Governor of Montreal
The Governor of Montreal was the highest position in Montreal in the 17th century and the 18th century. Prior to the establishment of the 1663 Sovereign Council, the governor of Montreal was appointed by the Société Notre-Dame de Montréal. The Governor had responsibilities over both military and civil affairs in Montreal.
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List of governors of Montreal
This is a list of governors of Montreal.
Governor | Term | Sovereign | |
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Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve | 1642–1669 | Louis XIV | |
Louis d'Ailleboust de Coulonge | 1645-1647 (acting) | ||
Charles-Joseph d'Ailleboust des Musseaux | 1651-1653 (acting) | ||
Raphaël-Lambert Closse | 1655-1657 (acting) | ||
Zacharie Dupuis de Verdun | 1662 (acting) | ||
Étienne Pézard de LaTouche | 1664 (acting) | ||
Zacharie Dupuis de Verdun | 1665-1666 (acting) | ||
Annibal-Alexis or Balthazar de Flotte de La Frédière | 1666-1667 (acting) | ||
Zacharie Dupuy de Verdun | 1667-1668 (acting) | ||
Pierre de Lamotte de Saint-Paul | 1669–1670 | ||
Michel-Sidrac Dugué de Boisbriand | 1670 | ||
François-Marie Perrot de Sainte-Geneviève | 1670–1684 | ||
Thomas de Lanouguère | 1674-1675 (acting) | ||
Louis-Hector de Callière | 1684–1699 | ||
François Provost | 1686–1687 | ||
Philippe de Rigaud de Vaudreuil | 1688-1689 (acting) | ||
Philippe de Rigaud de Vaudreuil | 1699–1704 | ||
Claude de Ramezay | 1704–1724 | ||
Charles Le Moine, 1st Baron de Longueuil | 1724–1729 | Louis XV | |
Jean Bouillet, sieur de la Chassaigne | 1729–1733 | ||
J.-M.-Josué Berthelot, sieur de Beaucourt | 1733–1748 | ||
Charles Le Moine, 2nd Baron de Longueuil | 1748–1755 | ||
François-Pierre Rigaud de Vaudreuil | 1757–1760 | ||
Thomas Gage | 1760–1763 | George III | |
Ralph Burton | 1763–1764 |
See also
- Governor General of New France
- Governor of Acadia
- Governor of Plaisance
- Governor of Louisiana
- Timeline of Montreal history
- History of Montreal
- List of mayors of Montreal
References
- (in French) Chronologie des gouverneurs de Montréal, 1641-1724, in Groupe de recherche sur Montréal, Centre Canadien d'Architecture 1996-2000
- (in French) Les Gouverneurs de Montréal, 1641 à 1724, in GenWeb Montréal, Ancêtre francophone
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