Dates of Office
Governors (1769-1873), Lieutenant Governors (1873-2002) and Administrators of St. John Island (1769-1799) and later named (1799) Prince Edward Island
For the purpose of this report the term Governor appears for all Governors from the time of the creation of the Colony in 1763 until Canada entered Confederation on July 1, 1873. Following July 1, 1873 all are identified as Lieutenant Governor.
On 1 February 1799, by Royal Assent the name for St. John Island was officially changed to Prince Edward Island by the Act for altering and changing the name of this Island, from St. John to that of Prince Edward Island which was presented to the Council on 26 November 1798.
NO. |
Lieutenant Governor |
DATES OF OFFICE |
LIFESPAN |
1. |
14 July 1769 to |
b. 1742 |
|
(i) |
Phillips Callbeck |
1775 to |
b. 1744 |
(ii) |
Thomas DesBrisay |
10 Oct 1779 to |
b. 1733 |
2. |
4 Nov 1786 to |
b. 1737 |
|
3. |
10 May 1804 to |
b.1721 |
|
4. |
5 Aug 1812 to |
b. 1761 |
|
5. |
19 Apr 1824 to |
b. 1777 |
|
(i) |
George Wright |
10 Dec 1825 to |
b. 1779 |
(ii) |
Sir Murray Maxwell |
June 1830 to |
d. 1830 |
6. |
26 Jul 1831 to |
b.1778 |
|
(i) |
George Wright |
19 May 1834 |
b. 1779 |
(ii) |
George Wright |
2 Dec 1835 to |
b. 1779 |
7. |
30 Aug 1836 to |
b.1778 |
|
(i) |
George Wright |
brief period of 1837 |
b. 1779 |
8. |
31 Mar 1837 to |
b.1796 |
|
(i) |
George Wright |
2 Nov 1841 to |
b. 1779 |
9. |
13 Nov 1841 to |
b.1795 |
|
(i) |
Ambrose Lane |
Sept 1847 |
b. 1791 |
10. |
9 Dec 1847 to |
b.1800 |
|
(i) |
Ambrose Lane |
18 Oct 1850 to |
b. 1791 |
11. |
10 Mar 1851 to |
b.1783 |
|
12. |
11 Jul 1854 to |
b.1798 |
|
(i) |
Charles Young |
25 May 1859 to |
unknown |
13. |
8 Jun 1859 to |
b.1819 |
|
(i) |
Sir Robert Hodgson, LL.B |
Jul 1865 to |
b.1798 |
(ii) |
Sir Robert Hodgson, LL.B |
22 Oct 1868 to |
b.1798 |
14. |
6 Oct 1870 to |
b.1834 |
|
(i) |
Sir Robert Hodgson, LL.B |
Aug 1873 |
b.1798 |
15. |
4 Jul 1874 to |
b.1798 |
|
16. |
14 Jul 1879 to |
b.1822 |
|
17. |
1 Aug 1884 to |
b.1829 |
|
18. |
2 Sep 1889 to |
b.1832 |
|
19. |
21 Feb 1894 to |
b.1835 |
|
20. |
23 May 1899 to |
b.1840 |
|
21. |
3 Oct 1904 to |
b.1863 |
|
22. |
1 Jun 1910 to |
b.1837 |
|
23. |
2 Jun 1915 to |
b.1837 |
|
24. |
8 Sep 1919 to |
b.1865 |
|
25. |
8 Sep 1924 to |
b.1871 |
|
26. |
29 Nov 1930 to |
b.1850 |
|
27. |
28 Dec 1933 to |
b.1887 |
|
28. |
1 Oct 1939 to |
b.1876 |
|
29. |
30 May 1945 to |
b.1881 |
|
30. |
4 Oct 1950 to |
b.1888 |
|
31. |
31 Mar 1958 to |
b.1904 |
|
32. |
1 Aug 1963 to |
b.1897 |
|
33. |
6 Oct 1969 to |
b 1893 |
|
34. |
24 Oct 1974 to |
b.1912 |
|
35. |
14 Jan 1980 to |
b.1922 |
|
36. |
1 Aug 1985 to |
b.1920 |
|
37. |
16 Aug 1990 to |
b.1929 |
|
38. |
30 Aug 1995 to |
b.1928 |
|
39. |
28 May 2001 to |
b.1943 |
|
40. |
31 July 2006 to |
|
|
41. |
15 August 2011 to |
|
|
42. |
20 October 2017 to |
|
Sources: Journals of the Legislative Assembly, Canadian Parliamentary Companion, Canadian Parliamentary Guide
Prepared by: Elections PEI, updated 15 August 2011 by Communications PEI