Province of Canada: Governors: 1841-1867The Governors-in-Chief of the Province of Canada were also commissioned as Governors General of British North America, Governors-in-Chief of the Province of Nova Scotia, Governors-in-Chief of the Province of New Brunswick, and Governors-in-Chief of the Province of the Island of Prince Edward. |
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| Captain General and Governor-in-Chief in and over the Province of Canada :: Capitaine Général et Gouverneur en Chef dans et pour la Province du Canada [1] | |
| 10 Feb 1841 - 19 Sep 1841 | Charles Edward Poulett-Thomson, Baron Sydenham, of Sydenham, in the county of Kent, and of Toronto, in Canada [2][3] |
| Administrator of the Government of the Province of Canada :: Administrateur du Gouvernement de la Province du Canada | |
| 24 Sep 1841 - 12 Jan 1842 | Sir Richard Downes Jackson [4] |
| Captain General and Governor-in-Chief in and over the Province of Canada :: Capitaine Général et Gouverneur en Chef dans et pour la Province du Canada [1] | |
| 12 Jan 1842 - 30 Mar 1843 | Sir Charles Bagot |
| 30 Mar 1843 - 24 Apr 1846 | Sir Charles Theophilus Metcalfe, Baronet (from 1845 Baron Metcalfe, of Fernhill, in the county of Berks) |
| 24 Apr 1846 - 30 Jan 1847 | Charles Murray Cathcart, Earl Cathcart, of Cathcart, Viscount Cathcart, of Cathcart, Baron Greenock, of Greenock, in the county of Renfrew |
| 30 Jan 1847 - 19 Dec 1854 | James Bruce, Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, Lord Bruce, of Kinloss, Baron Bruce, of Torry (from 1849 Baron Elgin, of Elgin) [5] |
| 19 Dec 1854 - 28 Nov 1861 | Sir Edmund Walker Head, Baronet |
| 28 Nov 1861 - 30 Jun 1867 | Charles Stanley Monck, Viscount Monck, Baron Monck, of Ballytrammon, in the county of Wexford [6] |
- In full: Governor General of British North America, and Captain General and Governor-in-Chief in and over the Provinces of 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 Canada, de la Nouvelle-Écosse, du Nouveau-Brunswick, et de l'Île du Prince-Édouard. Some terms in French translations of the style vary: Amérique Septentrionale Britannique / Amérique Britannique du Nord, Gouverneur en Chef des Provinces / Gouverneur en Chef dans et pour les Provinces / Gouverneur en Chef dans et sur les Provinces.
- Original surname: Thomson.
- Also in Upper Canada and Lower Canada.
- Baron Sydenham died on 19 Sep 1841. The administration of the government devolved on the senior military officer for the time being in command of Her Majesty's Forces in the Province of Canada, Sir Richard Downes Jackson, who took the oath of office on 24 Sep 1841.
- Also in British India.
- Also in Canada.
Last update: 17 Jan 2024