Governor-General of the Province of Canada
Colonial governor of Canada from 1841 to 1867 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the post that existed from 1840 to 1867. For the modern post, see Governor General of Canada.
The Governor General of the Province of Canada was the viceregal post of the pre-Confederation Province of Canada that existed from 1840 to Canadian Confederation in 1867.
The post replaced the Governor General of New France and later Governor General of British North America, which had replaced that of Commander-in-Chief of British North America. With Confederation and the dissolution of the Province of Canada, a new post was created, that of Governor General of Canada.
During the duration seven individuals held this post, who were either colonial administrators of diplomats.