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Governors General of Canada since Confederation


Dates

Title and Name

1867-1868The Viscount Monck
1868-1872Lord Lisgar
1872-1878The Earl of Dufferin
1878-1883The Marquess of Lorne
1883-1888The Marquess of Lansdowne
1888-1893Lord Stanley of Preston
1893-1898The Earl of Aberdeen
1898-1904The Earl of Minto
1904-1911The Earl Grey
1911-1916The Duke of Connaught
1916-1921The Duke of Devonshire
1921-1926Lord Byng of Vimy
1926-1931The Viscount Willingdon
1931-1935The Earl of Bessborough
1935-1940Lord Tweedsmuir of Elsfield
1940-1946The Earl of Athlone
1946-1952The Viscount Alexander of Tunis
1952-1959The Right Honourable Vincent Massey
1959-1967The Right Honourable Georges-Philias Vanier
1967-1974The Right Honourable Roland Michener
1974-1979The Right Honourable Jules Léger
1979-1984The Right Honourable Edward Schreyer
1984-1990The Right Honourable Jeanne Sauvé
1990-1995The Right Honourable Ramon John Hnatyshyn
1995-1999The Right Honourable Roméo LeBlanc
1999-The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson

Sources: Coucill, Irma. -- Founders & guardians, 2d ed. -- Toronto : John Wiley & Sons Canada, 1982.
Monet, Jacques. -- La monarchie au Canada. -- [Montreal] : Le cercle du livre de France; [Ottawa] : Canadian Government Publishing Centre, 1979.
Canadian parliamentary guide = Guide parlementaire canadien. -- Toronto : Globe and Mail Publishing, 1994.