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List of lieutenant governors of Nova Scotia

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The following is a list of the governors and lieutenant governors of Nova Scotia. Though the present day office of the lieutenant governor in Nova Scotia came into being only upon the province's entry into Canadian Confederation in 1867, the post is a continuation from the first governorship of Nova Scotia in 1710. For much of the time, the full title of the post was Governor of Nova Scotia and Placentia (Placentia, Newfoundland). Before the British occupation of Nova Scotia, the province was governed by French Governors of Acadia. From 1784 to 1829 Cape Breton Island was a separate colony with a vice regal post.

Governors of Nova Scotia, 1710–1786

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Governors under Anne (1710–1714):
1. Samuel Vetch 1710 1712
2. Francis Nicholson 1712 →
Governors under George I (1714–1727):
2. Francis Nicholson (continued) ← 1715
3. Samuel Vetch (second appointment) 1715 →
Thomas Caulfeild (acting governor) 1715 1717
3. Samuel Vetch (cont.) ← 1717
4. Richard Philipps 1717 →
John Doucett (acting governor) 1717 1725
Lawrence Armstrong (acting governor) 1725 →
Governors under George II (1727–1760):
Lawrence Armstrong (continued) ← 1739
Alexander Cosby (acting governor) 1739 1740
Paul Mascarene (acting governor) 1740 1749
4. Richard Philipps (continued) ← 1749
5. Edward Cornwallis 1749 1752
6. Peregrine Hopson 1752 →
Charles Lawrence (acting governor) 1753 1755
6. Peregrine Hopson (continued) ← 1755
7. Charles Lawrence (ordinary governor) 1756 1760
8. Lt. Gov. Jonathan Belcher (For Gov. Henry Ellis)[1] 1760 →
Governors under George III (1760–1786):
8. Lt. Gov. Jonathan Belcher (continued) (For Gov. Henry Ellis)[1] ← 1763
9. Montague Wilmot 1763 1766
10. Lord William Campbell 1766 →
Benjamin Green (acting governor) 1766
Michael Francklin (acting governor) 1766
10. Lord William Campbell (continued) ← →
Michael Francklin (acting governor, second time) 1767 1768
10. Lord William Campbell (continued) ← →
Benjamin Green (acting governor, second time) 1771 1772
Michael Francklin (acting governor, third time) 1772
10. Lord William Campbell (continued) → 1773
11. Francis Legge 1773 1776
12. Mariot Arbuthnot 1776 1778
13. Sir Richard Hughes Bt 1778 1781
14. Sir Andrew Snape Hamond 1781 1782
15. John Parr 1782 1783
16. Edmund Fanning 1783 1786

Lieutenant governors of Cape Breton Island, 1784–1820

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Governors under George III (1784–1820):
1. Joseph Frederick Wallet DesBarres 1784 1787
2. William Macarmick 1787 1815
3. David Mathews (acting) 1795 1798
4. James Ogilvie[2] (acting) 1798 1799
5. John Murray (acting) 1799 1801
6. John Despard (acting) 1800 1807
7. Nicholas Nepean (acting) 1807 1812
8. Hugh Swayne (acting) 1813 1816
9. George Robert Ainslie 1815 1820

Lieutenant governors of Nova Scotia, 1786–1867

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Governors under George III (1786–1820):
15. John Parr 1786 1791
17. Richard Bulkeley 1791 1792
18. Sir John Wentworth 1792 1808
19. Sir George Prévost Bt 1808 →
Alexander Croke (acting governor) 1811
19. Sir George Prévost Bt (continued) ← 1811
20. Sir John Coape Sherbrooke 1811 1816
21. George Stracey Smyth 1816
22. The Earl of Dalhousie GCB 1816 →
Governors under George IV (1820–1830):
22. The Earl of Dalhousie GCB (continued) ← 1820
23. Sir James Kempt GCB 1820 →
Thomas Nickleson Jeffery (acting governor) 1828
23. Sir James Kempt GCB (continued) ← 1828
24. Sir Peregrine Maitland KCB 1828 →
Governors under William IV (1830–1837):
24. Sir Peregrine Maitland KCB (continued) ← →
Thomas Nickleson Jeffery (acting governor, second time) 1834
24. Sir Peregrine Maitland KCB (continued) ← 1834
25. Sir Colin Campbell KCB 1834 →
Governors under Queen Victoria (1837–1867):
25. Sir Colin Campbell KCB (continued) ← 1840
26. The Viscount Falkland PC GCH 1840 →
Sir Jeremiah Dickson (acting governor) 1846
26. The Viscount Falkland PC GCH (continued) ← 1846
27. Sir John Harvey KCH 1846 →
John Bazalgette (acting governor) 1851
27. Sir John Harvey KCH (continued) ← 1852
28. Sir John Gaspard Le Marchant GCMG KCB 1852 1858
29. The Earl of Mulgrave 1858 1863
30. Charles Hastings Doyle 1863 1864
31. Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell CB 1864 1865
30. Charles Hastings Doyle (second time) 1865
32. Sir William Fenwick Williams Bt 1865 1867

