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  • Charles Herbert Mackintosh (1843 - 1931)
    Charles Herbert Mackintosh (May 13, 1843 – December 22, 1931) was a journalist, mayor of Ottawa from 1879–1881, represented Ottawa City as a Liberal-Conservative in the Canadian House of Commons from 1...
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    Sir Adams George Archibald, KCMG, PC (May 3, 1814 – December 14, 1892)was a Canadian lawyer and politician, and a Father of Confederation. He was based in Nova Scotia for most of his career, though he ...

This project is a list of historical lieutenant-governors of North-West Territories, Canada. The position of Lieutenant-Governor lasted from the acquisition of Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory in 1869 to the creation of Alberta and Saskatchewan in 1905.

Lieutenant Governor of Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory

  • The Hon. Sir William McDougall (28 September 1869 to 10 May 1870) Was unable to enter the North-West Territories, but returned to Ottawa, and campaigned against Manitoba becoming a province. Listed as leader of the provisional North-West Territories government until 10 May 1870.

Lieutenant Governors of Manitoba and the North-West Territories

  • The Hon. Sir Adam G. Archibald (10 May 1870 to 2 December 1872)
  • The Hon. Sir Francis Godsschall Johnson (9 April 1872 to revoked by federal government)
  • The Hon. Alexander Morris (2 December 1872 to 7 October 1876)

Lieutenant Governors of the North-West Territories

  • The Hon. David Laird (7 October 1876 to 3 December 1881)
  • The Hon. Edgar Dewdney (3 December 1881 to 1 July 1888)
  • The Hon. Joseph Royal (1 July 1888 to 31 October 1893)
  • The Hon. Charles Herbert Mackintosh (31 October 1893 to 30 May 1898)
  • The Hon. Malcolm Colin Cameron (30 May 1898 to 26 September 1898)
  • The Hon. Amédée E. Forget (4 October 1896 to 1 September 1905)