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x John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar Lisgar Governor General of Canada John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar Person
John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar GCB, GCMG, PC (31 August 1807 – 6 October 1876), known as Sir John Young, 2nd Baronet, from 1848 to 1870, was the twelfth governor of New South Wales and the second Governor General of Canada. In September 1870 he was...
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x Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough Governor General of Canada Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough Person
Captain Vere Brabazon Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough PC GCMG (27 October 1880 – 10 March 1956) was a British businessman and politician who, between 1931 and 1935 served as the Governor General of Canada. He was born and educated in England,...
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x Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon Freeman Freeman-Thomas by Henry Walter Barnett Governor General of Canada Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon Person
Major Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon PC GCSI GCMG GCIE GBE (12 September 1866 – 12 August 1941) was a British Liberal politician, cricketer, scouting pioneer and administrator who, between 1926 and 1931 served as the Governor...
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x Jeanne Sauvé Jeanne Sauvé Governor General of Canada Jeanne Sauvé Person
Jeanne Mathilde Sauvé PC CC CMM CD (née Benoît, 26 April 1922 – 26 January 1993) was a Canadian politician and stateswoman who, until 29 January 1990, served as the Governor General of Canada. She was appointed as such by Elizabeth II, Queen of...
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x Ray Hnatyshyn Ray & Minister of ND Governor General of Canada Ray Hnatyshyn Person
Ramon John Hnatyshyn PC CC CMM CD QC FRHSC(hon) (16 March 1934 – 18 December 2002), commonly known as Ray Hnatyshyn (pronounced /nəˈtɪʃən/), was a Canadian politician and statesman who, until 8 February 1995, served as the Governor General of Canada...
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x Roméo LeBlanc LeBlanc-Clinton Governor General of Canada Roméo LeBlanc Person
Roméo-Adrien LeBlanc PC CC CMM ONB CD (18 December 1927 – 24 June 2009) was a Canadian politician and statesman who, until 8 October 1999, served as the Governor General of Canada. He was appointed as such by Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, on the...
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x Edward Schreyer Schreyer-arms Governor General of Canada Edward Schreyer Person
Edward Richard Schreyer PC CC CMM OM CD (born 21 December 1935) is a Canadian politician and statesman who, until 14 May 1984, served as the Governor General of Canada. He was appointed as such by Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, on the recommendation...
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x John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll The Marquess of Lorne Governor General of Canada John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll Person
John George Edward Henry Douglas Sutherland Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll KG, KT, GCMG, GCVO, PC (6 August 1845 – 2 May 1914), usually better known by the courtesy title Marquess of Lorne, by which he was known before 1900, was a British nobleman and...
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x John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir Governor General of Canada John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir Person
John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir PC CH GCMG GCVO (26 August 1875 – 11 February 1940) was a British novelist and Unionist politician who, between 1935 and 1940, served as the Governor General of Canada. He was born and primarily educated in Scotland...
Member of Parliament John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir Film writer
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x James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin The Earl of Elgin and Kincardine Governor General of Canada James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin Person
James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin and 12th Earl of Kincardine KT, GCB, PC (20 July 1811 – 20 November 1863) was a British colonial administrator and diplomat, he was the Governor General of the Province of Canada, a High Commissioner in charge of...
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x Charles Poulett Thomson, 1st Baron Sydenham Lord Sydenham, Governor-General of British North America Governor General of Canada Charles Poulett Thomson, 1st Baron Sydenham Person
Charles Poulett Thomson, 1st Baron Sydenham, PC (13 September 1799 – 19 September 1841) was a British politician and the first Governor of the united Province of Canada. Born at Waverley Abbey, near Farnham, Surrey, Sydenham was the son of John...
President of the Board of Trade Charles Poulett Thomson, 1st Baron Sydenham Deceased Person
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x Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire The Duke of DevonshireAs Governor General Credit: Dupras & Colas / Library and Archives Canada / C-001013 Governor General of Canada Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire Person
Victor Christian William Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire KG PC GCMG GCVO JP (31 May 1868 – 6 May 1938) was a British politician who, between 1916 and 1921, served as the Governor General of Canada. He was born the eldest son of a noble family in...
