The following is a list of governors, commodore-governors, and lieutenant governors of Newfoundland and Labrador. Though the present day office of the lieutenant governor in Newfoundland and Labrador came into being only upon the province's entry into Canadian Confederation in 1949, the post is a continuation from the first governorship of Newfoundland in 1610.
Proprietary governors of Newfoundland, 1610–1728 # Image Name Colony Term start Term endGovernors under James VI and I (1610–1625): John Guy Cuper's Cove 1610 1614 John Mason Cuper's Cove 1615 1621 Robert Hayman Bristol's Hope 1618 1628 Sir Richard Whitbourne Renews 1618 1620 Sir Francis Tanfield South Falkland 1623 1626 Edward Wynne Ferryland 1621 1625Governors under Charles I (1625–1649): Sir Arthur Aston Avalon 1625 1627 George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore Avalon 1627 1629 Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore Avalon 1629 1632 William Hill Avalon 1634 1638 1. Sir David Kirke Newfoundland 1638 →Governors under Oliver Cromwell (1649–1658): 1. cont... ← 1651 2. John Treworgie Newfoundland 1653 →Governors under Richard Cromwell (1658–1660): 2. cont... ← →Governors under Charles II (1660): 2. cont... ← 1660
Governors of Plaisance, 1655–1713 # Image Name Term start Term endGovernors under Louis XIV (1655–1713): Sieur de Kéréon 1655 1655 Nicolas Gargot de la Rochette 1660 1660 Thalour Du Perron 1662 1663 Lafontaine Bellot 1664 1667 Sieur de la Palme 1667 1670 Sieur de la Poippe 1670 1684 Antoine Parat 1685 1690 Louis de Pastour de Costebelle 1690 1691 Jacques-François de Monbeton de Brouillan 1690 1701 Joseph de Monic 1697 1702 Daniel d'Auger de Subercase 1702 1706 Philippe Pastour de Costebelle 1706 1713
Lieutenant-governors of Placentia, 1713–1770 # Image Name Governor from Governor untilLieutenant-Governors under George I (1713–1727) (Subject to Governor of Nova Scotia and Placentia): 1. John Moody 1714 1717 2. Martin Purcell 1717 1719 3. Samuel Gledhill 1719 1729Lieutenant-Governors under George II (1727–1760): 1. Henry Cope 1736 ?1742 1. Otho Hamilton 1744 c.1764 1. Joseph Goreham 1770
Commodore-governors of Newfoundland, 1729–1825 The Commodore-Governor was a Royal Navy officer who was commander of the annual fishing convoy which left England each spring to fish off Newfoundland and was charged with protecting the convoys from harm. He was also responsible for various administrative and judicial functions, including assisting the fishing admirals in maintaining law and order and compiling the annual report on the fishery for the English government. By 1818, the colony had a significant enough permanent population to justify having a resident governor.
# Image Name Term start Term endGovernors under George II (1729–1760): 3. Henry Osborn 1729 1730 4. George Clinton 1731 1731 5. Edward Falkingham 1732 1732 6. Robert MacCarty, Viscount Muskerry 1733 1734 7. FitzRoy Henry Lee 1735 1737 8. Philip Vanbrugh 1738 1738 9. Henry Medley 1739 1740 10. Thomas Smith 1741 1741 11. John Byng 1742 1742 10. Thomas Smith (second time) 1743 1743 12. Sir Charles Hardy 1744 1744 13. Richard Edwards 1745 1745 14. Sir James Douglas, 1st Baronet 1746 1746 15. John Bradstreet 1747 1747 15. Charles Watson 1748 1748 16. George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney 1749 1749 17. Francis William Drake 1750 1752 18. Hugh Bonfoy 1753 1754 19. Richard Dorrill 1755 1756 20. Richard Edwards 1757 1759 21. James Webb 1760 →Governors under George III (1760–1820): 21. cont... ← 1760 22. Thomas Graves 1761 1763 23. Sir Hugh Palliser 1764 1768 24. John Byron 1769 1771 25. Molyneux Shuldham 1772 1774 26. Robert