French Governors of Canada
(List Prepared by Fred A. McCord)
Date of
Commission From To
Champlain, Samuel de Oct 15, 1612 Oct 15, 1612 July 20, 1629 CHAMPLAIN, Samuel de (a) —— —- —— May 23, 1633 Dec 25, 1635 Châteaufort, Marc Antoine Bras-de-fer (b) —— —- —— Dec 25, 1635 June 11, 1636 MONTMAGNY, Charles Huault de —— —- —— June 12, 1636 Aug 19, 1648 D’AILLEBOUST de Coulonge, Louis —— —- —— Aug 20, 1648 Oct 12, 1651 LAUZON, Jean de Jan 17, 1651 Oct 13, 1651 —— —- 1656 Lauzon-Charny, Charles de —— —- —— —— —- 1658 Sep 12, 1657 D’Ailleboust de Coulonge, Louis —— —- —— Sep 13, 1657 July 10, 1658 D’ARGENSON, Pierre de Voyer, Vicomte Jan 26, 1657 July 11, 1658 Aug 30, 1661 D’AVAUGOUR, Pierre Dubois, Baron —— —- —— Aug 31, 1661 July 28, 1663 MEZY, Augustin de Saffray May 1, 1663 Sep 15, 1663 May 5, 1665 COURCELLES, Daniel de Remy de (c) Mar 23, 1665 Sep 12, 1665 —— —- 1672 FRONTENAC, Louis de Buade, Comte de Palluau et de Apr 7, 1672 Sep —- 1672 —— —- 1683 LA BARBE, Le Fèbvre de (d) May 1, 1682 Oct 9, 1682 —— —- 1685 DENONVILLE, Jacques Rene de Brisay, Marquis de Jan 1, 1685 July 30, 1685 Oct 14, 1689 FRONTENAC, Louis de Buade, Comte de Palluau et de May 15, 1689 Oct 15, 1689 Nov 28, 1698 Callières, Louis Hector de —— —- —— Nov 29, 1698 Sep 13, 1699 CALLIÈRES, Louis Hector Apr 20, 1699 Sep 14, 1699 May 26, 1703 de (d)
Vaudreuil, Philippe de Rigaud, Marquis de —— —- —— May 27, 1703 Sep 16, 1705 VAUDREUIL, Philippe de Rigaud, Marquis de (d) Aug 1, 1703 Sep 17, 1705 Oct 10, 1725 Ramesay, Claude de —— —- —— —— —- 1714 —— —- 1716 Longueuil, Charles LeMoyne, (1st) Baron de —— —- —— —— —- 1725 —— —- 1726 BEAUHARNOIS, Charles, Marquis de (d)
La Galissonnière, Rolland Jan 11, 1726 Sep 2, 1726 —— —- 1747 Michel Barrin, Comte de (e) June 10, 1747 Sep 19, 1747 Aug 14, 1749 LA JONQUIÈRE, Jacques Pierre de Taffanel, Marquis de Mar. 15, 1746 Aug 15, 1749 May 17, 1752 Longueuil, Charles LeMoyne, (2nd) Baron de —— —- —— May —- 1752 July —- 1752 DUQUESNE-DE MENNEVILLE, Marquis de Mar 1, 1752 July —- 1752 June 24, 1755 VAUDREUIL-CAVAGNAL, Pierre de Rigaud, Marquis de Jan. 1, 1755 June 25, 1755 Sep. 8, 1760