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The following is a list of governors, commodore-governors, and lieutenant governors of Newfoundland and Labrador. Though the present day office of the lieutenant governor in Newfoundland and Labrador came into being only upon the province's entry into Canadian Confederation in 1949, the post is a continuation from the first governorship of Newfoundland in 1610.
Proprietary governors of Newfoundland, 1610–1728
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| Governors under James I (1610–1625): | ||||||||
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John Guy | Cuper's Cove | 1610 | 1614 | ||||
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John Mason | Cuper's Cove | 1615 | 1621 | ||||
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Robert Hayman | Bristol's Hope | 1618 | 1628 | ||||
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Sir Richard Whitbourne | Renews | 1618 | 1620 | ||||
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Sir Francis Tanfield | South Falkland | 1623 | 1626 | ||||
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Edward Wynne | Ferryland | 1621 | 1625 | ||||
| Governors under Charles I (1625–1649): | ||||||||
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Sir Arthur Aston | Avalon | 1625 | 1627 | ||||
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The Lord Baltimore | Avalon | 1627 | 1629 | ||||
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The Lord Baltimore[n 1] | Avalon | 1629 | 1632 | ||||
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William Hill | Avalon | 1634 | 1638 | ||||
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Sir David Kirke | Newfoundland | 1638 | → | |||
| Governors under Oliver Cromwell (1649–1658): | ||||||||
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cont... | ← | 1651 | ||||
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John Treworgie | Newfoundland | 1653 | → | |||
| Governors under Richard Cromwell (1658–1660): | ||||||||
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cont... | ← | → | ||||
| Governors under Charles II (1660): | ||||||||
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cont... | ← | 1660 | ||||
Governors of Plaisance, 1655–1713
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Sieur de Kéréon | 1655 | 1660 | |
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Nicolas Gargot de la Rochette | 1660 | 1662 | |
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Thalour Du Perron | 1662 | 1663 | |
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Lafontaine Bellot | 1664 | 1667 | |
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Sieur de la Palme | 1667 | 1670 | |
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Sieur de la Poippe | 1670 | 1684 | |
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Antoine Parat | 1685 | 1690 | |
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Louis de Pastour de Costebelle | 1690 | 1691 | |
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Jacques-François de Monbeton de Brouillan | 1690 | 1701 | |
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Joseph de Monic | 1697 | 1702 | |
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Daniel d'Auger de Subercase | 1702 | 1706 | |
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Philippe Pastour de Costebelle | 1706 | 1713 | |
Lieutenant-governors of Placentia, 1713–1770
| # | Image | Name | Governor from | Governor until |
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| Lieutenant-Governors under George I (1713–1727) (Subject to Governor of Nova Scotia and Placentia): | ||||
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John Moody[1] | 1714 | 1717 |
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Martin Purcell (governor) | 1717 | 1717 |
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Samuel Gledhill[2][3] | 1717 | 1729 |
| Lieutenant-Governors under George II (1727–1760): | ||||
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Henry Cope[4] | 1736 | ?1742 |
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Otho Hamilton[5] | 1744 | c.1764 |
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Joseph Goreham[6] | 1770 | |
Commodore-governors of Newfoundland, 1729–1825
The Commodore-Governor was a British Royal Navy official who was commander of the annual fishing convoy which left England each spring to fish off Newfoundland and was charged with protecting the convoys from harm. He was also responsible for various administrative and judicial functions, including assisting the fishing admirals in maintaining law and order and compiling the annual report on the fishery for the English government. By 1818, the colony had a significant enough permanent population to justify having a resident governor.
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