The Governor of Quebec was a

British Army The British Army is the principal Army, land warfare force of the United Kingdom. the British Army comprises 73,847 regular full-time personnel, 4,127 Brigade of Gurkhas, Gurkhas, 25,742 Army Reserve (United Kingdom), volunteer reserve perso ...

officer nominally in charge of the garrison at

Quebec City Quebec City is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the Census Metropolitan Area (including surrounding communities) had a populati ...

. Often the holder of the post was an absentee, and the office was abolished in 1833.

Governors

* 1760–1774: James Murray * 1774–1797: James Johnston * 1797–1800:

Staats Long Morris General Staats Long Morris (27 August 1728 – 28 January 1800) was a British Army officer and politician who represented Elgin Burghs in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1774 to 1784. He also served as governor of Quebec from 1797 ...

* 1800–1848: William Goodday Strutt

Lieutenant-Governors

* 1797–1799: Patrick Bellew * 1799–1811: John Callow * 1811–1813: William Johnson * 1813–1825: Daniel Paterson * 1825–1829: Lachlan Maclean * 1829–1842: William Thomas Dilkes

References

{{reflist History of Quebec City Military history of Quebec British military appointments