Lieutenant-Governors of Nova Scotia - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The following is a list of the Governors and Lieutenant Governors of Nova Scotia. Though the present day office of the lieutenant governor in Nova Scotia

Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia

The Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia is the viceregal representative in Nova Scotia of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada and resides predominantly in her oldest realm, the...

came into being only upon the province's entry into Canadian Confederation

Canadian Confederation

Canadian Confederation was the process by which the federal Dominion of Canada was formed on July 1, 1867. On that day, three British colonies were formed into four Canadian provinces...

in 1867, the post is a continuation from the first governorship of Nova Scotia in 1710.

Governors of Nova Scotia, 1710-1786

#	Name	Governor from	Governor until
Governors under Anne Anne of Great Britain Anne ascended the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland on 8 March 1702. On 1 May 1707, under the Act of Union, two of her realms, England and Scotland, were united as a single sovereign state, the Kingdom of Great Britain.Anne's Catholic father, James II and VII, was deposed during the... (1710 1714):
1.	Samuel Vetch Samuel Vetch Samuel Vetch was a Scottish soldier and colonial governor of Nova Scotia.-Early life:...	1710	1712
2.	Francis Nicholson Francis Nicholson Francis Nicholson was a British military officer and colonial administrator. His military service included time in Africa and Europe, after which he was sent as leader of the troops supporting Sir Edmund Andros in the Dominion of New England. There he distinguished himself, and was appointed...	1712	→
Governors under George I George I of Great Britain George I was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1 August 1714 until his death, and ruler of the Duchy and Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg in the Holy Roman Empire from 1698.... (1714 1727):
2.	cont...	←	1715
3.	Thomas Caulfeild Thomas Caulfeild Thomas Caulfeild was the British Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia from 1715 to 1717....	1715	1717
4.	Richard Philipps Richard Philipps General Richard Philipps was said to have been in the employ of William III as a young man and for his service gained the rank of Captain in the British army. He served at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 and made the rank of Lt. Col. in 1712.In 1717 he was appointed Governor of Nova Scotia by...	1717	→
	John Doucett John Doucett John Doucett was probably of French descent although he did not speak the language and was likely born in England. He was a career military man and, from 1702 on, received several promotions.... (acting Governor)	1717	1725
	Lawrence Armstrong Lawrence Armstrong Lawrence Armstrong was a lieutenant-governor of Nova Scotia and acted as a replacement for the governor, Richard Philipps, during his long absences from the colony.... (acting Governor)	1725	→
Governors under George II George II of Great Britain George II was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Archtreasurer and Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 until his death.George was the last British monarch born outside Great Britain. He was born and brought up in Northern Germany... (1727 1760):
	acting Governor cont...	←	1739
	Alexander Cosby Alexander Cosby Alexander Cosby was born in Ireland and had a younger sister who married Richard Philipps, governor of Nova Scotia and a military man. Through this connection, Cosby was appointed major in the 40th regiment and was stationed in Nova Scotia around 1721... (acting Governor)	1739	1740
	Paul Mascarene Paul Mascarene Paul Mascarene was a Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia from 1740 to 1749. He had an extensive military career throughout his life, during the events of British and French conflict that led to the Seven Years' War.-Biography:... (acting Governor)	1740	1749
4.	cont...	←	1749
5.	Edward Cornwallis Edward Cornwallis Lieutenant General Edward Cornwallis was a British military officer who founded Halifax, Nova Scotia with 2500 settlers and later served as the Governor of Gibraltar.-Early life:...	1749	1752
6.	Peregrine Hopson Peregrine Hopson Peregrine Thomas Hopson was a British army officer who saw extensive service during the Eighteenth Century and rose to the rank of Major General...	1752	→
	Charles Lawrence (acting Governor)	1753	1755
6.	cont...	←	1755
7.	Charles Lawrence	1756	1760
8.	Jonathan Belcher Jonathan Belcher (jurist) Jonathan Belcher was an American lawyer, chief justice, and Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.Born in Boston, Massachusetts, second son of Jonathan Belcher and Mary Partridge, he received an Bachelor of Arts degree in 1728 and an Master of Arts degree in 1731 from Harvard College...	1760	→
Governors under George III George III of the United Kingdom George III was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of these two countries on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death... (1760 1786):
8.	cont...	←	1763
9.	Montague Wilmot Montague Wilmot Montague Wilmot was an 18th century British colonial Governor of Nova Scotia.-Early life:Little is known of Wilmot's origins, such as his exact place of birth, although he was born in England...	1763	1766
10.	Lord William Campbell	1766	→
	Benjamin Green Benjamin Green (merchant) Benjamin Green was a merchant, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He served as administrator for Nova Scotia in 1766 and from 1771 to 1772. He was born in Salem Village , the son of the Reverend Joseph Green and Elizabeth Gerrish, and entered business with his brothers in Boston... (acting Governor)	1766
	Michael Francklin Michael Francklin Michael Francklin or Franklin served as Nova Scotia's Lieutenant Governor from 1766-1772.Born in Poole, England, Francklin immigrated to Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1752. He worked as a trader and merchant, initially in association with Joshua Maugher... (acting Governor)	1766
10.	cont...	←	→
	Michael Francklin (acting Governor)	1767	1768
10.	cont...	←	→
	Benjamin Green (acting Governor)	1771	1772
	Michael Francklin (acting Governor)	1772
10.	cont...	→	1773
11.	Francis Legge Francis Legge Francis Legge , was a British military officer and colonial official in Nova Scotia during the 18th century. He served as Governor of Nova Scotia from 1772 to 1776....	1773	1776
12.	Mariot Arbuthnot	1776	1778
13.	Sir Richard Hughes	1778	1781
14.	Sir Andrew Snape Hamond	1781	1782
15.	John Parr John Parr (governor) Col. John Parr Parr was born in Dublin, Ireland as part of the Anglo-Irish aristocracy that had settled on the island during the 17th century and attended Trinity High School...	1782	1783
16.	Edmund Fanning Edmund Fanning (colonial administrator) Edmund Fanning first gained fame for his role in the War of the Regulation, but later had a distinguished career as a colonial governor and British general.right\| Sketch of Edmund Fanning...	1783	1786