Lieutenant governors of Nova Scotia, 1867–present

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Governors under Queen Victoria (1867–1901):
32. Sir William Fenwick Williams Bt (continued) 1867 1867
30. Charles Hastings Doyle (third time) 1867 1873
33. Joseph Howe PC 1873
34. Sir Adams George Archibald PC KCMG 1873 1883
35. Matthew Henry Richey 1883 1888
36. Archibald McLelan PC 1888 1890
Admin. Sir James McDonald 1890
37. Malachy Bowes Daly 1890 1900
38. Alfred Gilpin Jones PC 1900 →
Governors under Edward VII (1901–1910):
38. Alfred Gilpin Jones PC (continued) ← 1906
Admin. Robert Linton Weatherbe 1906
39. Duncan Cameron Fraser 1906 →
Governors under George V (1910–1936):
39. Duncan Cameron Fraser (continued) ← 1910
Admin. Sir Charles James Townshend 1910
40. James Drummond McGregor 1910 1915
41. David MacKeen 1915 1916
Admin. Wallace Nesbit Graham 1916
42. MacCallum Grant 1916 1925
43. James Robson Douglas 1925
44. James Cranswick Tory 1925 1930
45. Frank Stanfield 1930 1931
Admin. Sir Joseph Andrew Chisholm 1931
46. Walter Harold Covert 1931 →
Governors under Edward VIII (1936):
46. Walter Harold Covert (continued) ← →
Governors under George VI (1936–1952):
46. Walter Harold Covert (continued) ← 1937
47. Robert Irwin 1937 1940
48. Frederick Francis Mathers 1940 1942
49. Henry Ernest Kendall 1942 1947
50. John Alexander Douglas McCurdy 1947 →
Governors under Elizabeth II (1952–2022):
50. John Alexander Douglas McCurdy (continued) ← 1952
51. Alistair Fraser 1952 1958
52. Edward Chester Plow CBE DSO CD 1958 1963
53. Henry Poole MacKeen OC 1963 1968
54. Victor de Bedia Oland OC CD ED 1968 1973
55. Clarence Gosse OC 1973 1978
56. John Elvin Shaffner 1978 1984
57 Alan Abraham CM ONS CD 1984 1989
58. Lloyd Crouse PC ONS 1989 1994
59. James Kinley ONS CD FCAE FEIC 1994 2000
60. Myra Freeman CM ONS 2000 2006
61. Mayann Francis ONS 2006 2012
62. John James Grant CMM ONS CD 2012 2017
63. Arthur Joseph LeBlanc ONS QC 2017 →
Governors under Charles III (2022–present):
63. Arthur Joseph LeBlanc ONS KC (continued) ← Incumbent
64. Michael Savage TBD

See also

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  • Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia. "History of the Lieutenant Governor in Nova Scotia > Lieutenant Governors who have occupied Government House, the oldest vice-regal residence in North America". Queen's Printer for Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009.
  • Presiding By Desire: Nova Scotia's Popular Lieutenant Governor: Hon. MacCallum Grant. 2020. p. 1.

References

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  1. ^ a b Ellis was the official governor but never came to Nova Scotia, so Belcher functioned as the governor.
  2. ^ Morgan, R. J. (1983). "Ogilvie, James". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. V (1801–1820) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
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