Lieutenant-Governors of Northwest Territories
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This is a list of historical lieutenant-governors of Northwest Territories, Canada. The position of Lieutenant-Governor lasted from the acquisition of Rupert's Land and the Northwest Territories in 1869 to the creation of Alberta, and Saskatchewan in 1905.
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Lieutenant-Governors
| Name | From | To | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hon. Sir William McDougall | September 28, 1869 | May 10, 18701 | Lt.-Gov. of Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory |
| Hon. Sir Adams G. Archibald | May 10 1870 | December 2 1872 | Lt.-Gov. of Manitoba and the North-West Territories |
| Hon. Sir Francis Godschall Johnson | April 9 1872 | ¹ | |
| Hon. Alexander Morris | December 2 1872 | October 7 1876 | |
| Hon. David Laird | October 7 1876 | December 3 1881 | Lt.-Gov. of the North-West Territories |
| Hon. Edgar Dewdney | December 3 1881 | July 1 1888 | |
| Hon. Joseph Royal | July 1 1888 | October 31 1893 | |
| Hon. Charles H. Mackintosh | October 31 1893 | May 30 1898 | |
| Hon. Malcolm C. Cameron | May 30 1898 | September 26 1898 | |
| Hon. Amédée E. Forget | October 4 1898 | September 1 1905 |
Notes
¹Was unable to enter the Northwest Territories, but returned to Ottawa, and campaigned against Manitoba becoming a province. He was listed as leader of the provisional Northwest Territories government until Adams G. Archibald took over May 10th 1870.
Since the establishment of Saskatchewan and Alberta from the Territories' most populated regions, the Territories have had no lieutenant-governor. Instead, a commissioner represents the federal government and acts as the de facto representative of the Queen. Yukon was carved out of the Northwest Territories in 1898 and has had its own commissioners since then.
See also
- Commissioners of Northwest Territories
- List of Northwest Territories premiers
- List of Northwest Territories general elections
References
Template:Northwest Territories politics| Viceroys of Canada | |
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| Federal | |
| Provincial lieutenant-governors |
Alberta - British Columbia - Manitoba - New Brunswick - Newfoundland and Labrador - Nova Scotia - Ontario - Prince Edward Island - Quebec - Saskatchewan |
| Territorial commissioners | |
| Historical governors |
Governors of New France (1627-1760) - Governors of Acadia - Northwest Territories (1869-1905) |