Duff 1775 1775 27. John Montagu 1776 1778 28. Richard Edwards 1779 1781 29. John Campbell 1782 1785 30. John Elliot 1786 1788 31. Mark Milbanke 1789 1791 32. Sir Richard King, 1st Baronet 1792 1793 33. Sir James Wallace 1794 1796 34. William Waldegrave 1797 1799 35. Sir Charles Pole, 1st Baronet 1800 1801 36. James Gambier 1802 1803 37. Sir Erasmus Gower 1804 1806 38. John Holloway 1807 1809 39. Sir John Duckworth 1810 1812 40. Sir Richard Goodwin Keats 1813 1816 41. Francis Pickmore 1817 1818 John Bowker18181818 42. Sir Charles Hamilton, 2nd Baronet, of Marlborough House 1818 →Governors under George IV (1820–1825): 42. cont... ← 1825
Civil governors of Newfoundland, 1825–1855 # Image Name Term start Term endGovernors under George IV (1825–1830): 43. Sir Thomas John Cochrane 1825 →Governors under William IV (1830–1837): 43. cont... ← 1834 44. Sir Henry Prescott 1834 →Governors under Queen Victoria (1837–1855): 44. cont... ← 1841 45. Sir John Harvey 1841 1846 Robert Law (colonial administrator) 1846 1847 46. Sir John Le Marchant 1847 1852 47. Ker Baillie-Hamilton 1852 1855
Colonial governors of Newfoundland, 1855–1907 # Image Name Term start Term endGovernors under Queen Victoria (1855–1901): 48. Sir Charles Henry Darling 1855 1857 49. Sir Alexander Bannerman 1857 1864 50. Sir Anthony Musgrave 1864 1869 51. Sir Stephen John Hill 1869 1876 52. Sir John Hawley Glover 1876 1881 53. Sir Henry Berkeley Fitzhardinge Maxse 1881 1883 52. Sir John Hawley Glover (second time) 1883 1885 54. Sir William Des Vœux 1886 1887 55. Sir Henry Arthur Blake 1887 1889 56. Sir John Terence Nicholls O'Brien 1889 1895 57. Sir Herbert Harley Murray 1895 1898 58. Sir Henry Edward McCallum 1898 →Governors under Edward VII (1901–1907): 58. cont... ← 1901 59. Sir Charles Cavendish Boyle 1901 1904 60. Sir William MacGregor 1904 1907
Governors of the Dominion of Newfoundland, 1907–1934
# Image Name Term start Term endGovernors under Edward VII (1907–1910): 60. Sir William MacGregor (continued) 1907 1909 61. Sir Ralph Champneys Williams 1909 →Governors under George V (1910–1934): 61. cont... ← 1913 62. Sir Walter Edward Davidson 1913 1917 63. Sir Charles Alexander Harris 1917 1922 64. Sir William Allardyce 1922 1928 65. Sir John Middleton 1928 1932 66. Sir David Murray Anderson 1933 1934
Commission governors of Newfoundland, 1934–1949
# Image Name Term start Term endGovernors under George V (1934–1936): 66. Sir David Murray Anderson (continued) 1934 1935 67. Sir Humphrey T. Walwyn 1936 →Governors under Edward VIII (1936): 67. cont... ← →Governors under George VI (1936–1949): 67. cont... ← 1946 68. Sir Gordon MacDonald 1946 1949
Lieutenant governors of Newfoundland, 1949–1999
# Image Name Term start Term endLt. Governors under George VI (1949–1952): 69. Sir Albert Walsh 1949 1949 70. Sir Leonard Outerbridge 1949 →Lt. Governors under Elizabeth II (1952–1999): 70. cont... ← 1957 71. Campbell Leonard Macpherson 1957 1963 72. Fabian O'Dea 1963 1969 73. Ewart John Arlington Harnum 1969 1974 74. Gordon Arnaud Winter 1974 1981 75. William Anthony Paddon 1981 1986 76. James McGrath 1986 1991 77. Frederick Russell 1991 1997 78. Arthur Maxwell House 1997 1999
Lieutenant governors of Newfoundland and Labrador, 1999–present
# Image Name Term start Term endGovernors under Elizabeth II (1999–2022): 78. Arthur Maxwell House 1999 2002 79. Edward Roberts 2002 200880. John Crosbie 2008 2013 81. Frank Fagan 2013 2018 82. Judy Foote 2018 →Governors under Charles III (2022–present): 82. cont... ← 2023 83. Joan Marie Aylward 2023 Present
See also
Office-holders of Canada Canadian incumbents by year
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