Governor General of British North America

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The Governor General of British North America was the British Crown’s chief colonial representative overseeing the administration and governance of Britain’s North American territories before Canadian Confederation.

All labels observed (3)

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British imperial office ⓘ
colonial office ⓘ
viceregal representative ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction British Columbia Colony ⓘ
British North America ⓘ
linked to: British America

Canada East ⓘ
Canada West ⓘ
New Brunswick ⓘ
Newfoundland Colony ⓘ
North-Western Territory ⓘ
linked to: Rupert's Land

Nova Scotia ⓘ
Prince Edward Island ⓘ
Province of Canada ⓘ
Rupert's Land ⓘ
Vancouver Island ⓘ
appointedBy British government ⓘ
linked to: UK government

British monarch ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
endCause Canadian Confederation ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver colonial administration ⓘ
imperial defence policy in British North America ⓘ
implementation of British imperial policy ⓘ
relations with Indigenous peoples in British North America ⓘ
locationOfOffice Kingston, Province of Canada ⓘ
linked to: Kingston, Ontario

Montreal, Province of Canada ⓘ
Ottawa, Province of Canada ⓘ
linked to: Ottawa

Quebec City, Province of Canada ⓘ
linked to: Quebec City
officeHolderTitle Governor General ⓘ
linked to: Governor-General
officeScope oversight of multiple British North American colonies ⓘ
partOf British Empire ⓘ
positionHeldBy Charles Cathcart, 2nd Earl Cathcart ⓘ
linked to: 2nd Earl Cathcart

Charles Metcalfe, 1st Baron Metcalfe ⓘ
linked to: Charles Metcalfe

Charles Monck, 4th Viscount Monck ⓘ
linked to: 4th Viscount Monck

Charles Poulett Thomson, 1st Baron Sydenham ⓘ
Edmund Walker Head ⓘ
James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin ⓘ
replacedBy Governor General of Canada ⓘ
replaces Governor-in-Chief of British North America ⓘ
represents British Crown ⓘ
British monarch in British North America ⓘ
residence Government House, Kingston ⓘ
Government House, Montreal ⓘ
Rideau Hall ⓘ
Spencer Wood, Quebec City ⓘ
significantEvent oversaw implementation of responsible government in the Province of Canada ⓘ
oversaw negotiations leading to Canadian Confederation ⓘ
subordinateTo Colonial Office ⓘ
Secretary of State for the Colonies ⓘ
timePeriod pre-Confederation Canada ⓘ

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Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Viscount Monck → positionHeld → Governor General of British North America ⓘ
Governor General of the Province of Quebec → replacedBy → Governor General of British North America ⓘ
George Prevost → positionHeld → Governor General of British North America ⓘ
Parliament of the Province of Canada → representedBy → Governor General of the Province of Canada ⓘ
linked to: Governor General of British North America
Governor of Canada East → subordinateTo → Governor General of the Province of Canada ⓘ
linked to: Governor General of British North America
Governor of Canada East → subordinateTo → Governor General of British North America ⓘ
Lord Durham → positionHeld → Governor General of British North America ⓘ
Charles Metcalfe → positionHeld → Governor General of the Province of Canada ⓘ
linked to: Governor General of British North America
Charles Metcalfe → positionHeld → Governor General of British North America ⓘ
Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester → positionHeld → Governor General of British North America ⓘ
subject linked to: Baron Dorchester
Attorney General for Canada East → appointedBy → Governor General of the Province of Canada ⓘ
linked to: Governor General of British North America
Robert Prescott → positionHeld → Governor-in-Chief of British North America ⓘ
linked to: Governor General of British North America
Governor General of British North America → replaces → Governor-in-Chief of British North America ⓘ
linked to: Governor General of British North America
Governor of Lower Canada → successorOffice → Governor General of the Province of Canada ⓘ
linked to: Governor General of British North America
2nd Earl Cathcart → positionHeld → Governor General of the Province of Canada ⓘ
linked to: Governor General of British North America
2nd Earl Cathcart → positionHeld → Governor General of British North America ⓘ
Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester → positionHeld → Governor-in-Chief of British North America ⓘ
subject linked to: Sir Guy Carleton
linked to: Governor General of British North America
Catherine Anne Phipps → spousePosition → Governor General of British North America ⓘ
Government of the Province of Canada → representedBy → Governor General of the Province of Canada ⓘ
linked to: Governor General of British North America
George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie → positionHeld → Governor General of British North America ⓘ
George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie → positionHeld → Governor-in-Chief of British North America ⓘ
linked to: Governor General of British North America