The following is a list of the Governors and Lieutenant Governors of Newfoundland and later Newfoundland and Labrador. Though the present day office of the Lieutenant Governor in Newfoundland and Labrador came into being only upon the province's entry into Canadian Confederation in 1949, the post is a continuation from the first governorship of Newfoundland in 1610.
Proprietary Governors of Newfoundland, 1610-1728
| # | Name | Colony | Governor from | Governor until | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governors under James I (1610 – 1625): | ||||||||
| John Guy | Cuper's Cove | 1610 | 1614 | |||||
| John Mason | Cuper's Cove | 1615 | 1621 | |||||
| Robert Hayman | Bristol's Hope | 1618 | 1628 | |||||
| Sir Richard Whitbourne | Renews | 1618 | 1620 | |||||
| Sir Francis Tanfield | South Falkland | 1623 | 1626 | |||||
| Edward Wynne | Ferryland | 1621 | 1625 | |||||
| Governors under Charles I (1625 – 1649): | ||||||||
| Sir Arthur Aston | Avalon | 1625 | 1627 | |||||
| The Lord Baltimore | Avalon | 1627 | 1629 | |||||
| The Lord Baltimore[n 1] | Avalon | 1629 | 1632 | |||||
| William Hill | Avalon | 1634 | 1638 | |||||
| 1. | Sir David Kirke | Newfoundland | 1638 | → | ||||
| Governors under Oliver Cromwell (1649 – 1658): | ||||||||
| 1. | cont... | ← | 1651 | |||||
| 2. | John Treworgie | Newfoundland | 1653 | → | ||||
| Governors under Richard Cromwell (1658 – 1660): | ||||||||
| 2. | cont... | ← | → | |||||
| Governors under Charles II (1660): | ||||||||
| 2. | cont... | ← | 1660 | |||||
Governors of Plaisance, 1655-1713
| # | Name | Governor from | Governor until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Governors under Louis XIV (1655 – 1713): | |||
| Sieur de Kéréon | 1655 | 1660 | |
| Nicolas Gargot | 1660 | 1662 | |
| Thalour du Perron | 1662 | 1663 | |
| Bellot dit Lafontaine | 1664 | 1667 | |
| La Palme | 1667 | 1670 | |
| La Poippe | 1670 | 1684 | |
| Antoine Parat | 1685 | 1690 | |
| Louis de Pastour de Costebelle | 1690 | 1691 | |
| Jacques-François de Monbeton de Brouillan | 1690 | 1701 | |
| Joseph de Monic | 1697 | 1702 | |
| Daniel d'Auger de Subercase | 1702 | 1706 | |
| Philippe de Pastour de Costebelle | 1706 | 1713 | |
Commodore-Governors of Newfoundland, 1729-1825
Main article: Commodore-Governor
| # | Name | Governor from | Governor until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Governors under George II (1729 – 1760): | |||
| 3. | Henry Osborn | 1729 | 1730 |
| 4. | George Clinton | 1731 | 1731 |
| 5. | Edward Falkingham | 1732 | 1732 |
| 6. | The Viscount Muskerry | 1733 | 1734 |
| 7. | FitzRoy Henry Lee | 1735 | 1737 |
| 8. | Philip Vanbrugh | 1738 | 1738 |
| 9. | Henry Medley | 1739 | 1740 |
| 10. | Thomas Smith | 1741 | 1741 |
| 11. | John Byng[n 2] | 1742 | 1742 |
| 10. | Thomas Smith | 1743 | 1743 |
| 12. | Sir Charles Hardy | 1744 | 1744 |
| 13. | Richard Edwards | 1745 | 1745 |
| 14. | James Douglas Bt | 1746 | 1746 |
| 15. | Charles Watson | 1748 | 1748 |
| 16. | George Brydges Rodney | 1749 | 1749 |
| 17. | Francis William Drake | 1750 | 1752 |
| 18. | Hugh Bonfoy | 1753 | 1754 |
| 19. | Richard Dorrill | 1755 | 1756 |
| 20. | Richard Edwards | 1757 | 1759 |
| 21. | James Webb | 1760 | → |
| Governors under George III (1760 – 1820): | |||
| 21. | cont... | ← | 1760 |
| 22. | Thomas Graves | 1761 | 1763 |
| 23. | Sir Hugh Palliser | 1764 | 1768 |
| 24. | John Byron | 1769 | 1771 |
| 25. | Molyneux Shuldham | 1772 | 1774 |
| 26. | Robert Duff | 1775 | 1775 |
| 27. | John Montagu | 1776 | 1778 |
| 28. | Richard Edwards | 1779 | 1781 |
| 29. | John Campbell | 1782 | 1785 |
| 30. | John Elliott | 1786 | 1788 |
| 31. | Mark Milbanke | 1789 | 1791 |
| 32. | Sir Richard King Bt | 1792 | 1793 |
| 33. | Sir James Wallace | 1794 | 1796 |
| 34. | William Waldegrave | 1797 | 1799 |
| 35. | Sir Charles Morice Pole Bt | 1800 | 1801 |
| 36. | James Gambier | 1802 | 1803 |
| 37. | Sir Erasmus Gower | 1804 | 1806 |
| 38. | John Holloway | 1807 | 1809 |
| 39. | Sir John Thomas Duckworth GCB | 1810 | 1812 |
| 40. | Sir Richard Goodwin Keats | 1813 | 1816 |
| 41. | Francis Pickmore | 1817 | 1818 |
| 42. | Sir Charles Hamilton Bt | 1818 | → |
| Governors under George IV (1820 – 1825): | |||
| 42. | cont... | ← | 1825 |
Civil Governors of Newfoundland, 1825-1855
| # | Name | Governor from | Governor until | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governors under George IV (1825 – 1830): | ||||||||