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x Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond Jego Łaskawość Książę Richmond i Lennox Governor General of Canada Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond Person
Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond and Lennox KG, PC (9 December 1764 – 28 August 1819) was a British soldier and politician and Governor General of British North America. Richmond was born at Gordon Castle, near Fochabers, Scotland, the son of...
Surveyor-General of the Ordnance Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond Deceased Person
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x Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey Albert Grey Governor General of Canada Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey Person
Albert Henry George Grey, 4th Earl Grey, GCMG, GCVO, PC (28 November 1851 – 29 August 1917) was a British nobleman who was Governor General of Canada from 1904 to 1911. Grey's father was General Sir Charles Grey, a younger son of former British...
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x Charles Stanley Monck, 4th Viscount Monck Charles Stanley Monck, 4th Viscount Monck Governor General of Canada Charles Stanley Monck, 4th Viscount Monck Person
Charles Stanley Monck, 4th Viscount Monck, GCMG, PC (Templemore 10 October 1819 – 29 November 1894 Enniskerry) was the last Governor General of the Province of Canada and the first Governor General of Canada after Canadian Confederation. Prior to...
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x Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford GG-Archibald Acheson Governor General of Canada Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford Person
‎ Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford GCB (1 August 1776 – 27 March 1849 Markethill), styled The Honourable from 1790 to 1806 and then Lord Acheson to 1807, was a British politician who served as Lieutenant-Governor of Lower Canada and Governor...
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x Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby Lordstanley Governor General of Canada Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby Person
Frederick Arthur Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby KG, GCB, GCVO, PC (15 January 1841 – 14 June 1908), known as Frederick Stanley until 1886 and as The Lord Stanley of Preston between 1886 and 1893, was a Conservative Party politician in the United...
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x Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne Henry Charles Keith Petty-FitzMaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne Governor General of Canada Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne Person
Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, KG, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, PC (London 14 January 1845 – 3 June 1927 Clonmel) was a British politician and Irish peer who served successively as Governor General of Canada, Viceroy of India...
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x Roland Michener RolandMichener Governor General of Canada Roland Michener Person
Daniel Roland Michener PC CC CMM OOnt CD QC FRHSC(hon) (19 April 1900 – 6 August 1991) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and diplomat who, until 14 January 1974, served as the Governor General of Canada. He was appointed as such by Elizabeth II,...
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x Michaëlle Jean Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of CanadaThe Canadian Governor General is sometimes described as a de facto head of state Governor General of Canada Michaëlle Jean Person
Michaëlle Jean CC CMM COM CD FRCPSC(hon) (French pronunciation: [mika.ɛl ʒɑ̃]; born 6 September 1957) is the current Governor General of Canada. She was appointed as such by Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, on the recommendation of then Canadian Prime...
x Charles Cathcart, 7th Earl Cathcart   Hereditary peer Charles Cathcart, 7th Earl Cathcart Person
Charles Alan Andrew Cathcart, the 7th Earl Cathcart (born 30 November 1952) is a British peer and member of the House of Lords and Chief of the Name and Arms of Clan Cathcart. Lord Cathcart was educated at Eton, was a member of the Scots Guards, and...
Governor General of Canada Charles Cathcart, 7th Earl Cathcart
x Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst Amherst Governor General of Canada Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst Person
Field Marshal Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst of Montreal KB (sometimes spelled Geoffrey, or Jeffrey, he himself spelled his name as Jeffery) (January 29, 1717 – August 3, 1797) served as an officer in the British Army and as Commander-in-Chief...
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x James Murray Portrait of James Murray as a young man by Allan Ramsay (1742) (Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh) Governor General of Canada James Murray Person
James Murray (21 January 1721, Ballencrieff, East Lothian, Scotland – 18 June 1794, Battle, East Sussex) was a British soldier, whose lengthy career included service as colonial administrator and governor of the Province of Quebec and later as...
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x Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester. Wood engraving Governor General of Canada Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester Person
Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, KB (Strabane, Co. Tyrone, Ireland, September 3, 1724 – November 10, 1808 Stubbings, Maidenhead, Berkshire), known between 1776 and 1786 as Sir Guy Carleton, was an Irish-British soldier and administrator. He twice...
