title: Governor of Montreal
text: # Governor of Montreal
  
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  History of Montreal :
  
  History :
  
  | Hochelaga (village) | (16th century) |
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  | Old Montreal | (since 17th century) |
  | North West Company | (1779–1821) |
  | Merger and demerger | (2001–2005) |
  
  Timeline of Montreal history :
  
  | Founded by Maisonneuve | 1642 |
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  | Sulpicians takeover | 1663 |
  | Great Peace of Montreal | 1701 |
  | British takeover | 1760 |
  | Lachine Canal opened | 1825 |
  | Burning of the Parliament | 1849 |
  | Universal and Int'l Exhibition | 1967 |
  | October Crisis | 1970 |
  | Summer Olympics | 1976 |
  
  Other :
  
  Oldest buildings
  
  National Historic Sites
  
  List of governors of Montreal
  
  List of mayors
  
  Etymology of 'Montreal' :
  
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  The governor of Montreal was the highest position in Montreal in the 17th century and the 18th century. Prior to the establishment of the 1663 Sovereign Council, the governor of Montreal was appointed by the Société Notre-Dame de Montréal. The governor had responsibilities over both military and civil affairs in Montreal.
  
  ## List of governors of Montreal
  
  This is a list of governors of Montreal.
  
  | Governor | Term | Sovereign |
  | - | - | - |
  | Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve | 1642–1669 | Louis XIV |
  | Louis d'Ailleboust de Coulonge | 1645-1647 (acting) | Louis XIV |
  | Charles-Joseph d'Ailleboust des Musseaux | 1651-1653 (acting) | Louis XIV |
  | Raphaël-Lambert Closse | 1655-1657 (acting) | Louis XIV |
  | Zacharie Dupuis de Verdun | 1662 (acting) | Louis XIV |
  | Étienne Pézard de LaTouche | 1664 (acting) | Louis XIV |
  | Zacharie Dupuis de Verdun | 1665-1666 (acting) | Louis XIV |
  | Annibal-Alexis or Balthazar de Flotte de La Frédière | 1666-1667 (acting) | Louis XIV |
  | Zacharie Dupuy de Verdun | 1667-1668 (acting) | Louis XIV |
  | Pierre de Lamotte de Saint-Paul | 1669–1670 | Louis XIV |
  | Michel-Sidrac Dugué de Boisbriand | 1670 | Louis XIV |
  | François-Marie Perrot de Sainte-Geneviève | 1670–1684 | Louis XIV |
  | Thomas de Lanouguère | 1674-1675 (acting) | Louis XIV |
  | Louis-Hector de Callière | 1684–1699 | Louis XIV |
  | François Provost | 1686–1687 | Louis XIV |
  | Philippe de Rigaud de Vaudreuil | 1688-1689 (acting) | Louis XIV |
  | Philippe de Rigaud de Vaudreuil | 1699–1704 | Louis XIV |
  | Claude de Ramezay | 1704–1724 | Louis XIV |
  | Charles Le Moine, 1st Baron de Longueuil | 1724–1729 | Louis XV |
  | Jean Bouillet, sieur de la Chassaigne | 1729–1733 | Louis XV |
  | J.-M.-Josué Berthelot, sieur de Beaucourt | 1733–1748 | Louis XV |
  | Charles Le Moine, 2nd Baron de Longueuil | 1748–1755 | Louis XV |
  | François-Pierre Rigaud de Vaudreuil | 1757–1760 | Louis XV |
  | Thomas Gage | 1760–1763 | George III |
  | Ralph Burton | 1763–1764 | George III |
  