Lieutenant Governors of Nova Scotia, 1786-1867

#	Name	Governor from	Governor until
Governors under George III George III of the United Kingdom George III was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of these two countries on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death... (1786 1820):
15.	John Parr	1786	1791
17.	Richard Bulkeley	1791	1792
18.	Sir John Wentworth John Wentworth (governor) Sir John Wentworth, 1st Baronet was the British colonial governor of New Hampshire at the time of the American Revolution. He was later also Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia.-Early life:...	1792	1808
19.	Sir George Prévost George Prevost Sir George Prévost, 1st Baronet was a British soldier and colonial administrator. Born in Hackensack, New Jersey, the eldest son of Swiss French Augustine Prévost, he joined the British Army as a youth and became a captain in 1784. Prévost served in the West Indies during the French Revolutionary...	1808	→
	Alexander Croke Alexander Croke Sir Alexander Croke was a British judge, colonial administrator and author influential in Nova Scotia of the early nineteenth century.... (acting Governor)	1811
19.	cont...	←	1811
20.	Sir John Coape Sherbrooke John Coape Sherbrooke Sir John Coape Sherbrooke was a British soldier and colonial administrator. After serving in the British army in Nova Scotia, the Netherlands, India, the Mediterranean , and Spain, he was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia in 1811.His active defense of the colony during the War of 1812...	1811	1816
21.	George Stracey Smyth George Stracey Smyth George Stracey Smyth was a British army officer and Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick.Born in England, he was appointed an ensign in the East Norfolk Regiment of Militia in 1779. He joined the army as an ensign in the 25th Foot in 1780...	1816
22.	The Earl of Dalhousie George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie General George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie GCB , styled Lord Ramsay until 1787, was a Scottish soldier and colonial administrator...	1816	→
Governors under George IV George IV of the United Kingdom George IV was the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and also of Hanover from the death of his father, George III, on 29 January 1820 until his own death ten years later... (1820 1830):
22.	cont...	←	1820
23.	Sir James Kempt James Kempt General Sir James Kempt, GCB was a British Army officer, who served in Holland, Egypt, Italy, the Peninsula, and British North America during the Napoleonic Wars...	1820	→
	Thomas Nickleson Jeffery Thomas Nickleson Jeffery Thomas Nickleson Jeffery was a colonial official and politician in Nova Scotia.He was born in Dorset, England. In 1798 he became an audit clerk in London and was, due to assistance from William Pitt the Younger, appointed collector of customs in Halifax, Nova Scotia... (acting Governor)	1828
23.	cont...	←	1828
24.	Sir Peregrine Maitland Peregrine Maitland Sir Peregrine Maitland, KCB, GCB was a British soldier and colonial administrator who played first-class cricket from 1798 to 1808....	1828	→
Governors under William IV William IV of the United Kingdom William IV was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death... (1830 1837):
24.	cont...	←	→
'	Thomas Nickleson Jeffery (acting Governor)	1834
24.	cont...	←	1834
25.	Sir Colin Campbell Colin Campbell (politician) Lieutenant-General Sir Colin Campbell KCB was a British Army officer and colonial governor.-Military career:In February 1792, at the age of 16, Campbell ran away from Perth Academy to join a vessel bound for the West Indies...	1834	→
Governors under Queen Victoria (1837 1867):
25.	cont...	←	1840
26.	The Viscount Falkland	1840	→
	Sir Jeremiah Dickson Jeremiah Dickson Major General Sir Jeremiah Dickson, K.C.B. was a British Army officer and colonial official.He was the son of Right Reverend William Dickson, Bishop of Down... (acting Governor)	1846
26.	cont...	←	1846
27.	Sir John Harvey John Harvey (governor) Lieutenant-General Sir John Harvey, KCB KCH was a British Army officer and a Lieutenant Governor.He was commissioned into the 80th Foot in 1794 and served in several different locations, including France, Egypt, and India...	1846	→
	John Bazalgette John Bazalgette Colonel John Bazalgette was an army officer actively involved in the affairs of Nova Scotia for forty-three years... (acting Governor)	1851
27.	cont...	←	1852
28.	Sir John Gaspard Le Marchant	1852	1858
29.	The Earl of Mulgrave George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby George Augustus Constantine Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby, GCB, GCMG, PC , styled Viscount Normanby between 1831 and 1838 and Earl of Mulgrave between 1838 and 1863, was a British Liberal politician and colonial governor.-Background:Normanby was born in London, the son of Constantine Phipps, 1st...	1858	1863
30.	Charles Hastings Doyle Charles Hastings Doyle Sir Charles Hastings Doyle, KCMG was a British military officer and Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick....	1863	1864
31.	Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell Richard Graves MacDonnell Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell KCMG CB was an Anglo-Irish lawyer, judge and colonial governor...	1864	1865
30.	Charles Hastings Doyle	1865
32.	Sir William Fenwick Williams	1865	1867

