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, a number of sites and structures are named for Governors General of the country, the

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's representative in the country.

Governors and Governors General of New France (1627–1760)

Samuel de Champlain

Charles de Montmagny

Louis d'Ailleboust de Coulonge

The Comte de Frontenac et de Palluau

Vaudreuil family

The Marquis de Beauharnois

The Marquis de la Jonquière

Governors and Governors General of Canada (1760–1867)

Sir Jeffery Amherst

The Lord Dorchester

Sir Frederick Haldimand

Robert Prescott

Sir George Prévost

Sir Gordon Drummond

Sir John Coape Sherbrooke

The Duke of Richmond

The Earl of Dalhousie

Sir James Kempt

The Lord Aylmer

The Earl of Gosford

Sir John Colborne

The Lord Sydenham

Sir Charles Metcalfe

The Earl of Elgin and Kincardine

Sir Edmund Walker Head

Governors General of Canada (since 1867)

The Viscount Monck

The Lord Lisgar

The Earl of Dufferin

Marquess of Lorne

The Marquess of Lansdowne

The Lord Stanley of Preston

The Earl of Aberdeen

The Earl of Minto

The Earl Grey

The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn

The Duke of Devonshire

The Lord Byng of Vimy

The Viscount Willingdon

The Earl of Bessborough

The Lord Tweedsmuir

The Earl of Athlone

The Viscount Alexander of Tunis

Vincent Massey

Georges Vanier

Roland Michener

Jules Léger

Edward Schreyer

Jeanne Sauvé

Ray Hnatyshyn

Roméo LeBlanc

Adrienne Clarkson

Michaëlle Jean

David Johnston

Julie Payette

Lieutenant governors

British Columbia

* Barnard Island and Mount Barnard –

Francis Stillman Barnard Sir Francis Stillman Barnard (May 16, 1856 – April 11, 1936) was a Canadian parliamentarian and the tenth Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. Barnard is often referred to as Frank Barnard, as was his father Francis Jones Barnard, who as ...

* Dewdney, Dewdney Creek, Dewdney Flats, Dewdney Island, Dewdney Peak, Dewdney Street (Vancouver),

Dewdney Trail The Dewdney Trail is a trail in British Columbia, Canada that served as a major thoroughfare in mid-19th century British Columbia. The trail was a critical factor in the development and strengthening of the newly established British colony of Bri ...

Dewdney Trunk Road The Dewdney Trunk Road was one of the earliest major roads in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia, Canada, originally running from Port Moody to Dewdney, just east of Mission. It exists in three sections today: *an arterial route running roughl ...

, and Mount Dewdney –

Edgar Dewdney Edgar Dewdney, (November 5, 1835 – August 8, 1916) was a Canadian surveyor, road builder, Indian commissioner and politician born in Devonshire, England. He emigrated to British Columbia in 1859 in order to act as surveyor for the Dewdney T ...

* Lotbinière Island –

Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière Sir Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, (December 5, 1829 – November 16, 1908) lawyer, businessman and politician served as the fourth premier of Quebec, a federal Cabinet minister, and the seventh Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. ...

* Mount Trutch, Trutch Island, and Trutch Street (Vancouver) –

Joseph Trutch Sir Joseph William Trutch, (18 January 1826 – 4 March 1904) was an United Kingdom, English-born Canadians, Canadian engineer, surveying, surveyor and politician who served as first Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. Early life and ...

* Prior Island,

Prior Lake Prior Lake is an exurban city southwest of Minneapolis seated next to Savage and Shakopee in Scott County in the state of Minnesota. Surrounding the shores of Lower and Upper Prior Lake, the city lies south of the Minnesota River in an area ...

, Prior Peak, and Prior Street (Vancouver) –

Edward Gawler Prior Edward Gawler Prior, (21 May 1853 – 12 December 1920) was a mining engineer and politician in British Columbia. Early life Prior was born in Dallowgill, Yorkshire, England, and worked as a mining engineer in England until 1873. He then m ...

New Brunswick

Beaubassin East Beaubassin East is a Canadian rural community in Westmorland County, New Brunswick. The French form of the name is Beaubassin-Est. History Incorporation The rural community was incorporated on May 8, 1995 from the Local Service Districts of ...

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Michel Leneuf de la Vallière de Beaubassin Michel Le Neuf de la Vallière de Beaubassin (the elder) (1640 – 1705) was a military figure who became a governor of Acadia under French control. He was the son of Jacques Leneuf de La Poterie and Marguerite Legardeur, who both originally ...

(governor of Acadia) * Campbellton –

Sir Archibald Campbell General Sir Archibald Campbell, 1st Baronet (12 March 1769 – 6 October 1843) was a Scottish soldier who served as an officer in the British Army. From 1824 to 1826, Gen. Campbell commanded the British forces in the First Anglo-Burmese War ...

Campobello Island Campobello Island (, also ) is the largest and only inhabited island in Campobello, a civil parish in southwestern New Brunswick, Canada, near the border with Maine, United States. The island's permanent population in 2021 was 949. It is the si ...