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x Frederick Haldimand GG-Frederick Haldimand Governor General of Canada Frederick Haldimand Person
Sir Frederick Haldimand, KB (August 11, 1718 – June 5, 1791) was a military officer best known for his service in the British Army in North America during the Seven Years' War and the American Revolutionary War. From 1778 to 1786 he served as...
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x Robert Prescott GG-Robert Prescott Governor General of Canada Robert Prescott Person
General Robert Prescott (Lancashire c. 1726 – 21 December 1815 Rose Green West Sussex) was a British soldier and colonial administrator. He enlisted in the British Army in 1745 and served during the Seven Years' War. He was at the siege of Louisburg...
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x Robert Shore Milnes RobertShoreMilnesByJosephWrightOfDerby Governor General of Canada Robert Shore Milnes Person
Sir Robert Shore Milnes, 1st Baronet Milnes (1754 – December 2, 1837) was Lieutenant Governor of Lower Canada from 1799 to 1805. Robert Milnes was born in England to John Milnes, deputy lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and Mary Shore....
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x Thomas Dunn   Governor General of Canada Thomas Dunn Person
Thomas Dunn (1729 - April 15, 1818) was Lieutenant-Governor of Lower Canada, from 1805 to 1807. He was born in Durham, England and came to the town of Quebec shortly after its surrender in 1760. With his partner John Gray, he obtained the trading...
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x James Henry Craig   Governor General of Canada James Henry Craig Person
General Sir James Henry Craig KB (Gibraltar 1748 – 12 January 1812 London) was a British military officer and colonial administrator. Craig came from a Scottish family whose father was a judge of the civil and military courts in the British fortress...
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x George Prevost George Prevost Governor General of Canada George Prevost Person
Sir George Prévost, 1st Baronet (19 May 1767 – 5 January 1816) was a British soldier and colonial administrator. Born in Hackensack, New Jersey, the eldest son of Swiss French Augustine Prévost, he joined the military as a youth and became a British...
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x John Coape Sherbrooke John Coape Sherbrooke Governor General of Canada John Coape Sherbrooke Person
Sir John Coape Sherbrooke (baptised 29 April 1764 – 14 February 1830) was a British soldier and colonial administrator. After serving in the British army in Nova Scotia, the Netherlands, India, the Mediterranean (including Sicily), and Spain, he was...
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x George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie GG-George Ramsay Governor General of Canada George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie Person
General George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie GCB (23 October 1770 – 21 March 1838), styled Lord Ramsay until 1787, was a Scottish soldier and colonial administrator. He Governor of Nova Scotia from 1816 to 1820, Governor General of British North...
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x James Kempt GG-James Kempt Governor General of Canada James Kempt Person
General Sir James Kempt, GCB (Edinburgh, Scotland c. 1765 – 20 December 1854 London) was a British Army officer, who served in Holland, Egypt and British North America, and fought during the Napoleonic Wars. He was gazetted to the 101st Foot in...
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x Matthew Whitworth-Aylmer, 5th Baron Aylmer GG-Matthew Whitworth-Aylmer Governor General of Canada Matthew Whitworth-Aylmer, 5th Baron Aylmer Person
‎ Matthew Whitworth-Aylmer, 5th Baron Aylmer (24 May 1775–23 February 1850 15 Eaton Square, Belgravia) was a British military officer and colonial administrator. In 1814, following service in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars, he...
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x Charles Bagot Sir Charles Bagot Governor General of Canada Charles Bagot Person
Sir Charles Bagot, GCB (23 September 1781 – 19 May 1843) was an English diplomat and colonial administrator who served as Governor General of the Province of Canada 1841-1843). He was the second son of William Bagot, 1st Baron Bagot of Blithfield...
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x Charles Metcalfe, 1st Baron Metcalfe Charles T Governor General of Canada Charles Metcalfe, 1st Baron Metcalfe Person
Charles Theophilus Metcalfe, 1st Baron Metcalfe PC (30 January 1785 – 5 September 1846), known as Sir Charles Metcalfe, Bt between 1822 and 1845, was a British colonial administrator. He held appointments including acting Governor-General of India,...
