ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT

OF THE

PROVINCE OF NEW-BRUNSWICK.

 

Thomas Carleton, Esquire,

The first Governor of the Province of New Brunswick, was appointed Captain General and Governor in Chief in and over the same, on the 16th day of August, in the year of our Lord 1784, and continued until the 20th May, 1786;  when Sir Guy Carleton, afterwards Lord Dorchester, having been appointed Governor of this and the adjacent Province of Nova Scotia, Canada, &c. the said Thomas Carleton, Esquire, was appointed Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick, and continued to administer the Government of the same until the 5th of October, 1803, when (having obtained His Majesty's Most Gracious leave of absence) he went to Great Britain, and thereupon the administration of the Government devolved upon

Gabriel G. Ludlow, Esquire,

Who continued to administer the same until his death, which happened the 12th February, 1808;  when the Government devolved upon

Edward Winslow, Esquire,

Who administered the same by the style of President of His Majesty's Council and Commander in Chief of the Province, until the 24th day of May, in the same year;  when

Major General Martin Hunter,

(Having been appointed President of His Majesty's Council) arrived and assumed the Civil and Military Command of the Province, and administered the Government thereof, by the above mentioned style, until the 24th June, 1812, with the exception of the time when he was twice absent to Nova Scotia, in the Military Commnad there:   during which time the Government devolved (by the royal instructions) upon the officer commanding the troops for the time being;  and was administered as follows, by

Lieutenant Colonel George Johnstone,

From the 17th of December, 1808, to the 28th of April, 1809;  and by

Major General William Balfour,

From the 11th of September to the 14th of November, 1811.

Major General Hunter,

Was succeeded by

Major General George Stracey Smyth,

Who was appointed to the administration of the Government (in the absence of the Lieutenant Governor) by His Majesty's commission, bearing date the 9th of April, 1812;  and the same was administered by him by the style of President and Commander in Chief of the Province, until August, 1813;  when he went to England, on leave of absence, and the Government devolved upon

Major General Sir Thomas Saumarez,

And was administered by him until the return of

Major General Smyth,

Who resumed the Government in August, 1814, and continued in the administration thereof until he again left the Province, on the 25th of June, 1816, to administer the Government of the Province of Nova Scotia, from which time to the 2st of July, 1817, the Government was administered by

Lieutenant Colonel Harris William Hailes,

As President and Commander in Chief;  he was superseded by the return of

Major General Smyth,

Who, on the death of Lieutenant Governor Carleton, was appointed by His Majesty's commission, dated the 28th day of February, 1817, Lieutenant Governor of the Province, and continued to administer the Government thereof, until his death, which happened on the 27th day of March, 1823;  when the administration devolved upon

Ward Chipman, Esquire,

Who continued in office by the style of President of His Majesty's Council and Commander in Chief of the Province, from the first day of April, 1823¹, until his death, which happened 9th February, 1824;  the Government then devolved upon

John M. Bliss, Esquire,

And was administered by him, by the same style, from the 21st day of February, 1824, until the arrival of

Major General Sir Howard Douglas, Bart.

He was sworn as Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief, in pursuance of His Majesty's Commission, bearing date the       day of                , on the 28th day of August, 1824, and administered the Government until the 29th March, 1829, when he went to England, and

William Black, Esquire,

As President and Commander in Chief, discharged the duties of the office from thence until the 8th September, 1831, when he was succeeded by

Major General Sir Archibald Campbell, Bart.

Under His Majesty's Commission dated the       day of                 appointing him to be Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief of the Province, he continued therein until the       day of June, 1837, when he was succeeded by

Major General Sir John Harvey,

Who under His Majesty's commission dated the       day of                 , was sworn as Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief, and now administers the Government of the Province.

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1.  This date appears as 1828 in Berton's compilation.

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