Governor of Montreal

The Governor of Montreal was the highest position in Montreal in the 17th century and the 18th century. Prior to the establishment of the 1663 Sovereign Council, the governor of Montreal was appointed by the Société Notre-Dame de Montréal. The Governor had responsibilities over both military and civil affairs in Montreal.

Hochelaga (village)	(16th century)
Old Montreal	(since 17th century)
North West Company	(1779–1821)
Merger and demerger	(2001–2005)

Founded by Maisonneuve	1642
Sulpicians takeover	1663
Great Peace of Montreal	1701
British takeover	1760
Lachine Canal opened	1825
Burning of the Parliament	1849
Universal and Int'l Exhibition	1967
October Crisis	1970
Summer Olympics	1976

List of governors of Montreal

This is a list of governors of Montreal.

Governor	Term	Sovereign
Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve	1642–1669	Louis XIV
Louis d'Ailleboust de Coulonge	1645-1647 (acting)
Charles-Joseph d'Ailleboust des Musseaux	1651-1653 (acting)
Raphaël-Lambert Closse	1655-1657 (acting)
Zacharie Dupuis de Verdun	1662 (acting)
Étienne Pézard de LaTouche	1664 (acting)
Zacharie Dupuis de Verdun	1665-1666 (acting)
Annibal-Alexis or Balthazar de Flotte de La Frédière	1666-1667 (acting)
Zacharie Dupuy de Verdun	1667-1668 (acting)
Pierre de Lamotte de Saint-Paul	1669–1670
Michel-Sidrac Dugué de Boisbriand	1670
François-Marie Perrot de Sainte-Geneviève	1670–1684
Thomas de Lanouguère	1674-1675 (acting)
Louis-Hector de Callière	1684–1699
François Provost	1686–1687
Philippe de Rigaud de Vaudreuil	1688-1689 (acting)
Philippe de Rigaud de Vaudreuil	1699–1704
Claude de Ramezay	1704–1724
Charles Le Moine, 1st Baron de Longueuil	1724–1729	Louis XV
Jean Bouillet, sieur de la Chassaigne	1729–1733
J.-M.-Josué Berthelot, sieur de Beaucourt	1733–1748
Charles Le Moine, 2nd Baron de Longueuil	1748–1755
François-Pierre Rigaud de Vaudreuil	1757–1760
Thomas Gage	1760–1763	George III
Ralph Burton	1763–1764	George III

References

(in French) Chronologie des gouverneurs de Montréal, 1641-1724, in Groupe de recherche sur Montréal, Centre Canadien d'Architecture 1996-2000
(in French) Les Gouverneurs de Montréal, 1641 à 1724, in GenWeb Montréal, Ancêtre francophone

History of Montreal
Topics	Hochelaga Fort Ville-Marie Notre-Dame de Montréal Governor of Montreal Hôtel-Dieu Saint-Sulpice Seminary Battle of Long Sault Old Montreal Great Peace of Montreal Citadel Grey Nuns 1732 earthquake Capitulation of Montreal American occupation North West Company Bank of Montreal Lachine Canal List of Mayors Burning of the Parliament Great Fire of 1852 Gavazzi Riots Victoria Bridge Golden Square Mile Oldest buildings Ouimetoscope Richard Riot Saint Lawrence Seaway Expo 67 Black Power movement in Montreal Sir George Williams affair Murray-Hill riot October Crisis Montreal Metropolitan Commission Montreal Urban Community Blue Bird Café fire 1972 Montreal Museum of Fine Arts robbery 1976 Summer Olympics Overdale École Polytechnique massacre Sex Garage protest Montreal merger 2011 Montreal Museum of Fine Arts theft Concordia University Netanyahu riot Dawson College shooting 2012 student movement National Historic Sites in Montreal
Timeline	Pre-European period 16th century 1600s 1610s 1620s 1630s 1640s 1650s 1660s 1670s 1680s 1690s 1700s 1710s 1720s 1730s 1740s 1750s 1760s 1770s 1780s 1790s 1800s 1810s 1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s

New France (1534–1763)
Subdivisions	Acadia (1604–1713) Canada (1608–1763) Pays d'en Haut Domaine du roy Louisiana (1682–1763, 1801–1803) Illinois Country Ohio Country Newfoundland (1662–1713) Île Royale (1713–1763)	The lesser coat of arms of France as used by the Government
Towns and villages	Acadia (Port Royal) Canada Quebec Trois-Rivières Montreal Détroit Île Royale Louisbourg Louisiana Mobile Biloxi New Orleans Newfoundland Plaisance
Forts	Fort Rouillé Fort Michilimackinac Fort de Buade Fort de Chartres Fort Detroit Fort Carillon Fort Condé Fort Duquesne Fortress of Louisbourg Castle Hill Fort St. Louis (Illinois) Fort St. Louis (Texas) List of Forts
Government	Canada Governor General Intendant Sovereign Council Bishop of Quebec Governor of Trois-Rivières Governor of Montreal Acadia Governor Lieutenant-General Newfoundland Governor Lieutenant-General Louisiana Governor Intendant Superior Council Île Royale Governor Intendant Superior Council
Law	Intendancy Superior Council Admiralty court Provostship Officiality Seigneurial court Bailiff Maréchaussée Code Noir
Economy	Seigneurial system Fur trade Company of 100 Associates Crozat's Company Mississippi Company Compagnie de l'Occident Chemin du Roy Coureur des bois Voyageurs
Society	Population 1666 census Habitants King's Daughters Casquette girls Métis Amerindians Slavery Plaçage Gens de couleur libres
Religion	Jesuit missions Récollets Grey Nuns Ursulines Sulpicians
War and peace	Military of New France Intercolonial Wars French and Iroquois Wars Great Upheaval Great Peace of Montreal Schenectady massacre Deerfield massacre
Related	French colonization of the Americas French colonial empire History of Quebec History of the Acadians History of the French-Americans French West Indies Carib Expulsion Atlantic slave trade
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Governor of Montreal

List of governors of Montreal

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