List of lieutenant governors of Prince Edward Island

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

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Governors under George III (1769–1786):
1. Walter Patterson 14 July 1769 4 November 1786

Lieutenant governors of St. John's Island, 1786–1799

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Lieutenant governors under George III (1786–1799):
2. Edmund Fanning 4 November 1786 1 February 1799

Lieutenant governors of Prince Edward Island, 1799–1873

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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

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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.[† 1] Frank Lewis OPEI 15 August 2011 20 October 2017
46.[† 1] Antoinette Perry OPEI 20 October 2017 →
Lieutenant governors under Charles III (2022–present):
46. cont... ← 17 October 2024
47. Wassim Salamoun[1] 17 October 2024 present
  1. ^ a b Colour denotes living former lieutenant governors

See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lieutenant Governors of Prince Edward Island.
  • Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island. "History > Former Lieutenant Governors > Lieutenant Governors Gallery". Queen's Printer for Prince Edward Island.
  1. ^ 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.
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