Governors from the Conquest to the union of the Canadas
(*) 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
Governors General of Canada since Confederation
British
(*) 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
Governors of Quebec from the Conquest to the creation of Lower Canada
Quebec was conquered by the British in 1759.
| Name | Term |
|---|---|
| Jeffrey Amherst | 1760-1763 |
| James Murray | 1764-1768 |
| Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester | 1768-1778 |
| Sir Frederick Haldimand | 1778-1786 |
| Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester | 1786-1791 |
Lieutenant Governors of Lower Canada
Lower Canada was created out of the eastern part of Quebec by the Constitutional Act of 1791.
Lord Sydenham was also Governor General of Canada, and united Upper Canada and Lower Canada into the Province of Canada. Lower Canada became Canada East.
Lieutenant Governors of Canada East
After Richard Downes Jackson, the Lieutenant Governors were also simultaneously Governors General.
The Province of Canada was split into Ontario and Quebec after Canadian Confederation in 1867.
Lieutenant Governors of Quebec
