List of lieutenant governors of Prince Edward Island
Lieutenant Governors of Prince Edward Island, 1799–1873

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Name
Governor from
Governor until
Governors under George III (1799–1820):
Governors under George III (1799–1820):
Governors under George III (1799–1820):
Governors under George III (1799–1820):
2.
Edmund Fanning
1 February 1799
10 May 1804
3.
Joseph Frederick Wallet DesBarres
10 May 1804
→
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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):
Governors under George IV (1820–1830):
Governors under George IV (1820–1830):
Governors under George IV (1820–1830):
4.
cont...
←
19 April 1824
5.
John Ready
19 April 1824
→
Governors under William IV (1830–1837):
Governors under William IV (1830–1837):
Governors under William IV (1830–1837):
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):
Governors under Queen Victoria (1837–1873):
Governors under Queen Victoria (1837–1873):
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

Question: What happened in the seat of Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island in March 1831 under William?
Answer: Under William, Murray Maxwell was appointed to succeed John Ready as Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island in March 1831.