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Lord William Campbell Lord William Campbell (11 July 1730 – 4 September 1778) was from a Scottish family loyal to the House of Hanover. His father was John Campbell, 4th Duke of Argyll. From 1752 to 1760, he served in the Royal Navy in India. In 1762, becaus ...

(governor of Nova Scotia) *

Carleton County Carleton County (2016 population 26,220) is located in west-central New Brunswick, Canada. The western border is Aroostook County, Maine, Aroostook County, Maine, the northern border is Victoria County, New Brunswick, Victoria County, and the ...

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Thomas Carleton General Thomas Carleton (c. 1735 – 2 February 1817) was an Irish-born British Army officer who was promoted to colonel during the American Revolutionary War after relieving the siege of Quebec in 1776. After the war, he was appointed as L ...

* Menneval –

Louis-Alexandre des Friches de Menneval Louis-Alexandre des Friches de Menneval ( fl. 1687–1703) was a governor of Acadia from 1687–1690. Little is known of his early life. He did serve in the French army in France with distinction and won Turenne’s notice and praise. Friches de ...

(governor of Acadia) * Mount Denys –

Nicolas Denys Nicolas Denys (1598? – 1688) was a French-born merchant, governor, author, and settler in New France. He founded settlements at St. Pierre (now St. Peter's, Nova Scotia), Ste. Anne (Englishtown, Nova Scotia) and Nepisiquit (Bathurst, New Bru ...

(governor of Acadia) * Mount DesBarres –

Joseph Frederick Wallet Des Barres Joseph Frederick Wallet Des Barres (22 November 1721 or April–May 1729 – 24 or 27 October 1824) was a Canadian cartographer who served in the Seven Years' War, as the aide-de-camp to General James Wolfe. He later went on to serve as the Li ...

(governor of Prince Edward Island)

Newfoundland and Labrador

* Bannerman Lake,

Bannerman Park Bannerman Park is a Victorian era urban park located in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. The park is named for Sir Alexander Bannerman, Governor of the Colony of Newfoundland from 1857 to 1864, who assented to an Act establishing the par ...

(St. John's), and Bannerman River –

Alexander Bannerman Sir Alexander Bannerman (7 October 1788 – 30 December 1864) was a Scottish merchant, vintner, politician and British colonial governor. Early life Known as "Sandy", he was born on 7 October 1788 in Scotland. He was the eldest son of merchant ...

* Blaketown –

Henry Arthur Blake Sir Henry Arthur Blake (; 8January 184023February 1918) was a United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, British colonial administrator and Governor of Hong Kong from 1898 to 1903. Early life, family and career Blake was born in Limerick, Ir ...

Byron Bay Byron Bay ( Minjungbal: ''Cavvanbah)'' is a beachside town located in the far-northeastern corner of the state of New South Wales, Australia on Bundjalung Country. It is located north of Sydney and south of Brisbane. Cape Byron, a hea ...

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John Byron Vice-Admiral John Byron (8 November 1723 – 1 April 1786) was a British Royal Navy officer and explorer. He earned the nickname "Foul-Weather Jack" in the press because of his frequent encounters with bad weather at sea. As a midshipman, he sa ...

Cavendish Cavendish may refer to: People * The House of Cavendish, a British aristocratic family * Margaret Cavendish (1623–1673), British poet, philosopher, and scientist * Cavendish (author) (1831–1899), pen name of Henry Jones, English auth ...

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Cavendish Boyle Sir Charles Cavendish Boyle (29 May 1849 – 17 September 1916) was a British civil servant, magistrate, and colonial administrator who served as Colonial Governor of Newfoundland, Mauritius and British Guiana. He wrote the lyrics for the ant ...

* Champney's Cove and Williamsport –

Ralph Champneys Williams Sir Ralph Champneys Williams (9 March 1848 – 22 June 1927) was a British colonial governor. Life and career Williams was educated at The King's School, Chester, and at Rossall School. He joined the colonial service in 1884 and his first po ...

* Cochrane Pond –

Thomas John Cochrane Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy), Admiral of the Fleet Sir Thomas John Cochrane (5 February 1789 – 19 October 1872) was a Royal Navy officer. After serving as a junior officer during the French Revolutionary Wars, he captured the HMS Favourit ...

Glover Island Glover Island is a large (178 km2) lake island in the interior of the Island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The island was named after Sir John Hawley Glover, former governor of Newfoundland. It is the ...

and

Glovertown Glovertown is a town in northeastern Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is in Division No. 7 on Alexander Bay. History Originally, Glovertown was called Bloody Bay. That name dated back to the 18th century and supposedly it refe ...

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John Hawley Glover Sir John Hawley Glover (24 February 1829 – 30 September 1885) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Governor of Lagos Colony, Governor of Newfoundland, and Governor of British Leeward Islands. Naval career He entered the service in 1841 ...

* ''Hamilton Falls and Hamilton River –'' Charles Hamilton (now known as

Churchill Falls Churchill Falls is a high waterfall on the Churchill River in Labrador, Canada. Formerly counted among the most impressive natural features of Canada, the diversion of the river for the Churchill Falls Generating Station has cut off almost ...

and Churchill River) * Mount Musgrave,

Musgrave Harbour Musgrave Harbour is a town and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. History Musgrave Harbour is a fishing community that was originally named Muddy Hole. The name was changed in 1886 in honor of Governor An ...

