Viceregal eponyms in Canada

In Canada, a number of sites and structures are named for Governors General of the country, the Canadian monarch's representative in the country.

Governors and Governors General of New France (1627–1760)

Samuel de Champlain (1627–1635)

• Lake Champlain
• Champlain Sea
• Champlain Mountain in Acadia National Park, first sighted by de Champlain in 1604^[1]
• Champlain, Ontario, a township
• Champlain, Quebec, a municipality
• Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park, near Mattawa, Ontario
• Champlain Bridge, Montreal and Champlain Bridge (Ottawa)
• the Château Champlain, a Montreal hotel
• HMCS Champlain, (1919) a S class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy from 1928-1936.
• HMCS Champlain, a Canadian Forces Naval Reserve division based in Chicoutimi, Quebec since activation in 1985.

CEGEP Champlain (College)

Charles de Montmagny (1635–1648)

• Montmagny, Quebec

Louis d'Ailleboust de Coulonge (1648–1651)

• Coulonge River, western Quebec

The Comte de Frontenac et de Palluau (1672–1682, 1689–1698)

• Fort Frontenac, Kingston, Ontario
• Frontenac County, Ontario and its townships
• the Kingston Frontenacs, a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League, in turn named for an Eastern Professional Hockey League team before them
• Chateau Frontenac, Quebec, Quebec
• Frontenac (Montreal Metro)
• Rue Frontenac, Montreal, Quebec

The Marquis de Vaudreuil (1703–1725) or The Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnal (1755–1760)

• Vaudreuil-Dorion, a suburb of Montreal
• Terrasse-Vaudreuil, Quebec, also near Montreal

The Marquis de Beauharnois (1725–1747)

• Beauharnois, Quebec
• Beauharnois Canal in Quebec, part of the St. Lawrence Seaway

The Marquis de la Jonquière (1749–1752)

• Jonquière, Quebec
• Fort La Jonquière, Saskatchewan

Governors and Governors General of Canada (1760–1867)

Sir Jeffery Amherst (1760–1763)

• Amherstburg, Ontario
  • General Amherst High School^[2]
• Amherst, Nova Scotia
• Amherst Island, Ontario
• Amherst Island (Nunavut)
• Rue Amherst, Montreal, Quebec

Sir Guy Carleton, later The Lord Dorchester (1768–1778, 1786–1796)

• HMCS Carleton, a Canadian Forces Naval Reserve unit^[3]
• Carleton University
• Dorchester Square in Montreal was so named when Dorchester Boulevard was renamed Boulevard René-Lévesque^[4]
• Carleton County, New Brunswick
• Guysborough County, Nova Scotia
• Dorchester, Ontario
• Sir Guy Carleton Secondary School, Ottawa

Sir Frederick Haldimand (1778–1786)

• Haldimand County, Ontario^[5]

Robert Prescott (1796–1799)

• Prescott, Ontario
• Prescott and Russell United Counties, Ontario^[6]

Sir George Prévost (1812–1815)

• HMS Wolfe was called HMS Sir George Prevost before its launch in 1813

Sir Gordon Drummond (1813–1814)

• Drummondville, Quebec^[7]
• Drummond/North Elmsley, Ontario
• Drummond, New Brunswick

Sir John Coape Sherbrooke (1816–1818)

• Sherbrooke, Quebec
• Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia
• Sherbrooke Street, Montreal^[8]
• Sir John Sherbrooke (Halifax) and Sir John Sherbrooke (Saint John), letter of marque privateer brigs in the War of 1812

The Duke of Richmond (1818–1819)

• Lennoxville, Quebec
• Richmond, Ontario
• Richmond, Quebec
• Richmond County, Nova Scotia
• Richmond Hill, Ontario^[9]

The Earl of Dalhousie (1820–1828)

• Dalhousie University^[10]
• Dalhousie, New Brunswick^[11]
• Port Dalhousie, Ontario

Sir James Kempt (1828–1830)

• Kemptville, Ontario^[12]
• Kemptville, Nova Scotia

The Lord Aylmer (1830–1835)

• Aylmer, Quebec^[13]
• Aylmer, Ontario

Sir John Colborne (1837–1838)

• Port Colborne, Ontario^[14]

The Earl of Durham (1838–1839)

• Durham, Ontario

The Lord Sydenham (1839–1841)

• Sydenham, Frontenac County, Ontario^[15]
• Sydenham, Grey County, Ontario
• Sydenham River, empties into Lake Saint Clair, Ontario
• Sydenham River (Lake Huron), empties into Georgian Bay, Ontario

Sir Charles Metcalfe (1843–1845)

