Governors of Nova Scotia, 1710-1786
| # | Image | Name | Governor from | Governor until |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governors under Anne : | ||||
| Samuel Vetch | 1710 | 1712 | ||
| Francis Nicholson | 1712 | → | ||
| Governors under George I : | ||||
| Francis Nicholson (continued) | ← | 1715 | ||
| Samuel Vetch (second appointment) | 1715 | → | ||
| Thomas Caulfeild (acting governor) | 1715 | 1717 | ||
| Samuel Vetch (cont.) | ← | 1717 | ||
| Richard Philipps | 1717 | → | ||
| John Doucett (acting governor) | 1717 | 1725 | ||
| Lawrence Armstrong (acting governor) | 1725 | → | ||
| Governors under George II : | ||||
| Lawrence Armstrong (continued) | ← | 1739 | ||
| Alexander Cosby (acting governor) | 1739 | 1740 | ||
| Paul Mascarene (acting governor) | 1740 | 1749 | ||
| Richard Philipps (continued) | ← | 1749 | ||
| Edward Cornwallis | 1749 | 1752 | ||
| Peregrine Hopson | 1752 | → | ||
| Charles Lawrence (acting governor) | 1753 | 1755 | ||
| Peregrine Hopson (continued) | ← | 1755 | ||
| Charles Lawrence (ordinary governor) | 1756 | 1760 | ||
| Jonathan Belcher | 1760 | → | ||
| Governors under George III : | ||||
| Jonathan Belcher (continued) | ← | 1763 | ||
| Montague Wilmot | 1763 | 1766 | ||
| Lord William Campbell | 1766 | → | ||
| Benjamin Green (acting governor) | 1766 | |||
| Michael Francklin (acting governor) | 1766 | |||
| Lord William Campbell (continued) | ← | → | ||
| Michael Francklin (acting governor, second time) | 1767 | 1768 | ||
| Lord William Campbell (continued) | ← | → | ||
| Benjamin Green (acting governor, second time) | 1771 | 1772 | ||
| Michael Francklin (acting governor, third time) | 1772 | |||
| Lord William Campbell (continued) | → | 1773 | ||
| Francis Legge | 1773 | 1776 | ||
| Mariot Arbuthnot | 1776 | 1778 | ||
| Sir Richard Hughes Bt | 1778 | 1781 | ||
| Sir Andrew Snape Hamond | 1781 | 1782 | ||
| John Parr | 1782 | 1783 | ||
| Edmund Fanning | 1783 | 1786 | ||
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