada, Nouvelle-Écosse, Nouveau-Brunswick et leurs (differentes) dépendances; in full (24 Aug 1835 - 29 May 1838): Captain General and Governor-in-Chief in and over the Provinces of Lower Canada and Upper Canada, &c. &c. &c. :: Capitaine Général et Gouverneur en Chef dans et pour les Provinces du Bas-Canada et Haut-Canada, &c. &c. &c.
  2. Also in the Province of Quebec.
  3. Also in official use: Administrator-in-Chief in and over the Province of Lower Canada :: Administrateur en Chef dans et sur le Province du Bas-Canada.
  4. Drummond departed for the United Kingdom on 21 May 1816. The government devolved on John Wilson, who served as Administrator of the Government (21 May 1816 - 12 Jul 1816) during the absence of Drummond whose commission remained valid to 12 Jul 1816.
  5. The Duke of Richmond died on 28 Aug 1819 near the settlement of Richmond, Lower Canada. The administration of the government devolved on the senior member of the Executive Council, James Monk, who was absent from the seat of government. He arrived and took the oath of office on 20 Sep 1819.
  6. Also in Upper Canada.
  7. The Earl of Dalhousie and the Executive Council were informed of the approval of appointment of Sir James Kempt as Captain General and Governor-in-Chief of Lower Canada on 8 Sep 1828. On that day Kempt also received his commission as Administrator of the Government and took the oaths of office. However, his commission as Governor-in-Chief was never prepared and the appointment of the Earl of Dalhousie remained vaild to 4 Feb 1831.
  8. Original surname: Aylmer.
  9. William Pitt Amherst, Earl Amherst was commissioned Captain General and Governor-in-Chief of the Province of Lower Canada on 2 Apr 1835, but never took office.
  10. The Earl of Durham was commissioned as Captain General and Governor-in-Chief in and over the Province of Lower Canada (30 Mar 1838), High Commissioner for the adjustment of certain important questions depending in the Provinces of Lower and Upper Canada respecting the form and future government of the Provinces [and] Governor General of all the Provinces on the Continent of North America, and of the Islands of Prince Edward and Newfoundland (31 Mar 1838). In legislation, he used exclusively the title of Governor General.
  11. In full (17 Jan 1839 - 19 Oct 1839): Governor General of all Provinces on the Continent of North America, and of the Islands of Prince Edward and Newfoundland, and Captain General and Governor-in-Chief in and over the Provinces of Lower Canada, Upper Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the Island of Prince Edward and their several dependencies :: Gouverneur Général de toutes les Provinces sur le Continent de l'Amérique Septentrionale, et des îles du Prince-Édouard et de Terre-Neuve, Capitaine Général et Gouverneur en Chef dans et pour les Provinces du Bas-Canada, du Haut-Canada, de la Nouvelle-Écosse, du Nouveau-Brunswick, l'Île du Prince-Édouard, et leurs dépendances respectives; in full (19 Oct 1839 - 9 Feb 1841): Governor General of British North America, and Captain General and Governor-in-Chief in and over the Provinces of Lower Canada and Upper Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the Island of Prince Edward :: Gouverneur Général de l'Amérique Septentrionale Britannique, Capitaine Général et Gouverneur en Chef des Provinces du Bas-Canada et du Haut-Canada, de la Nouvelle-Écosse, du Nouveau-Brunswick, et de l'Île du Prince-Édouard.
  12. Original surname: Thomson.
  13. Also in the Province of Canada.
Last update: 17 Jan 2024
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