• Metcalfe, Ontario
• Metcalfe Street (Montreal)
• Metcalfe Street (Ottawa)

The Earl of Elgin and Kincardine (1847–1854)

• Kincardine, Ontario
• Port Elgin, Ontario^[16]
• Bruce Mines, Ontario
• Bruce County, Ontario
• Elgin County, Ontario
• Elgin, New Brunswick
• the Elgin Regiment, of which he and his descendants serve as colonel

Sir Edmund Walker Head (1854–1861)

• Edmundston, New Brunswick^[17]

Governors General of Canada (since 1867)

The Viscount Monck (1867–1869)

• Monck, a town in Wellington North, Ontario
• Monck Road, a series of settlement roads in Northeastern Ontario^[18]

The Lord Lisgar (1869–1872)

• Lisgar Collegiate Institute, a public secondary school in Ottawa^[19]
• Lisgar GO Station, a GO Transit stop in Mississauga, Ontario, and the surrounding community of Lisgar^[20]
• Lisgar Middle School in Mississauga, Ontario

The Earl of Dufferin (1872–1878)

• Dufferin Street, a major road in Toronto
• Dufferin County, Ontario^[21]
• Dufferin Roblin, premier of Manitoba 1958 to 1967, was named after the electoral district where his grandfather Rodmond Palen Roblin, also provincial premier, served.
• Dufferin, Kamloops, British Columbia
• Countess of Dufferin, the first steam locomotive to operate in the prairies, named for Lord Dufferin's wife Hariot, Countess of Dufferin^[22]
• Terrasse Dufferin, Quebec, located in Old Quebec, next to the walls of the Fortress and the Chateau Frontenac

Marquess of Lorne (1878–1883)

• Lorne, Manitoba
• Lorne, New Brunswick
• Lorne Park, Ontario^[23]
• Mount Lorne, Yukon
• The given name Lorne is more common in Canada than in any other part of the world.
• For eponyms of Lord Lorne's wife Princess Louise, see Royal eponyms in Canada

The Marquess of Lansdowne (1883–1888)

• Lansdowne Avenue, Toronto
• Lansdowne Park, Ottawa^[24]
• Lansdowne, Edmonton
• Lansdowne Centre, a shopping mall in Richmond, British Columbia
• Lansdowne Public School, Sudbury, Ontario

The Lord Stanley of Preston (1888–1893)

• the Stanley Cup, a trophy presented to the winning team of the National Hockey League annually^[25]
• Stanley, New Brunswick
• Stanley, Nova Scotia^[26]
• Stanley Park, Vancouver

The Earl of Aberdeen (1893–1898)

• Aberdeen Pavilion, an exhibition hall in Ottawa^[27]
• Aberdeen, Kamloops
• Aberdeen Parish, New Brunswick
• Aberdeen, Saskatchewan
• Lady Aberdeen Bridge, in Gatineau, is named for Lord Aberdeen's wife Ishbel, Countess of Aberdeen

The Earl of Minto (1898–1904)

• the Minto Cup, a trophy presented annually to the champion junior men's lacrosse team in Canada^[28]
• Minto Skating Club, Ottawa^[29]
• Minto Street, Vancouver
• Minto City, British Columbia
• Mount Minto, British Columbia
• Minto, New Brunswick
• Minto, Ontario
• Minto, Manitoba^[30]
• Lady Minto Hospital in Cochrane, Ontario is named for Lord Minto's wife Mary, Countess of Minto^[31]

The Earl of Grey (1904–1911)

• the Grey Cup, a trophy presented annually to the champion of the Canadian Football League^[32]
• Earl Grey, Saskatchewan^[33]
• Grey River, Newfoundland and Labrador

HRH The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1911–1916)

see Royal eponyms in Canada Connaught Ranges, Ottawa The Royal Connaught Hotel, Hamilton (of former renown) The Royal Canadian Hussars (6th Duke of Connaught's merged with 17th Duke of York's)

The Duke of Devonshire (1916–1921)

• Devonshire Cup, a trophy presented to the champion of the Canadian Senior Golf Association

The Lord Byng of Vimy (1921–1926)

• Camp Byng, a camping facility in Roberts Creek, British Columbia
• Lord Byng Elementary School, Richmond, British Columbia
• Lord Byng Secondary School, Vancouver
• General Byng School, Winnipeg
• Baron Byng High School, Montreal
• the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, presented annually to the most sportsmanlike NHL player, was donated by Lord Byng's wife Evelyn, Lady Byng of Vimy^[34]

The Viscount Willingdon (1926–1931)