, and

Musgravetown Musgravetown (pop: 561 in 2021) an incorporated municipality in the sheltered southwest corner of Bonavista Bay on the northeast coast of the island of Newfoundland of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Demographics In th ...

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Anthony Musgrave Sir Anthony Musgrave (31 August 1828 – 9 October 1888) was a colonial administrator and governor. He died in office as Governor of Queensland in 1888. Early life He was born at St John's, Antigua, the third of 11 children of Anthony Musgr ...

* Palliser Point –

Hugh Palliser Admiral Sir Hugh Palliser, 1st Baronet (26 February 1723 – 19 March 1796) was a Royal Navy officer. As captain of the 58-gun HMS ''Eagle'' he engaged and defeated the French 50-gun ''Duc d'Aquitain'' off Ushant in May 1757 during the Seven Y ...

Terrenceville Terrenceville is a small town located on the Burin Peninsula of Newfoundland, Canada, south west of Swift Current. History Terrenceville is located on the island of Newfoundland, approximately north of Marystown on Route 211. It was known as He ...

– Terence O'Brien

Nova Scotia

* Belleisle –

Alexandre Le Borgne de Belle-Isle Alexandre le Borgne de Belle-Isle (c. 1640 – c. 1693), the son of Emmanuel Le Borgne, was a temporary governor of Acadia Acadia (french: link=no, Acadie) was a colony of New France in northeastern North America which included parts of w ...

(governor of Port Royal) *

CFB Cornwallis Canadian Forces Base Cornwallis (also CFB Cornwallis) is a former Canadian Forces Base located in Deep Brook, Nova Scotia. It is situated in the western part of Annapolis County on the southern shore of the Annapolis Basin. Today most of the ba ...

Cornwallis River The Cornwallis River is in Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada. It has a meander length of approximately through eastern Kings County, from its source on the North Mountain at Grafton to its mouth near Wolfville on the Minas Basin. The lower ...

, Cornwallis Square, and Cornwallis Valley –

Edward Cornwallis Edward Cornwallis ( – 14 January 1776) was a British career military officer and was a member of the aristocratic Cornwallis family, who reached the rank of Lieutenant General. After Cornwallis fought in Scotland, putting down the Jacobi ...

* Mulgrave –

George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby George Augustus Constantine Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby (23 July 1819 – 3 April 1890), styled Viscount Normanby between 1831 and 1838 and Earl of Mulgrave between 1838 and 1863, was a British Liberal politician and colonial governor of Nov ...

Parrsboro Parrsboro is a community located in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. A regional service centre for southern Cumberland County, the community is also known for its port on the Minas Basin, the Ship's Company Theatre productions, and the ...

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John Parr John Stephen Parr (born 18 November 1952) is an English musician, singer, and songwriter, best known for his 1985 single "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)", charting at number one in the US and number six in the UK, and for his 1984 US number- ...

* Pereaux –

François-Marie Perrot François-Marie Perrot (; 1644 – 1691) was born in Paris and Seigneur de Sainte-Geneviève. Biography He was appointed governor of Montreal by a royal commission in 1670 and arrived in New France that year. Records do show his tenure as 1 ...

(governor of Acadia) *

Wentworth Wentworth may refer to: People * Wentworth (surname) * Judith Blunt-Lytton, 16th Baroness Wentworth (1873–1957), Lady Wentworth, notable Arabian horse breeder * S. Wentworth Horton (1885–1960), New York state senator * Wentworth Miller (born 1 ...

, Wentworth Creek, Wentworth Lake, and

Wentworth Valley The Wentworth Valley is a valley in the Cobequid Mountains of northwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. It comprises the lowest elevation pass through the Cobequids. It was named after the colonial governor John Wentworth (1792-1808). Physical geograph ...

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Sir John Wentworth, 1st Baronet Sir John Wentworth, 1st Baronet (9 August 1737 – 8 April 1820) was the British colonial governor of New Hampshire at the time of the American Revolution. He was later also Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia. He is buried in the crypt of St. ...

Prince Edward Island

* DesBarres Point –

* Huntley River –

Henry Vere Huntley Sir Henry Vere Huntley (1795 – 7 May 1864) was an English naval officer and colonial administrator. He was the eleventh Governor of Prince Edward Island. From 1840 to 1841, he was the Lieutenant Governor of The Gambia. From 1841 to 1847 ...

* Murray Harbour and

Murray River The Murray River (in South Australia: River Murray) (Ngarrindjeri: ''Millewa'', Yorta Yorta: ''Tongala'') is a river in Southeastern Australia. It is Australia's longest river at extent. Its tributaries include five of the next six longest r ...

– James Murray (governor of Quebec) * Tryon, Tryon Head, and Tryon River –

William Tryon Lieutenant-General William Tryon (8 June 172927 January 1788) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator who served as governor of North Carolina from 1764 to 1771 and the governor of New York from 1771 to 1777. He also served durin ...

(governor of New York and North Carolina)

Notes

References

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