The Colony of Vancouver Island (1849 to 1866)

The Colony of Vancouver Island (officially known as the Island of Vancouver and its Dependencies), was a crown colony of British North America from 1849 to 1866, after which it was united with the mainland to form the Colony of British Columbia. The united colony joined the Dominion of Canada through Confederation in 1871. The colony comprised Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands of the Strait of Georgia.

Governors of the Colony of Vancouver Island from 1849 to 1866

• Richard Blanshard (1849 to 1851)
• Sir James Douglas (1851 to 1864)
• Sir Anthony Edward Kennedy (1864 to 1866)

Colony of British Columbia (1856 to 1866)

The Colony of British Columbia was a crown colony in British North America from 1858 until 1866. At its creation, it physically constituted approximately half the present day Canadian province of British Columbia, since it did not include the Colony of Vancouver Island, the vast and still largely uninhabited regions north of the Nass and Finlay Rivers, the regions east of the Rocky Mountains, or any of the coastal islands. The Colony of the Queen Charlotte Islands and the Stikine Territory were merged with it in 1863, and it was amalgamated in 1866 with the Colony of Vancouver Island to form a new Colony of British Columbia.

Governors of the Colony of British Columbia from 1858 to 1866

• Sir James Douglas (1858 to 1864)
• Frederick Seymour (1864 to 1866)

United Colony of British Columbia (1866 to 1871)

The Colony of British Columbia was a crown colony that resulted from the amalgamation of the two former colonies, the Colony of Vancouver Island and the mainland Colony of British Columbia. The two former colonies were united in 1866, and the united colony existed until its incorporation into the Canadian Confederation in 1871.

Governors of the Colony of British Columbia from 1866 to 1871

• Frederick Seymour (1866 to 1869)
• Sir Anthony Musgrave (1869 to 1871)