Lieutenant Governors of Nova Scotia, 1867-present

#	Name	Governor from	Governor until
Governors under Queen Victoria (1867 1901):
30.	Charles Hastings Doyle	1867	1873
33.	Joseph Howe Joseph Howe Joseph Howe, PC was a Nova Scotian journalist, politician, and public servant. He is one of Nova Scotia's greatest and best-loved politicians...	1873
34.	Sir Adams George Archibald Adams George Archibald Sir Adams George Archibald, KCMG, PC was a Canadian lawyer and politician, and a father of Confederation. He was based in Nova Scotia for most of his career, though he also served as 1st Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba from 1870 to 1872.Archibald was born in Truro to a prominent family in Nova...	1873	1883
35.	Matthew Henry Richey Matthew Henry Richey Matthew Henry Richey was a Canadian politician in the 19th century.Richey was the son of Matthew Richey, Methodist minister from Nova Scotia. The family was of Ulster-Scottish ancestry, his father having immigrated to Canada.Richey studied law in Windsor, Ontario and Upper Canada, was called to...	1883	1888
36.	Archibald McLelan Archibald McLelan Archibald Woodbury McLelan, PC was a Canadian shipbuilder and politician, the fifth Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia....	1888	1890
37.	Malachy Bowes Daly Malachy Bowes Daly Sir Malachy Bowes Daly, KCMG was a Canadian politician and the sixth Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.Born in Quebec City, the son of Sir Dominick Daly, he was called to the bar in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1864...	1890	1900
38.	Alfred Gilpin Jones Alfred Gilpin Jones Alfred Gilpin Jones, PC was a Canadian businessman, politician, and seventh Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia....	1900	→
Governors under Edward VII Edward VII of the United Kingdom Edward VII was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910... (1901 1910):
38.	cont...	←	1906
39.	Duncan Cameron Fraser Duncan Cameron Fraser Duncan Cameron Fraser was a Canadian lawyer, politician, judge, and the eighth Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia....	1906	→
Governors under George V George V of the United Kingdom George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War until his death in 1936.... (1910 1936):
39.	cont...	←	1910
40.	James Drummond McGregor James Drummond McGregor James Drummond McGregor was a Canadian businessman, politician, and the ninth Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia....	1910	1915
41.	David MacKeen David MacKeen David MacKeen was a Canadian surveyor, mine manager, politician, and the tenth Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia....	1915	1916
42.	MacCallum Grant MacCallum Grant MacCallum Grant was a Canadian businessman and the 11th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.Born in Hants County, Nova Scotia, the son of John Nutting and Margaret Grant, Grant was educated in Newport, Nova Scotia. He commenced his business career with S. A. White & Co, in 1873. He was a member of...	1916	1925
43.	James Robson Douglas James Robson Douglas James Robson Douglas was named the 12th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia effective January 21, 1925, succeeding MacCallum Grant. He was born in Amherst, Nova Scotia, and was a broker by profession. Douglas resigned as lieutenant-governor on September 24, 1925, nine months into his term, and was...	1925
44.	James Cranswick Tory James Cranswick Tory James Cranswick Tory was a Nova Scotia businessman and politician. He was born in 1862 to Robert Kirk Tory and Anorah Ferguson in Guysborough County and lived in the village of Guysborough. He attended McGill University in Montreal and worked at Sun Life Assurance Company. In 1894, he married...	1925	1930
45.	Frank Stanfield Frank Stanfield Frank Stanfield was an entrepreneur and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Colchester County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1911 to 1920 and from 1925 to 1928 as a Conservative member...	1930	1931
