General Sir Guy Carleton.
The Governor of Quebec (originally Governor-General of Quebec) is the chief executive of the Confederation of Quebec. When the Britannic Design was drafted in 1781, the Governor-General (as he was then known) was selected by Parliament. This continued to be the case until 1808, when a revision of the Design allowed for the Governor to be chosen by the Royal Governors of Quebec's individual provinces. Following the adoption of the Second Britannic Design in 1842, the Governor of Quebec was popularly elected.
The first Governor-General of Manitoba was General Sir Guy Carleton, Baron Dorchester, who was sworn in at Quebec City on 2 July 1782. Carleton had been Governor of the Province of Quebec, also known as Canada, since 1768. Carleton's amicable relations with George Clinton, the Governor-General of the Northern Confederation, allowed the two men to avert a border war between Quebec and the N.C. in 1788.
Henry Scott was serving as Governor of Quebec during the 1839 uprising by Louis Papineau's Patriotes. Papineau attacked Quebec City on 21 September with a force of 3,800 men. However, Scott had received warning of the approach of Papineau's army, and he was waiting inside the main gates with a well-armed militia force. Papineau's army was driven off with heavy casualties, and Papineau himself was killed.
| Governors of Quebec |
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| Guy Carleton • Henry Scott |