• the Willingdon Cup, presented annually to the champion of the Royal Canadian Golf Association
• Willingdon, Alberta
• Willingdon Heights, Burnaby, Vancouver
• Willingdon Secondary School, Burnaby

The Earl of Bessborough (1931–1935)

• Bessborough School, Moncton, New Brunswick
• Bessborough Armoury, a Canadian Forces armoury in Vancouver^[35]
• Delta Bessborough, a hotel in Saskatoon

The Lord Tweedsmuir (1935–1940)

• Tweedsmuir South Provincial Park^[36] and Tweedsmuir North Provincial Park and Protected Area, British Columbia
• Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary School, Surrey, British Columbia
• Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School, Okotoks, Alberta

The Earl of Athlone (1940–1946)

• Athlone, Edmonton^[37]

The Viscount Alexander of Tunis (1946–1952)

•  Ontario: Viscount Alexander Park, a neighbourhood in Ottawa
•  Manitoba: École Viscount Alexander, a French immersion school in Winnipeg

Vincent Massey (1952–1959)

• Vincent Massey Park, Ottawa
• Massey Place, Saskatoon
• Institut collegial Vincent Massey Collegiate, Winnipeg
• Vincent Massey Collegiate Institute, Etobicoke
• Vincent Massey Public School, Ottawa
• Massey College, University of Toronto^[38]
• Vincent Massey Secondary School, Windsor, Ontario
• Vincent Massey Memorial Centre Ice Skating Rink, Bewdley, Ontario
• the Massey Lectures, a prestigious week-long annual event^[39]

Georges Vanier (1959–1967)

• the Vanier Cup, a trophy awarded annually to the university football champion^[40]
• Vanier Park, Vancouver^[41]
• Rideau-Vanier Ward, Ottawa
• Vanier, Ontario, a former municipality that merged into the city of Ottawa in 2001
• Georges-Vanier, a station on the Montreal Metro^[42]
• Vanier, Quebec City, a city that merged into Quebec City in 2002
• Place Vanier, an office-building complex in Ottawa
• Georges P. Vanier Secondary School, Courtenay, British Columbia
• General Vanier Intermediate School, Cornwall, Ontario
• École secondaire Georges-P.-Vanier, Hamilton, Ontario
• Georges Vanier Catholic School, Kanata, Ontario^[43]
• Georges Vanier Secondary School, Toronto
• École secondaire Georges-Vanier, Laval, Quebec
• Vanier College, Montreal
• Georges Vanier Scholarship^[44]

Roland Michener (1967–1974)

• the Michener Award, an annual journalism award^[45]
• The Michener Institute, a health sciences college in Toronto^[46]
• Mount Michener, Alberta^[47]
• Roland Michener Secondary School, South Porcupine, Ontario^[48]

Jules Léger (1974–1979)

• the Jules and Gabrielle Léger Fellowship, after Léger and his wife Gabrielle^[49]

Edward Schreyer (1979–1984)

• Edward Schreyer Fellowship, University of Toronto^[50]

Jeanne Sauvé (1984–1990)

• Collège Jeanne-Sauvé, Winnipeg^[51]
• the Sauvé Foundation, a charity dedicated to youth leadership^[52]

Ray Hnatyshyn (1990–1995)

• the Ramon John Hnatyshyn Cup, a trophy awarded to the winner of the Canadian International Dragon Boat Festival^[53]

Roméo LeBlanc (1995–1999)

• LeBlanc Park, Memramcook, New Brunswick

Adrienne Clarkson (1999–2005)

• the Clarkson Cup, a trophy awarded to the champion of the National Canadian Women's Hockey Championship^[54]
• Adrienne Clarkson Elementary School, Nepean, Ottawa^[55]

Michaëlle Jean (2005–2010)

• Michaëlle Jean Public School, Richmond Hill, Ontario^[56]
• the Michaëlle Jean tulip, a cultivar designed to Jean's specific tastes, presented to her in 2010 by Princess Margriet of the Netherlands^[57]

David Johnston (2010–present)

• David Johnston International Experience Awards^[58]
• David Johnston Research and Technology Park, Waterloo, Ontario^[59]

Lieutenant Governors

British Columbia

The names of the major islands in the Estevan Group, on the outer North Coast, commemorate early Lieutenant-Governors Joseph Trutch, Francis Stillman Barnard, Edward Gawler Prior, Edgar Dewdney, and Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière; Trutch, Dewdney, and Prior are also commemorated on street names in Greater Vancouver and, in Dewdney's case, the community of Dewdney and, indirectly, the Dewdney Trunk Road in the Fraser Valley.

See also

• List of Governors General of Canada
• Royal eponyms in Canada
• List of awards named after Governors General of Canada

References