History
See also: List of lieutenant governors of Nova ScotiaThe office of Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia came into being in 1786, when the government of William Pitt adopted the idea that Nova Scotia, along with New Brunswick, Quebec, and Prince Edward Island, should have as their respective governors a single individual. The earlier post of Governor of Nova Scotia thus came to be occupied by the overreaching authority of the governor-in-chief, who was represented in the colony by a lieutenant. The modern incarnation of the office, however, was established in 1867, upon Nova Scotia's entry into Confederation. Since that date, 30 lieutenant governors have served the province, amongst whom were notable firsts, such as Myra Freeman – the first female lieutenant governor of the province – and Mayann Francis – the first lieutenant governor of West Indian ancestry. The shortest mandate by a Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia was Joseph Howe, for three weeks in July 1873, while the longest was MacCallum Grant, from 1916 to 1925.
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