Exact Periods of Service

A. Lieutenant Governors of the North-West Territories,1876-1905

1. The Honourable David Laird - October 7, 1876, to December 3, 1881
2. The Honourable Edgar Dewdney - December 3, 1881, to July 1, 1888
3. The Honourable Joseph Royal - July 1, 1888, to October 31, 1893
4. The Honourable Charles H. Mackintosh - October 31, 1893, to May 30, 1898
5. The Honourable Malcolm C. Cameron - May 30, 1898, to September 26, 1898
6. The Honourable Amédée E. Forget - October 4, 1898, to September 1, 1905

B. Lieutenant Governors of Alberta, 1905-

1. The Honourable George H.V. Bulyea - September 1, 1905, to October 20, 1915
2. The Honourable Dr. Robert G. Brett - October 20, 1915, to October 29, 1925
3. The Honourable Dr. William Egbert - October 29, 1925, to May 5, 1931
4. The Honourable William L. Walsh - May 5, 1931, to October 1, 1936
5. The Honourable Colonel Philip C.H. Primrose - October 1, 1936, to March 17, 1937
6. The Honourable John C. Bowen - March 23, 1937, to February 1, 1950
7. The Honourable John J. Bowlen - February 1, 1950, to December 16, 1959
8. The Honourable J. Percy Page - December 19, 1959, to January 6, 1966
9. The Honourable J.W. Grant MacEwan - January 6, 1966, to July 2, 1974
10. The Honourable Ralph G. Steinhauer - July 2, 1974, to October 18, 1979
11. The Honourable Frank C. Lynch-Staunton - October 18, 1979, to January 22, 1985
12. The Honourable W. Helen Hunley - January 22, 1985, to March 11, 1991
13. The Honourable T. Gordon Towers - March 11, 1991, to April 17, 1996
14. The Honourable H.A. "Bud" Olson - April 17, 1996, to February 10, 2000
15. The Honourable Lois E. Hole - February 10, 2000, to January 6, 2005
16. The Honourable Norman L. Kwong - January 20, 2005, to May 11, 2010
17. The Honourable Colonel (Retired) Donald S. Ethell - May 11, 2010, to Present

Regarding the period 1869-76, The Honourable Sir William McDougall was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Rupert's Land and the Northwest Territories effective October 1, 1869. However, he was never formally installed at Fort Garry.

The Honourable Sir Adams G. Archibald was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba and the Northwest Territories effective May 10, 1870, and was supposed to vacate that office effective April 9, 1872. However, his successor, The Honourable Sir Francis G. Johnson, who was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba and the Northwest Territories effective April 9, 1872, did not take the oath of office because he did not wish to give up his position as a judge in the Province of Quebec. Consequently, the Honourable Sir Adams G. Archibald had to continue in office until December 2, 1872.

And finally, The Honourable Alexander Morris was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba and the Northwest Territories effective December 2, 1872, and resigned from office effective October 7, 1876, when the Northwest Territories Act of 1876 came into effect.

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