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#OnThisDay 24 September 1793 Alured Clarke stepped down as Administrator of the Canadas, having served since 1791, upon the return of Governor General Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester. #OTD #history #canpoli #cdnpoli #cndpoli #thecanadas #bna #britshnorthamerica #politics
Alured Clarke stepped down as administrator of the Canadas on 24 September 1793
September 24, 2026 at 1:40 PM
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Governor of Bombay from 1842 to 1846. #OTD #history #britishhonduras #bh #belize #vandiemensland #vdl #politas #taspol #taspolitics #uppercanada #uc #thecanadas #britishnorthamerica #bna #onpoli #bombay #india #england #uk #unitedkingdom #politics
September 19, 2026 at 12:04 PM
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#OnThisDay 27 September 1772 Sir Gordon Drummond was born in Quebec City, Quebec. He served as Acting Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada from 1813 to 1814, and as Governor General of the Canadas from 1815 to 1816. #OTD #history #uppercanada #uc #thecanadas #bna #onpoli #cndpoli #britishnorthamerica
Future Upper Canadian acting lieutenant governor and Canadian governor general Sir Gordon Drummond was born on 27 September 1772
September 27, 2026 at 11:45 AM
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#OnThisDay 30 July 1799 Sir Robert Milnes, 1st Baronet was sworn in as Acting Governor General of the Canadas, in the absence of Governor General Robert Prescott. #OTD #history #canpoli #cdnpoli #cndpoli #thecanadas #bna #britishnorthamerica #politics
Sir Robert Milnes became acting governor general of the Canadas on 30 July 1799
July 30, 2026 at 12:17 PM
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#OnThisDay 30 July 1818 Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond was sworn in as Governor General of British North America, succeeding Sir John Coape Sherbrooke. #OTD #history #bna #britishnorthamerica #thecanadas #canpoli #cndpoli #cdnpoli #politics
The Duke of Richmond became governor general of British North America on 30 July 1818 Sir John Coape Sherbrooke retired as governor general of British North America on 30 July 1818
July 30, 2026 at 12:26 PM
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Sir Charles Bagot. #OTD #history #canpoli #cdnpoli #cdnpoli #thecanadas #britishnorthamerica #bna #ukpol #ukpolitics #england #politics
Sir Charles Bagot became governor general of the Province of Canada on 12 January 1842
September 19, 2026 at 11:37 AM
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Fort William from 1797 to 1798. #OTD #history #jamaica #lowercanada #lc #thecanadas #britishnorthamerica #bna #canpoli #cndpoli #cdnpoli #qcpoli #qbcpoli #nlpoli #fortwilliam #fw #india #wales #uk #unitedkingdom #politics
September 16, 2026 at 10:18 AM
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September 3, 2026 at 12:37 PM
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#OTD #history #bna #britishnorthamerica #thecanadas #uppercanada #uc #ontario #canpoli #cndpoli #cdnpoli #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #gb #greatbritain #england #politics
August 28, 2026 at 12:38 PM
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#OnThisDay 24 August 1835 Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford was sworn in as Governor General of British North America and Lieutenant Governor of Lower Canada, succeeding Matthew Whitworth-Aylmer, 5th Baron Aylmer. #OTD #history #britishnorthamerica #bna #thecanadas #canpoli #lowercanada #lc
The Earl of Gosford became governor general of British North America and lieutenant governor of Lower Canada on 24 August 1835 The Lord Aylmer retired as governor general of British North America and lieutenant governor of Lower Canada in 1835
August 24, 2026 at 3:25 PM
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#OnThisDay 19 August 1791 Sir Alured Clarke took office as Administrator of the Canadas, in the absence of Governor General Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester. #OTD #history #canpoli #cndpoli #cdnpoli #bna #britishnorthamerica #thecanadas #politics
Sir Alured Clarke became administrator of the Canadas on 19 August 1791
August 19, 2026 at 11:06 AM
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August 1, 2026 at 1:09 PM