List of governors of Montreal
The governor of Montreal ruled the city of Montreal in the 17th and 18th centuries. Before the creation of the Sovereign Council, the government of New France , in 1663, the governor was installed by the Société Notre-Dame de Montréal . The governor had both civil and military functions.
| image | Surname | Term of office | Life dates | Ruler |
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Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve | 1642-1669 | 1612-1676 | Louis XIV. |
| Louis d'Ailleboust de Coulonge (interim) | 1645-1647 | 1612-1660 | ||
| Charles-Joseph d'Ailleboust des Musseaux (interim) | 1651-1653 | 1624-1700 | ||
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Lambert Closse (interim) | 1655-1657 | 1618-1662 | |
| Zacharie Dupuis (interim) | 1662 | ? -1676 | ||
| Étienne Pézard de La Touche (interim) | 1664 | ? -1695 | ||
| Zacharie Dupuis (interim) | 1665-1666 | ? -1676 | ||
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Annibal-Alexis ou Balthazar de Flotte de La Frédière (interim) |
1666-1667 | ? | ||
| Zacharie Dupuis (interim) | 1667-1668 | ? -1676 | ||
| Michel-Sidrac Dugué de Boisbriant | 1670 | 1638-1688 | ||
| François-Marie Perrot | 1670-1684 | 1644-1691 | ||
| Thomas Tarieu de La Nouguère (interim) | 1674-1675 | ? -1678 | ||
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Louis-Hector de Callière | 1684-1699 | 1648-1703 | |
| François Provost | 1686-1687 | ? -1702 | ||
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Philippe de Rigaud de Vaudreuil (interim) | 1688-1689 | 1643-1725 | |
| Philippe de Rigaud de Vaudreuil | 1699-1704 | 1643-1725 | ||
| Claude de Ramezay | 1704-1724 | 1659-1724 | ||
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Charles II Le Moyne | 1724-1729 | 1656-1729 | Louis XV |
| Jean Bouillet de la Chassaigne | 1729-1733 | 1659-1733 | ||
| Jean-Maurice-Josué Berthelot | 1733-1748 | 1662-1750 | ||
| Charles III Le Moyne | 1748-1755 | 1687-1755 | ||
| François-Pierre de Rigaud de Vaudreuil | 1757-1759 | 1703-1779 | ||
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Thomas Gage | 1760-1763 | 1719-1787 | George III |
| Ralph Burton | 1763-1764 | ? -1768 |
From 1764 to 1832 Montreal was ruled by a council of justices of the peace .