46.	Walter Harold Covert Walter Harold Covert Walter Harold Covert, , was a corporate lawyer based in Nova Scotia, influential member of the Conservative Party and served as the 15th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia from 1931 to 1937....	1931	→
Governors under Edward VIII Edward VIII of the United Kingdom Edward VIII was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth, and Emperor of India, from 20 January to 11 December 1936.Before his accession to the throne, Edward was Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay... (1936):
46.	cont...	←	→
Governors under George VI George VI of the United Kingdom George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death... (1936 1952):
46.	cont...	←	1937
47.	Robert Irwin	1937	1940
48.	Frederick Francis Mathers Frederick Francis Mathers Frederick Francis Mathers was the 17th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia from May 31, 1940 to November 17, 1942.He was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, the son of Isaac Henry Mathers and Kathleen McDonnell, and was educated in Halifax, at Dalhousie Law School and Harvard Law School. In 1899,...	1940	1942
49.	Henry Ernest Kendall Henry Ernest Kendall Henry Ernest Kendall, , was a farmer, physician and politician who served as the 18th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia from 1942 to 1947....	1942	1947
50.	John Alexander Douglas McCurdy John Alexander Douglas McCurdy John Alexander Douglas McCurdy was a Canadian aviation pioneer and the 19th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia from 1947 to 1952. -Early years:...	1947	→
Governors under Elizabeth II (1952 present):
50.	cont...	←	1952
51.	Alistair Fraser Alistair Fraser Alistair Fraser was the 20th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia from 1952 to 1958.Fraser was born in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. His father, Duncan Cameron Fraser, served as Nova Scotia's lieutenant-governor from 1906 to 1910 and had also been a Member of Parliament and a judge on the province's...	1952	1958
52.	Edward Chester Plow Edward Chester Plow Edward Chester Plow, was a Canadian soldier and the 21st Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.-Education:...	1958	1963
53.	Henry Poole MacKeen Henry Poole MacKeen Henry Poole MacKeen, OC was a Canadian lawyer and the 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia from 1963 to 1968....	1963	1968
54.	Victor de Bedia Oland Victor de Bedia Oland Victor de Bedia Oland, was the 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia from 1968 to 1973.In 1980, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.-References:...	1968	1973
55.	Clarence Gosse Clarence Gosse Clarence Lloyd Gosse, OC was a Canadian physician and the 24th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia....	1973	1978
56.	John Elvin Shaffner John Elvin Shaffner John Elvin Shaffner was a businessman and political figure in Nova Scotia. He served as the 25th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia from 1978 to 1984...	1978	1984
57.	Alan Abraham Alan Abraham Alan Rockwell Abraham, was the 26th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.Abraham, an engineering graduate from Saint Mary's University was involved in federal politics and helped with the organization of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's tours of the Maritimes...	1984	1989
58.	Lloyd Crouse Lloyd Crouse Lloyd Roseville Crouse, was a businessman, politician and the 27th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, Canada....	1989	1994
59.	James Kinley James Kinley John James Kinley, ONS, CD, SM, P.ENG., FCAE, FEIC is a Canadian engineer, industrialist and the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia since confederation....	1994	2000
60.	Myra Freeman Myra Freeman -References:* . Government of Nova Scotia. Accessed 2010-12-22....	2000	2006
61.	Mayann Francis	2006

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