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The following is a list of the governors, commodore-governors, and lieutenant governors of 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.
Contents
1 Proprietary governors of Newfoundland, 1610–1728
2 Governors of Plaisance, 1655–1713
3 Lieutenant-governors of Placentia, 1713–1770
4 Commodore-governors of Newfoundland, 1729–1825
5 Civil governors of Newfoundland, 1825–1855
6 Colonial governors of Newfoundland, 1855–1907
7 Governors of the Dominion of Newfoundland, 1907–1934
8 Commission governors of Newfoundland, 1934–1949
9 Lieutenant governors of Newfoundland, 1949–1999
10 Lieutenant governors of Newfoundland and Labrador, 1999–present
11 See also
12 Notes
13 References
14 External links
Proprietary governors of Newfoundland, 1610–1728 [ ]
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Image
Name
Colony
Term start
Term end
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 [ ]
Lieutenant-governors of Placentia, 1713–1770 [ ]
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Image
Name
Governor from
Governor until
Lieutenant-Governors under George I (1713–1727) (Subject to Governor of Nova Scotia and Placentia ) :
1.
John Moody [1]
1714
1717
2.
1717
1717
3.
Samuel Gledhill [2] [3]
1717
1729
Lieutenant-Governors under George II (1727–1760) :
1.
[4]
1736
?1742
1.
Otho Hamilton [5]
1744
c.1764
1.
Joseph Goreham [6]
1770
Commodore-governors of Newfoundland, 1729–1825 [ ]
Main article: Commodore-Governor
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Image
Name
Term start
Term end
Governors under George II (1729–1760) :
3.
Henry Osborn
1729
1730
4.
George Clinton
1731
1731
5.
Edward Falkingham
1732
1732
6.
Robert MacCarty, 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 (second time)
1743
1743
12.
Sir Charles Hardy
1744
1744
13.
Richard Edwards
1745
1745
14.
James Douglas Bt
1746
1746
15.
John Bradstreet
1747
1747
15.
Charles Watson
1748
1748
16.
The Lord 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 Elliot
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 [ ]
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Image
Name
Term start
Term end
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 Queen Victoria (1837–1855):
44.
cont...
←
1841
45.
Sir John Harvey KCH
1841
1846
Robert Law (colonial administrator)
1846
1847
46.
Sir John Le Marchant
1847
1852
47.
Ker Baillie-Hamilton
1852
1855
Colonial governors of Newfoundland, 1855–1907 [ ]
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Image
Name
Term start
Term end
Governors under Queen 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 (second time) 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 [ ]
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Image
Name
Term start
Term end
Governors under Edward VII (1907–1910) :
60.
Sir William MacGregor (continued) 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 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: Newfoundland Commission of Government
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Image
Name
Term start
Term end
Governors under George V (1934–1936) :
66.
Sir David Murray Anderson (continued) KCB KCMG MVO
1934
1935
67.
Sir Humphrey T. Walwyn KCSI KCMG CB DSO
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 [ ]
Lieutenant governors of Newfoundland and Labrador, 1999–present [ ]
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Image
Name
Term start
Term end
Governors under Elizabeth II (1999–present) :
78.
Arthur Maxwell House OC FRCP
1999
2002
79. [† 1]
Edward Roberts CM ONL QC
2002
2008
80.
John Crosbie PC OC ONL QC
2008
2013
81.
Frank Fagan CM
2013
2018
82.
Judy Foote PC
2018
Present
^ Colour denotes living former lieutenant governors
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.
References [ ]
External links [ ]
Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador. "Profiles of Governors" . Memorial University of Newfoundland.
List of lieutenant governors of Canada (by province or territory )
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