GOVERNORS-GENERAL (1867 - 1911)
Sir
Charles Stanley, Viscount Monck (1867-1869)
Governor of British North America since 1861. His diplomatic skills were a great
asset to the new nation.
Sir John
Young, Baron Lisgar (1869-1872)
Considered by Prime Minister John A. Macdonald as the most able Governor General he
had known.
Frederick
Blackwood, Earl of Dufferin (1872-1878)
A promotor of Canadian unity, he helped save the walls of old Quebec City
from tumbling down.
John
Campbell, Duke of Argyll & Marquess of Lorne (1878-1883)
Canada's youngest Governor General was a son-in-law of Queen Victoria.
Marquess
of Lansdowne (1883-1888)
A wilderness enthusiast who traveled throughout Canada from coast-to-coast.
Baron
(Frederick) Stanley of Preston (1888-1893)
A close friend of Prime Minister John A. Macdonald, Lord Stanley left behind
Canada's most treasured sports trophy, the Holy Grail of Hockey, the Stanley Cup.
J.
Hamilton-Gordon, Earl of Aberdeen (1893-1898)
After an earlier visit to Canada, the Earl already owned a ranch in British
Columbia by the time he became Governor General.
G. Murray-Kynynmound, Earl of Minto (1898-1904)
A former soldier who have served as an aid to an earlier Governor General, the
Earl's Minto Cup is the top trophy for Canadian lacrosse.
Albert
Henry George Grey, Earl Grey (1904-1911)
A very active Governor General, Earl Grey's legacy lives on every fall when the
champion of the Canadian Football League receives the Grey Cup.