List of Lieutenant Governors of Ontario
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This is a list of lieutenant-governors of the Canadian province of Ontario, before and after Confederation in 1867.
Lieutenant-Governors of Upper Canada (Pre-Confederation)
Upper Canada was created out of the western part of Quebec by the Constitutional Act of 1791.
| Name | Term |
|---|---|
| John Graves Simcoe | 1791-1796 |
| Peter Russell (administrator) | 1796-1799 |
| Peter Hunter | 1799-1805 |
| Alexander Grant (administrator) | 1805-1806 |
| Francis Gore | 1806-1811 |
| Sir Isaac Brock* | 1811-1812 |
| Sir Roger Hale Sheaffe* | 1812-1813 |
| Francis de Rottenburg* | 1813 |
| Sir Gordon Drummond* | 1813-1814 |
| Sir Sir George Murray (provisional) | 1815 |
| Frederick Philip Robinson (provisional) | 1815 |
| Francis Gore (2nd incumbency) | 1815-1817 |
| Samuel Smith (administrator) | 1817-1818 |
| Sir Peregrine Maitland | 1818-1828 |
| Sir John Colborne | 1828-1836 |
| Sir Francis Bond Head | 1836-1838 |
| Sir George Arthur | 1838-1839 |
| Charles Poulett Thomson, 1st Baron Sydenham** | 1839-1841 |
(**)Lord Sydenham was also Governor General of Canada when Upper Canada and Lower Canada united into the Province of Canada. Upper Canada became Canada West and Lower Canada became Canada East.
Lieutenant-Governors of Canada West (Pre-Confederation)
After Richard Downes Jackson, the Lieutenant-Governors were also simultaneously Governors General.
The Province of Canada was split into Ontario and Quebec after Canadian Confederation in 1867.
Lieutenant-Governors of Ontario (Post-Confederation)
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