# List of lieutenant governors of Ontario

**Section:** Lieutenant Governors of Upper Canada, 1791–1841

| # | Image | Name | Name | Name | Name | Name | Governor from | Governor until |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governors under King George III (1791 – 1820) | Governors under King George III (1791 – 1820) | Governors under King George III (1791 – 1820) | Governors under King George III (1791 – 1820) | Governors under King George III (1791 – 1820) | Governors under King George III (1791 – 1820) | Governors under King George III (1791 – 1820) | Governors under King George III (1791 – 1820) | Governors under King George III (1791 – 1820) |
| 1 | - | John Graves Simcoe | John Graves Simcoe | John Graves Simcoe | John Graves Simcoe | John Graves Simcoe | 1791 | 1796 |
| Admin. | - | Peter Russell | Peter Russell | Peter Russell | Peter Russell | Peter Russell | 1796 | 1799 |
| 2 | - | Peter Hunter | Peter Hunter | Peter Hunter | Peter Hunter | Peter Hunter | 1799 | 1805 |
| Admin. | - | Alexander Grant | Alexander Grant | Alexander Grant | Alexander Grant | Alexander Grant | 1805 | 1806 |
| 3 | - | Francis Gore | Acting governors for Francis Gore | Acting governors for Francis Gore | Acting governors for Francis Gore | Acting governors for Francis Gore | 1806 | 1817 |
| 3 | - | Francis Gore | Image | Name | From | Until | 1806 | 1817 |
| 3 | - | Francis Gore | Sir Isaac Brock KB | 1811 | 1812 | - | 1806 | 1817 |
| 3 | - | Francis Gore | Sir Roger Hale Sheaffe | 1812 | 1813 | - | 1806 | 1817 |
| 3 | - | Francis Gore | Le baron de Rottenburg | 1813 | 1813 | - | 1806 | 1817 |
| 3 | - | Francis Gore | Sir Gordon Drummond | 1813 | 1814 | - | 1806 | 1817 |
| 3 | - | Francis Gore | Sir George Murray GCB GCH | 1815 | 1815 | - | 1806 | 1817 |
| 3 | - | Francis Gore | Sir Frederick Philipse Robinson KCB GCH | 1815 | 1815 | - | 1806 | 1817 |
| Admin. | - | Samuel Smith | Samuel Smith | Samuel Smith | Samuel Smith | Samuel Smith | 1817 | 1818 |
| 4 | - | Sir Peregrine Maitland KCB GCH | Sir Peregrine Maitland KCB GCH | Sir Peregrine Maitland KCB GCH | Sir Peregrine Maitland KCB GCH | Sir Peregrine Maitland KCB GCH | 1818 | → |
| Governors under King George IV (1820 – 1830) | Governors under King George IV (1820 – 1830) | Governors under King George IV (1820 – 1830) | Governors under King George IV (1820 – 1830) | Governors under King George IV (1820 – 1830) | Governors under King George IV (1820 – 1830) | Governors under King George IV (1820 – 1830) | Governors under King George IV (1820 – 1830) | Governors under King George IV (1820 – 1830) |
| 4 | - | cont... | cont... | cont... | cont... | cont... | ← | 1828 |
| 5 | - | Sir John Colborne GCB GCMG | Sir John Colborne GCB GCMG | Sir John Colborne GCB GCMG | Sir John Colborne GCB GCMG | Sir John Colborne GCB GCMG | 1828 | → |
| Governors under King William IV (1830 – 1837) | Governors under King William IV (1830 – 1837) | Governors under King William IV (1830 – 1837) | Governors under King William IV (1830 – 1837) | Governors under King William IV (1830 – 1837) | Governors under King William IV (1830 – 1837) | Governors under King William IV (1830 – 1837) | Governors under King William IV (1830 – 1837) | Governors under King William IV (1830 – 1837) |
| 5 | - | cont... | cont... | cont... | cont... | cont... | ← | 1836 |
| 6 | - | Sir Francis Bond Head KCH | Sir Francis Bond Head KCH | Sir Francis Bond Head KCH | Sir Francis Bond Head KCH | Sir Francis Bond Head KCH | 1836 | → |
| Governors under Queen Victoria (1837 – 1841) | Governors under Queen Victoria (1837 – 1841) | Governors under Queen Victoria (1837 – 1841) | Governors under Queen Victoria (1837 – 1841) | Governors under Queen Victoria (1837 – 1841) | Governors under Queen Victoria (1837 – 1841) | Governors under Queen Victoria (1837 – 1841) | Governors under Queen Victoria (1837 – 1841) | Governors under Queen Victoria (1837 – 1841) |
| 6 | - | cont... | cont... | cont... | cont... | cont... | ← | 1838 |
| 7 | - | Sir George Arthur KCH | Sir George Arthur KCH | Sir George Arthur KCH | Sir George Arthur KCH | Sir George Arthur KCH | 1838 | 1839 |
| 8 | - | The Lord Sydenham PC | The Lord Sydenham PC | The Lord Sydenham PC | The Lord Sydenham PC | The Lord Sydenham PC | 1839 | 1841 |