The following is a list of the governors and lieutenant governors of Prince Edward Island, known as St. John's Island until 1799. Though the present day office of the lieutenant governor in Prince Edward Island came into being only upon the province's entry into Canadian Confederation in 1873, the post is a continuation from the first governorship of St. John's Island in 1769.
| # | Name | Governor from | Governor until | |
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| Governors under George III (1769–1786): | ||||
| 1. | Walter Patterson | 14 July 1769 | 4 November 1786 | |
| # | Name | Governor from | Governor until | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governors under George III (1786–1799): | ||||
| 2. | Edmund Fanning | 4 November 1786 | 1 February 1799 | |
| # | Name | Governor from | Governor until | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governors under George III (1799–1820): | ||||
| 2. | Edmund Fanning | 1 February 1799 | 10 May 1804 | |
| 3. | Joseph Frederick Wallet DesBarres | 10 May 1804 | → | |
| William Townshend (acting Governor) | 5 August 1812 | 24 July 1813 | ||
| 3. | cont... | ← | 24 July 1813 | |
| 4. | Charles Douglass Smith | 24 July 1813 | → | |
| Governors under George IV (1820–1830): | ||||
| 4. | cont... | ← | 19 April 1824 | |
| 5. | John Ready | 19 April 1824 | → | |
| Governors under William IV (1830–1837): | ||||
| 5. | cont... | ← | 16 March 1831 | |
| 6. | Sir Murray Maxwell CB | 16 March 1831 | 26 July 1831 | |
| 7. | Sir Aretas William Young | 26 July 1831 | 1 December 1835 | |
| 8. | George Wright | 1 December 1835 | 30 August 1836 | |
| 9. | Sir John Harvey KCH | 30 August 1836 | → | |
| Governors under Queen Victoria (1837–1873): | ||||
| 9. | cont... | ← | 31 March 1837 | |
| 10. | Sir Charles Augustus FitzRoy KCH | 31 March 1837 | 2 November 1841 | |
| 8. | George Wright | 2 November 1841 | 13 November 1841 | |
| 11. | Sir Henry Vere Huntley | 13 November 1841 | 1 November 1847 | |
| 12. | Donald Campbell Bt | 9 December 1847 | 18 October 1850 | |
| 13. | Ambrose Lane | 18 October 1850 | 10 March 1851 | |
| 14. | Sir Alexander Bannerman | 10 March 1851 | 11 July 1854 | |
| 15. | Sir Dominick Daly | 11 July 1854 | 25 May 1859 | |
| 16. | Charles Young | 25 May 1859 | 8 June 1859 | |
| 17. | George Dundas | 8 June 1859 | 22 October 1868 | |
| 18. | Sir Robert Hodgson | 22 October 1868 | 6 October 1870 | |
| 19. | Sir William Cleaver Francis Robinson CMG | 6 October 1870 | 1 July 1873 | |
| # | Name | Governor from | Governor until | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governors under Queen Victoria (1873–1901): | ||||
| 19. | Sir William Cleaver Francis Robinson CMG | 1 July 1873 | 4 July 1874 | |
| 18. | Sir Robert Hodgson | 4 July 1874 | 10 July 1879 | |
| 20. | Thomas Heath Haviland | 10 July 1879 | 18 July 1884 | |
| 21. | Andrew Archibald Macdonald | 18 July 1884 | 2 September 1889 | |
| 22. | Jedediah Slason Carvell | 2 September 1889 | 14 February 1894 | |
| 23. | George William Howlan | 21 February 1894 | 23 May 1899 | |
| 24. | Peter Adolphus McIntyre | 23 May 1899 | → | |
| Governors under Edward VII (1901–1910): | ||||
| 24. | cont... | ← | 3 October 1904 | |
| 25. | Donald Alexander MacKinnon | 3 October 1904 | → | |
| Governors under George V (1910–1936): | ||||
| 25. | cont... | ← | 1 June 1910 | |
| 26. | Benjamin Rogers | 1 June 1910 | 3 June 1915 | |
| 27. | Augustine Colin Macdonald | 3 June 1915 | 16 July 1919 | |
| 28. | Murdock MacKinnon | 2 September 1919 | 8 September 1924 | |
| 29. | Frank Richard Heartz | 8 September 1924 | 19 November 1930 | |
| 30. | Charles Dalton | 19 November 1930 | 9 December 1933 | |
| 31. | George Des Brisay de Blois | 28 December 1933 | → | |
| Governors under Edward VIII (1936): | ||||
| 31. | cont... | ← | → | |
| Governors under George VI (1936–1952): | ||||
| 31. | cont... | ← | 11 September 1939 | |
| 32. | Bradford William LePage | 11 September 1939 | 18 May 1945 | |
| 33. | Joseph Alphonsus Bernard | 18 May 1945 | 4 October 1950 | |
| 34. | Thomas William Lemuel Prowse | 4 October 1950 | → | |
| Governors under Elizabeth II (1952–2022): | ||||
| 34. | cont... | ← | 31 March 1958 | |
| 35. | Frederick Walter Hyndman | 31 March 1958 | 1 August 1963 | |
| 36. | Willibald Joseph MacDonald | 1 August 1963 | 6 October 1969 | |
| 37. | John George MacKay | 6 October 1969 | 24 October 1974 | |
| 38. | Gordon Lockhart Bennett OC | 24 October 1974 | 14 January 1980 | |
| 39. | Joseph Aubin Doiron CM | 14 January 1980 | 1 August 1985 | |
| 40. | Lloyd MacPhail CM | 1 August 1985 | 16 August 1990 | |
| 41. | Marion Reid CM OPEI | 16 August 1990 | 30 August 1995 | |
