The governor of Montreal was the highest position in
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple- ...
in the 17th century and the 18th century. Prior to the establishment of the 1663
Sovereign Council, the governor of Montreal was appointed by the
Société Notre-Dame de Montréal
The Société Notre-Dame de Montréal, otherwise known as the ''Société de Notre-Dame de Montréal pour la conversion des Sauvages de la Nouvelle-France'', was a religious organisation responsible for founding Ville-Marie, the original name for ...
. The governor had responsibilities over both military and civil affairs in Montreal.
List of governors of Montreal
This is a list of governors of Montreal.
See also
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Governor General of New France
Governor General of New France was the vice-regal post in New France from 1663 until 1760, and it was the last French vice-regal post. It was replaced by the British post of Governor of the Province of Quebec following the fall of New France ...
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Governor of Acadia
The governance of the French colony of Acadia has a long and tangled history. Founded in 1603 by Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Monts, the territory of Acadia (roughly, the present-day Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward I ...
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Governor of Plaisance
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Governor of Louisiana
A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...
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Timeline of Montreal history
The timeline of the history of Montreal is a chronology of significant events in the history of Montreal, Canada's second-most populated city, with about 3.5 million residents in 2018, and the fourth-largest French-speaking city in the world.
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History of Montreal
The history of the area around what is now known as Montreal, Montreal itself was established in 1642, located in what is now known as the province of Quebec, Canada, spans about 8,000 years. At the time of European contact, the area was inha ...
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List of mayors of Montreal
This is a list of mayors of Montreal, Quebec, since the city was incorporated in 1832. Party colours do not indicate affiliation or resemblance to a provincial or a federal party.
Mayors of Montreal
Applebaum is the most recent non-francophon ...
References
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''Chronologie des gouverneurs de Montréal, 1641-1724'' in Groupe de recherche sur Montréal, Centre Canadien d'Architecture 1996-2000
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in GenWeb Montréal, Ancêtre francophone
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