The following is a list of the governors and lieutenant governors of Prince Edward Island, known as St. John's Island until 1799. Though the present day office of the lieutenant governor in Prince Edward Island came into being only upon the province's entry into Canadian Confederation in 1873, the post is a continuation from the first governorship of St. John's Island in 1769.
Governors of St. John's Island, 1769–1786
| # | Name | Governor from | Governor until | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governors under George III (1769–1786): | ||||
| 1. | Walter Patterson | 14 July 1769 | 4 November 1786 | |
Lieutenant governors of St. John's Island, 1786–1799
| # | Name | Lieutenant governor from | Lieutenant governor until | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lieutenant governors under George III (1786–1799): | ||||
| 2. | Edmund Fanning | 4 November 1786 | 1 February 1799 | |
Lieutenant governors of Prince Edward Island, 1799–1873
| # | Name | Lieutenant governor from | Lieutenant governor until | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lieutenant governors under George III (1799–1820): | ||||
| 2. | Edmund Fanning | 1 February 1799 | 10 May 1804 | |
| 3. | Joseph Frederick Wallet DesBarres | 10 May 1804 | → | |
| William Townshend (acting Governor) | 5 August 1812 | 24 July 1813 | ||
| 3. | cont... | ← | 24 July 1813 | |
| 4. | Charles Douglass Smith | 24 July 1813 | → | |
| Lieutenant governors under George IV (1820–1830): | ||||
| 4. | cont... | ← | 19 April 1824 | |
| 5. | John Ready | 19 April 1824 | → | |
| Lieutenant governors under William IV (1830–1837): | ||||
| 5. | cont... | ← | 16 March 1831 | |
| 6. | Sir Murray Maxwell CB | 16 March 1831 | 26 July 1831 | |
| 7. | Sir Aretas William Young | 26 July 1831 | 1 December 1835 | |
| 8. | George Wright | 1 December 1835 | 30 August 1836 | |
| 9. | Sir John Harvey KCH | 30 August 1836 | → | |
| Lieutenant governors under Victoria (1837–1873): | ||||
| 9. | cont... | ← | 31 March 1837 | |
| 10. | Sir Charles Augustus FitzRoy KCH | 31 March 1837 | 2 November 1841 | |
| 8. | George Wright | 2 November 1841 | 13 November 1841 | |
| 11. | Sir Henry Vere Huntley | 13 November 1841 | 1 November 1847 | |
| 12. | Donald Campbell Bt | 9 December 1847 | 18 October 1850 | |
| 13. | Ambrose Lane | 18 October 1850 | 10 March 1851 | |
| 14. | Sir Alexander Bannerman | 10 March 1851 | 11 July 1854 | |
| 15. | Sir Dominick Daly | 11 July 1854 | 25 May 1859 | |
| 16. | Charles Young | 25 May 1859 | 8 June 1859 | |
| 17. | George Dundas | 8 June 1859 | 22 October 1868 | |
| 18. | Sir Robert Hodgson | 22 October 1868 | 6 October 1870 | |
| 19. | Sir William Cleaver Francis Robinson CMG | 6 October 1870 | 1 July 1873 | |
Lieutenant governors of Prince Edward Island, 1873–present
| # | Name | Lieutenant governor from | Lieutenant governor until | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lieutenant governors under Victoria (1873–1901): | ||||
| 19. | Sir William Cleaver Francis Robinson CMG | 1 July 1873 | 4 July 1874 | |
| 18. | Sir Robert Hodgson | 4 July 1874 | 10 July 1879 | |
| 20. | Thomas Heath Haviland | 10 July 1879 | 18 July 1884 | |
| 21. | Andrew Archibald Macdonald | 18 July 1884 | 2 September 1889 | |
| 22. | Jedediah Slason Carvell | 2 September 1889 | 14 February 1894 | |
| 23. | George William Howlan | 21 February 1894 | 23 May 1899 | |
| 24. | Peter Adolphus McIntyre | 23 May 1899 | → | |
| Lieutenant governors under Edward VII (1901–1910): | ||||
| 24. | cont... | ← | 3 October 1904 | |
| 25. | Donald Alexander MacKinnon | 3 October 1904 | → | |
| Lieutenant governors under George V (1910–1936): | ||||
| 25. | cont... | ← | 1 June 1910 | |
| 26. | Benjamin Rogers | 1 June 1910 | 3 June 1915 | |
| 27. | Augustine Colin Macdonald | 3 June 1915 | 16 July 1919 | |
| 28. | Murdock MacKinnon | 2 September 1919 | 8 September 1924 | |
| 29. | Frank Richard Heartz | 8 September 1924 | 19 November 1930 | |
| 30. | Charles Dalton | 19 November 1930 | 9 December 1933 | |
| 31. | George Des Brisay de Blois | 28 December 1933 | → | |
| Lieutenant governors under Edward VIII (1936): | ||||
| 31. | cont... | ← | → | |
| Lieutenant governors under George VI (1936–1952): | ||||
| 31. | cont... | ← | 11 September 1939 | |
| 32. | Bradford William LePage | 11 September 1939 | 18 May 1945 | |
| 33. | Joseph Alphonsus Bernard | 18 May 1945 | 4 October 1950 | |
| 34. | Thomas William Lemuel Prowse | 4 October 1950 | → | |
| Lieutenant governors under Elizabeth II (1952–2022): | ||||
| 34. | cont... | ← | 31 March 1958 | |
| 35. | Frederick Walter Hyndman | 31 March 1958 | 1 August 1963 | |
| 36. | Willibald Joseph MacDonald | 1 August 1963 | 6 October 1969 | |
| 37. | John George MacKay | 6 October 1969 | 24 October 1974 | |
| 38. | Gordon Lockhart Bennett OC | 24 October 1974 | 14 January 1980 | |
| 39. | Joseph Aubin Doiron CM | 14 January 1980 | 1 August 1985 | |
| 40. | Lloyd MacPhail CM | 1 August 1985 | 16 August 1990 | |
| 41. | Marion Reid CM OPEI | 16 August 1990 | 30 August 1995 | |
| 42. | Gilbert Ralph Clements OPEI | 30 August 1995 | 8 May 2001 | |
| 43. | Léonce Bernard OPEI | 28 May 2001 | 31 July 2006 | |
| 44. | Barbara Oliver Hagerman OPEI | 31 July 2006 | 15 August 2011 | |
| 45. | Frank Lewis OPEI | 15 August 2011 | 20 October 2017 | |
| 46. | Antoinette Perry OPEI | 20 October 2017 | → | |
| Lieutenant governors under Charles III (2022–present): | ||||
| 46. | cont... | ← | 17 October 2024 | |
| 47. | Wassim Salamoun | 17 October 2024 | present | |
See also
External links
- Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island. "History > Former Lieutenant Governors > Lieutenant Governors Gallery". Queen's Printer for Prince Edward Island.
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- Yarr, Kevin; MacIsaac, Alex (August 23, 2024). "Dr. Wassim Salamoun will be P.E.I.'s next lieutenant-governor". CBC News. Retrieved August 24, 2024.