| 42. | Gilbert Ralph Clements OPEI | 30 August 1995 | 8 May 2001 | |
| 43. | Léonce Bernard OPEI | 28 May 2001 | 31 July 2006 | |
| 44. | Barbara Oliver Hagerman OPEI | 31 July 2006 | 15 August 2011 | |
| 45. [† 1] | Frank Lewis OPEI | 15 August 2011 | 20 October 2017 | |
| 46. | Antoinette Perry OPEI | 20 October 2017 | present | |
| Lieutenant governors under Charles III (2022–present): | ||||
| 46. | cont... | ← | ||
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The University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) is a public university in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, and the only university in the province. Founded in 1969, the enabling legislation is the University Act, R.S.P.E.I 2000.
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The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island is the sole chamber of the General Assembly of Prince Edward Island. The Legislative Assembly meets at Province House, which is located at the intersection of Richmond and Great George Streets in Charlottetown. Bills passed by the Assembly are given royal assent by the King of Canada in Right of Prince Edward Island, represented by the lieutenant governor of Prince Edward Island.
The lieutenant governor of Prince Edward Island is the viceregal representative in Prince Edward Island of the Canadian monarch, King Charles III, who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada, as well as the other Commonwealth realms and any subdivisions thereof, and resides predominantly in his oldest realm, the United Kingdom. The lieutenant governor of Prince Edward Island is appointed in the same manner as the other provincial viceroys in Canada and is similarly tasked with carrying out most of the monarch's constitutional and ceremonial duties.
Edmund Fanning was an American-born colonial administrator and military officer. Born in New York, he became a lawyer and politician in North Carolina in the 1760s. He first came to fame as the focus of hatred of the Regulators, and led anti-Regulator militia in the War of the Regulation. When the American Revolutionary War broke out, he was driven from his home in New York, and joined the British Army, recruiting other Loyalists. He served during campaigns in New England and the South. At the end of the war in 1783 he became a United Empire Loyalist, settling in Nova Scotia.
Government House of Prince Edward Island, often referred to as Fanningbank, is the official residence of the lieutenant governor of Prince Edward Island, as well as that in Charlottetown of the Canadian monarch. It stands in the provincial capital at 1 Terry Fox Drive; while the equivalent building in many provinces has a prominent, central place in the capital, the site of Prince Edward Island's Government House is relatively unobtrusive within Charlottetown, giving it more the character of a private home.
By the arrangements of the Canadian federation, the Canadian monarchy operates in Prince Edward Island as the core of the province's Westminster-style parliamentary democracy. As such, the Crown within Prince Edward Island's jurisdiction is referred to as the Crown in Right of Prince Edward Island, His Majesty in Right of Prince Edward Island, or the King in Right of Prince Edward Island. The Constitution Act, 1867, however, leaves many royal duties in Prince Edward Island specifically assigned to the sovereign's viceroy, the lieutenant governor of Prince Edward Island, whose direct participation in governance is limited by the conventional stipulations of constitutional monarchy.
Augustine Colin Macdonald was a Canadian merchant and political figure. He represented King's County and later King's in the House of Commons of Canada from 1873 to 1874, from 1878 to 1882, from 1883 to 1887 and from 1891 to 1900 as a Liberal-Conservative member. Macdonald served as the tenth Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island from 1915 to 1919.
Charles Douglass Smith was a British army officer and colonial administrator.
Colonel Sir Aretas William Young was a British Army officer and colonial administrator of the early nineteenth century. After extensive military service in the Peninsular War and elsewhere, Young held a range of colonial government roles in the West Indies and Prince Edward Island, of which he was Lieutenant Governor. Young was knighted in 1834 for his colonial service. While in office at Charlottetown, he died, and was replaced by General John Harvey. Sir Aretas is a direct ancestor of the musician Will Young.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Prince Edward Island:
