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Province of Quebec: Governors: 1764-1791

Captain General and Governor-in-Chief in and over the Province of Quebec and the Territories depending thereon in America :: Capitaine Général et Gouverneur en Chef dans toute la Province de Québec et Territoires en dépendance en Amérique [1]
10 Aug 1764 - 26 Oct 1768 James Murray [2]
26 Oct 1768 - 27 Jun 1778 Guy Carleton (from 1776 Sir Guy Carleton) [3][4]
27 Jun 1778 - 23 Oct 1786 Frederick Haldimand (from 1785 Sir Frederick Haldimand) [5]
Captain General and Governor-in-Chief of the Provinces of Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick :: Capitaine Général et Gouverneur en Chef des Provinces de Québec, Nouvelle-Écosse et Nouveau-Brunswick [6]
23 Oct 1786 - 25 Dec 1791 Guy Carleton, Baron Dorchester, of Dorchester, in the county of Oxford 
  1. Also in official use: Captain General, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Province of Quebec; Captain General, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Province of Quebec and the Territories thereon depending in America; Captain General and Governor-in-Chief of the Province of Quebec, the Territories and Dependencies thereof in America.
  2. The commission to Murray was published at a public ceremony at Québec on 10 Aug 1764. He took the oath of office at the meeting of the Council on 13 Aug 1764.
  3. Carleton took the oath of office at the meeting of the Council on 26 Oct 1768. His commission was published at a public ceremony at Québec on 1 Nov 1768.
  4. Also in Lower Canada.
  5. Baptized: François Louis Frédéric Haldimand.
  6. Also in official use: Captain General and Governor-in-Chief of the Colonies of Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick and their dependencies :: Capitaine Général et Gouverneur en Chef des Colonies de Québec, Nouvelle-Écosse et Nouveau-Brunswick et de leurs dépendances.