List of lieutenant governors of Nova Scotia
Governors of Nova Scotia, 1710–1786

List of lieutenant governors of Nova Scotia

Section Title: Governors of Nova Scotia, 1710–1786
Table Section Text: None

#	Image	Name	Governor from	Governor until

Governors under Anne (1710–1714):

1.	-	Samuel Vetch	1710	1712

2.	-	Francis Nicholson	1712	→

Governors under George I (1714–1727):

2.	-	Francis Nicholson (continued)	←	1715

3.	-	Samuel Vetch (second appointment)	1715	→

-	Thomas Caulfeild (acting governor)	1715	1717

3.	-	Samuel Vetch (cont.)	←	1717

4.	-	Richard Philipps	1717	→

-	John Doucett (acting governor)	1717	1725

-	Lawrence Armstrong (acting governor)	1725	→

Governors under George II (1727–1760):

-	Lawrence Armstrong (continued)	←	1739

-	Alexander Cosby (acting governor)	1739	1740

-	Paul Mascarene (acting governor)	1740	1749

4.	-	Richard Philipps (continued)	←	1749

5.	-	Edward Cornwallis	1749	1752

6.	-	Peregrine Hopson	1752	→

-	Charles Lawrence (acting governor)	1753	1755

6.	-	Peregrine Hopson (continued)	←	1755

7.	-	Charles Lawrence (ordinary governor)	1756	1760

8.	-	Lt. Gov. Jonathan Belcher (For Gov. Henry Ellis)	1760	→

Governors under George III (1760–1786):

8.	-	Lt. Gov. Jonathan Belcher (continued) (For Gov. Henry Ellis)	←	1763

9.	-	Montague Wilmot	1763	1766

10.	-	Lord William Campbell	1766	→

-	Benjamin Green (acting governor)	1766

MichaelFrancklinByJohnSingletonCopely.JPG	Michael Francklin (acting governor)	1766

10.	-	Lord William Campbell (continued)	←	→

MichaelFrancklinByJohnSingletonCopely.JPG	Michael Francklin (acting governor, second time)	1767	1768

10.	-	Lord William Campbell (continued)	←	→

-	Benjamin Green (acting governor, second time)	1771	1772

MichaelFrancklinByJohnSingletonCopely.JPG	Michael Francklin (acting governor, third time)	1772

10.	-	Lord William Campbell (continued)	→	1773

11.	-	Francis Legge	1773	1776

12.	-	Mariot Arbuthnot	1776	1778

13.	-	Sir Richard Hughes Bt	1778	1781

14.	-	Sir Andrew Snape Hamond	1781	1782

15.	-	John Parr	1782	1783

16.	-	Edmund Fanning	1783	1786

Sentence(s)

John Doucett was lieutenant-governor in 1717.

final_sentence: John Doucett was lieutenant-governor in 1717.