| 43. | Sir Thomas John Cochrane | 1825 | → | |||||
| Governors under William IV (1830 – 1837): | ||||||||
| 43. | cont... | ← | 1834 | |||||
| 44. | Sir Henry Prescott | 1834 | → | |||||
| Governors under Victoria (1837 – 1855): | ||||||||
| 44. | cont... | ← | 1841 | |||||
| 45. | Sir John Harvey KCH | 1841 | 1846 | |||||
| Robert Law (colonial administrator) | 1846 | 1847 | ||||||
| 46. | Sir John Le Merchant | 1847 | 1852 | |||||
| 47. | Ker Baillie Hamilton | 1852 | 1855 | |||||
Colonial Governors of Newfoundland, 1855-1907
| # | Name | Governor from | Governor until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Governors under Victoria (1855 – 1901): | |||
| 48. | Sir Charles Henry Darling | 1855 | 1857 |
| 49. | Sir Alexander Bannerman | 1857 | 1864 |
| 50. | Sir Anthony Musgrave | 1864 | 1869 |
| 51. | Sir Stephen John Hill KCMG CB | 1869 | 1876 |
| 52. | Sir John Hawley Glover KCMG | 1876 | 1881 |
| 53. | Sir Henry Berkeley Fitzhardinge Maxse KCMG | 1881 | 1883 |
| 52. | Sir John Hawley Glover KCMG | 1883 | 1885 |
| 54. | Sir William Des Vœux | 1886 | 1887 |
| 55. | Sir Henry Arthur Blake KCMG FRGS FRCI | 1887 | 1889 |
| 56. | Sir John Terence Nicholls O'Brien | 1889 | 1895 |
| 57. | Sir Herbert Harley Murray | 1895 | 1898 |
| 58. | Sir Henry Edward McCallum | 1898 | → |
| Governors under Edward VII (1901 – 1907): | |||
| 58. | cont... | ← | 1901 |
| 59. | Sir Charles Cavendish Boyle KCMG | 1901 | 1904 |
| 60. | Sir William Macgregor CB KCMG | 1904 | 1907 |
Governors of the Dominion of Newfoundland, 1907-1934
Further information: Dominion of Newfoundland
| # | Name | Governor from | Governor until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Governors under Edward VII (1907 – 1910): | |||
| 60. | Sir William Macgregor CB KCMG | 1907 | 1909 |
| 61. | Sir Ralph Champneys Williams CMG | 1909 | → |
| Governors under George V (1910 – 1934): | |||
| 61. | cont... | ← | 1913 |
| 62. | Sir Walter Edward Davidson KCMG CBE | 1913 | 1917 |
| 63. | Sir Charles Alexander Harris | 1917 | 1922 |
| 64. | Sir William Lamond Allardyce KCMG | 1922 | 1928 |
| 65. | Sir John Middleton | 1928 | 1932 |
| 66. | Sir David Murray Anderson KCB KCMG MVO | 1933 | 1934 |
Commission Governors of Newfoundland, 1934-1949
Further information: Commission of Government
| # | Name | Governor from | Governor until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Governors under George V (1934 – 1936): | |||
| 66. | Sir David Murray Anderson KCB KCMG MVO | 1934 | 1935 |
| 67. | Sir Humphrey T. Walwyn CMG | 1936 | → |
| Governors under Edward VIII (1936): | |||
| 67. | cont... | ← | → |
| Governors under George VI (1936 – 1949): | |||
| 67. | cont... | ← | 1946 |
| 68. | Gordon MacDonald | 1946 | 1949 |
Lieutenant Governors of Newfoundland, 1949-1999
| # | Name | Governor from | Governor until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Governors under George VI (1949 – 1952): | |||
| 69. | Sir Albert Walsh | 1949 | 1949 |
| 70. | Sir Leonard Outerbridge CBE DSO | 1949 | → |
| Governors under Elizabeth II (1952 – 1999): | |||
| 70. | cont... | ← | 1957 |
| 71. | Campbell Leonard Macpherson | 1957 | 1963 |
| 72. | Fabian O'Dea | 1963 | 1969 |
| 73. | Ewart John Arlington Harnum | 1969 | 1974 |
| 74. | Gordon Arnaud Winter OC | 1974 | 1981 |
| 75. | William Anthony Paddon CM | 1981 | 1986 |
| 76.[† 1] | James McGrath PC | 1986 | 1991 |
| 77. | Frederick Russell CM CD | 1991 | 1997 |
| 78. | Dr. Arthur Maxwell House CM FRCP | 1997 | 1999 |
Lieutenant Governors of Newfoundland and Labrador, 1999-present
| # | Name | Governor from | Governor until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Governors under Elizabeth II (1999 – present): | |||
| 78. | Dr. Arthur Maxwell House CM FRCP | 1999 | 2002 |
| 79. | Edward Roberts ONL QC | 2002 | 2008 |
| 80. | John Crosbie PC OC ONL QC | 2008 | |
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See also
Notes
- ^ The Lord Baltimore became the de facto Governor of Avalon upon the death of his father, the first Baron Baltimore.
- ^ John Byng's elder brother, Robert Byng, was the great-great-grandfather of The Viscount Byng of Vimy, who served as Governor General of Canada from 1921 to 1926.
External links
- Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador. "Profiles of Governors". Memorial University of Newfoundland. http://www.heritage.nf.ca/govhouse/governors/default.html.
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