Lieutenant-Governors of British Columbia

The following is a list of the Lieutenant Governors of British Columbia. Though the present day office of the lieutenant governor in British Columbia

Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia

The Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia is the viceregal representative in British Columbia of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared with equally the ten other jurisdictions of Canada and resides predominantly in her oldest...

came into being only upon the province's entry into Canadian Confederation

Canadian Confederation

Canadian Confederation was the process by which the federal Dominion of Canada was formed on July 1, 1867. On that day, three British colonies were formed into four Canadian provinces...

in 1871, the post is a continuation from the first governorship of Vancouver Island in 1849.

Lieutenant Governors of British Columbia, 1871-present

#	Name	Governor from	Governor until
Governors under Queen Victoria (1871 1901):
1.	Sir Joseph William Trutch Joseph Trutch Sir Joseph William Trutch, KCMG was an English-born Canadian engineer, surveyor and politician.-Early life and career:...	1871	1876
2.	Albert Norton Richards Albert Norton Richards Albert Norton Richards, QC was a Canadian lawyer and political figure. He represented Leeds South in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal member from 1872 to 1874...	1876	1881
3.	Clement Francis Cornwall Clement Francis Cornwall Clement Francis Cornwall was a Canadian parliamentarian and the third Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia....	1881	1887
4.	Hugh Nelson Hugh Nelson (Canadian politician) Hugh Nelson was a Canadian parliamentarian and the fourth Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.Born in his father's residence, Shire Cottage in Inagheramore, Larne, County Antrim, Ireland, the son of Robert Nelson, Esq. and Frances Quinn, he emigrated to California in 1854...	1887	1892
5.	Edgar Dewdney Edgar Dewdney Edgar Dewdney, PC was a Canadian politician born in Devonshire, England. He served as Lieutenant Governor of the North-West Territories and the fifth Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.-Early life and career:...	1892	1897
6.	Thomas Robert McInnes Thomas Robert McInnes Thomas Robert McInnes or Tòmas Raibeart Mac Aonghais was a Canadian physician, Member of the House of Commons, Senator, and the sixth Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia....	1897	1900
7.	Sir Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière Sir Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, served as the fourth Premier of the Canadian province of Quebec, a federal Cabinet minister, and the seventh Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.- Early years :...	1900	1906
8.	James Dunsmuir James Dunsmuir James Dunsmuir was a British Columbian industrialist and politician. Son of Robert Dunsmuir, he was heir to his family's coal fortune. The Dunsmuir family dominated the province's economy in the late nineteenth century and were a leading force in opposing organized labour...	1906	1909
9.	Thomas Wilson Paterson	1909	→
Governors under Edward VII Edward VII of the United Kingdom Edward VII was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910... (1901 1910):
9.	cont...	←	1914
10.	Sir Francis Stillman Barnard Francis Stillman Barnard Sir Francis Stillman Barnard, KCMG was a Canadian parliamentarian and the tenth Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia...	1914	1919
11.	Edward Gawler Prior Edward Gawler Prior Edward Gawler Prior, PC was a mining engineer and politician in British Columbia. Prior worked as a mining engineer in England until 1873 when he moved to the province where he settled in Nanaimo and took employment as assistant manager of the Vancouver Coal Mining & Land Co., Ltd...	1919	1920
12.	Walter Cameron Nichol Walter Cameron Nichol Walter Cameron Nichol was a Canadian journalist, newspaper editor and publisher, and the 12th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.-References:...	1920	1926
13.	Robert Randolph Bruce Robert Randolph Bruce Robert Randolph Bruce was an engineer, mining proprietor and the 13th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia from 1926 to 1931....	1926	1931
14.	John William Fordham Johnson John William Fordham Johnson John William Fordham Johnson was a Canadian businessman and the 14th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia....	1931	→
Governors under Edward VIII Edward VIII of the United Kingdom Edward VIII was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth, and Emperor of India, from 20 January to 11 December 1936.Before his accession to the throne, Edward was Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay... (1936):
14.	cont...	←	1936
15.	Eric Werge Hamber Eric Hamber Eric Werge Hamber, was a Canadian businessman and the 15th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.-Early life:...	1936	→
Governors under George VI George VI of the United Kingdom George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death... (1936 1952):
15.	cont...	←	1941
16.	William Culham Woodward William Culham Woodward William Culham Woodward was a member of a successful merchandising family in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada...	1941	1946
17.	Charles Arthur Banks Charles Arthur Banks Charles Arthur Banks, was the 17th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.In New Zealand, Banks studied engineering at the Thames School of Mines and Colorado School of Mines. After obtaining his degree, Banks immigrated to British Columbia...	1946	1950
18.	Clarence Wallace Clarence Wallace Clarence Wallace was a Canadian shipbuilder and the 18th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, he fought in World War I and was wounded at Ypres. After the war, he became the president of his father's business, Burrard Dry Dock...	1950	→
Governors under Elizabeth II (1952 present):
18.	cont...	←	1955
19.	Frank Mackenzie Ross Frank Mackenzie Ross Frank Mackenzie Ross, CMG, MC was the 19th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.Ross’ first job was as a bank clerk in Montreal in 1910. He joined the Canadian Army at the outbreak of World War I, serving with the 8th Battalion...	1955	1960
20.	George Randolph Pearkes George Pearkes Major General George Randolph Pearkes, VC, PC, CC, CB, DSO, MC, CD was a Canadian politician; soldier; recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Imperial forces; and the 20th Lieutenant Governor of British...	1960	1968
21.	John Robert Nicholson John Robert Nicholson John Robert "Jack" Nicholson, was a Canadian lawyer, businessman, politician and the 21st Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia....	1968	1973
22.	Walter Stewart Owen Walter Stewart Owen Walter Stewart Owen, OC, QC was the 22nd Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia from 1973–1978....	1973	1978
23.	Henry Pybus Bell-Irving Henry Pybus Bell-Irving Henry Pybus "Budge" Bell-Irving, OC, DSO, OBE, OBC, ED, CD was the 23rd Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia from 1978 to 1983....	1978	1983
24.	Robert Gordon Rogers Robert Gordon Rogers Robert Gordon Rogers, OC, OBC was the 24th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia from 1983 to 1988.Born in Montreal, he was a graduate of the University of Toronto Schools, the University of Toronto, and the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston...	1983	1988
25.	David Lam David Lam - External links :**...	1988	1995
26.	Garde Gardom Garde Gardom Garde Basil Gardom, QC, OBC is a Canadian politician, lawyer, and the 26th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.Born in Banff, Alberta, he obtained his BA and LLB degrees from the University of British Columbia. During his undergraduate years, he was an active member of the BC Alpha Chapter of...	1995	2001
27.	Iona Campagnolo Iona Campagnolo Iona Campagnolo, is a Canadian politician, and was the first woman and 27th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. Prior to becoming Lieutenant Governor she was a Canadian politician and cabinet member in the Liberal government of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.-Career:Born Iona Victoria Hardy...	2001	2007
28.	Steven Point Steven Point Steven Lewis Point, is the 28th and current Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.From 1975 to 1999, Steven Point served as Chief of the Skowkale First Nation...	2007

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Lieutenant Governors of British Columbia, 1871-present

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