List of Lieutenant Governors of British Columbia

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This list outlines the Vice Governors (Engl. Lieutenant governor ) of the Canadian province of British Columbia since joining the Canadian Könfederation in 1871 on. The lieutenant governor represents the Canadian monarch at the provincial level.

It also contains the governors of the Crown Colony of Vancouver Island and the Crown Colony of British Columbia (until 1866) and the governors of the United Colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia (1866–1871).

Governors (before 1871)

Vancouver Island
governor Term of office
Richard Blanshard 1849-1851
James Douglas 1851-1864
Arthur Edward Kennedy 1864-1866
British Columbia
governor Term of office
James Douglas 1858-1864
Frederick Seymour 1864-1866
Vancouver Island and British Columbia
governor Term of office
Frederick Seymour 1866-1869
Anthony Musgrave 1869-1871

Vice Governors (from 1871)

British Columbia
Deputy Governor Term of office
Joseph William Trutch August 14, 1871 - July 28, 1876
Albert Norton Richards July 28, 1876 - July 20, 1881
Clement Francis Cornwall July 20, 1881 - March 28, 1887
Hugh Nelson March 28, 1887 - November 9, 1892
Edgar Dewdney November 9, 1892 - December 1, 1897
Thomas Robert McInnes December 1, 1897 - June 22, 1900
Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière June 22, 1900 - May 26, 1906
James Dunsmuir May 26, 1906 - December 11, 1909
Thomas Wilson Paterson December 11, 1909 - December 17, 1914
Francis Stillman Barnard December 17, 1914 - December 18, 1919
Edward Gawler Prior December 18, 1919 - December 25, 1920
Walter Cameron Nichol December 25, 1920 - February 24, 1926
Robert Randolph Bruce February 24, 1926 - August 1, 1931
John William Fordham Johnson August 1, 1931 - May 1, 1936
Eric Hamber May 1, 1936 - September 5, 1941
William Culham Woodward September 5, 1941 - October 1, 1946
Charles Arthur Banks October 1, 1946 - October 2, 1950
Clarence Wallace October 2, 1950 - October 3, 1955
Frank Mackenzie Ross October 3, 1955 - October 13, 1960
George Pearkes October 13, 1960 - July 2, 1968
John Robert Nicholson July 2, 1968 - March 19, 1973
Walter Stewart Owen March 19, 1973 - May 18, 1978
Henry Pybus Bell-Irving May 18, 1978 - July 15, 1983
Robert Gordon Rogers July 15, 1983 - September 9, 1988
David Lam September 9, 1988 - April 21, 1995
Guard Gardom April 21, 1995 - September 21, 2001
Iona Campagnolo September 21, 2001 - October 1, 2007
Steven Point October 1, 2007 - November 1, 2012
Judith Guichon November 1, 2012 - April 24, 2018
Janet Austin April 24, 2018 - acting

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