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x Edmund Walker Head Sir Edmund Walker Head, 8th Baronet Governor General of Canada Edmund Walker Head Person
Sir Edmund Walker Head, 8th Baronet, KCB (Wiarton Place, near Maidstone February 16, 1805 – January 28, 1868 London) was British colonial administrator. He was simultaneously Governor General of the Province of Canada and Lieutenant Governor of...
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x Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava Lord Dufferin as a young man Governor General of Canada Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava Person
Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava KP, GCB, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, PC (21 June 1826 – 12 February 1902) was a British public servant and prominent member of Victorian society. In his youth, he was a popular...
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x John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair Governor General of Canada John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair Person
John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair KT, GCMG, GCVO, PC (3 August 1847 – 7 March 1934), styled the Hon. John Hamilton-Gordon until 1870 and the Earl of Aberdeen from 1870 to 1916, was a Scottish Liberal politician and...
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x Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto In 1885, as Middleton's chief of staff Governor General of Canada Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto Person
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto KG, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, PC (London 9 July 1845 – 1 March 1914 Minto, Roxburghshire), styled Viscount Melgund between 1859 and 1891, was a British politician, Governor General of Canada, and...
Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto Deceased Person
x Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn Артур, герцог Коннаутский Governor General of Canada Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn Person
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (Arthur William Patrick Albert; 1 May 1850 – 16 January 1942) was a member of the shared British and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha royal family who, between 1911 and 1916, served as the Governor General of...
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x Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy Julian Hedworth George Byng Governor General of Canada Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy Person
Field Marshal Julian Hedworth George Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy GCB GCMG MVO (11 September 1862  – 6 June 1935) was a British Army officer who, between 1921 and 1926, served as the Governor General of Canada. Known to friends as "Bungo", he was...
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x Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone Governor General of Canada Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone Person
Major-General Alexander Augustus Frederick William Alfred George Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone KG PC GCB GCMG GCVO DSO ADC(P) FRS (born Prince Alexander of Teck; 14 April 1874 – 16 January 1957), was a close relative of the British Royal Family, as...
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x Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis Governor General of Canada Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis Person
Field Marshal Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis KG PC PC GCB OM GCMG CSI DSO MC CD (10 December 1891 – 16 June 1969) was a British military commander and field marshal of Anglo-Irish descent who served with...
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x John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton John Colborne Governor General of Canada John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton Person
Field Marshal John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton, GCB, GCMG, GCH, (16 February 1778 – 17 April 1863), British field marshal, was born at Lyndhurst, Hampshire and educated at Christ's Hospital, London from 1785 to 1789 and at Winchester College from...
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x Vincent Massey Vincent Massey Governor General of Canada Vincent Massey Person
Charles Vincent Massey PC CH CC CD FRSC(hon) (20 February 1887 – 30 December 1967) was a Canadian lawyer and diplomat who, until 15 September 1959, served as the Governor General of Canada. He was appointed as such by George VI, King of Canada, on...
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x Georges Vanier Georges Vanier Governor General of Canada Georges Vanier Person
Major-General Georges-Philéas Vanier PC DSO MC* CD (23 April 1888 – 5 March 1967) was a Canadian soldier and diplomat who, until his death, served as the Governor General of Canada. He was appointed as such by Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, on the...
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x Jules Léger Jules Léger Governor General of Canada Jules Léger Person
Jules Léger PC CC CMM CD (4 April 1913 – 22 November 1980) was a Canadian diplomat and statesman who, until 22 January 1979, served as the Governor General of Canada. He was appointed as such by Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, on the recommendation...
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x Adrienne Clarkson A young Adrienne Clarkson hosting The Fifth Estate during the 1970s. Governor General of Canada Adrienne Clarkson Person
Adrienne Louise Clarkson PC CC CMM COM CD (née Adrienne Louise Poy, 10 February 1939) is a Canadian journalist and stateswoman who, until 27 September 2005, served as the Governor General of Canada. She was appointed as such by Elizabeth II, Queen...
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