Colonial Governors of Nova Scotia
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1710
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1786
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Governors of the British colony of Nova Scotia, prior to Canadian Confederation
| Name | Term Began | Term Ended |
| Samuel Vetch | 1710 | 1712 |
| Francis Nicholson | 1712 | 1717 |
| Richard Philipps | 1717 | 1749 |
| Edward Cornwallis | 1749 | 1752 |
| Peregrine Thomas Hopson | 1752 | 1755 |
| Charles Lawrence | 1753 | 1756 |
| Henry Ellis | 1761 | 1763 |
| Lieut. Gov. Jonathan Belcher | administered the colony in Ellis's absence | |
| Montagu Wilmot | 1763 | 1766 |
| William Campbell, RN | 1766 | 1773 |
| Francis Legge | 1773 | 1782 |
| John Parr | 1782 | 1786 |
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Eugene Quigley
Eugene Quigley
Yes - Belcher administered the colony in Ellis's absence.
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Tanya Quinn
What about acting governors of Nova Scotia? Can we link them here? e.g. Paul Mascarene who served during one of Phillips absences.
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by Tanya Quinn