Newfoundland Heritage Web Site

Decline of Naval Government

Newfoundland and Labrador experienced tremendous social and economic changes during the late-18th and early-19th centuries.
Profile of Governors

Profiles of all the governors of Newfoundland from 1610-present.
Hamilton, Sir Charles (1767-1849)

Biography of Sir Charles Hamilton, Naval Governor from 1818-1823.
Pole, Sir Charles Morice (1757-1830)

Biography of Sir Charles Morice Pole, Naval Governor from 1800-1801.
Gower, Sir Erasmus (1742-1814)

Biography of Sir Erasmus Gower, Naval Governor from 1804-1806.
Pickmore, Francis (c.1756-1818)

Biography of Francis Pickmore Naval Governor from 1816-1818.
Naval Governors, 1729-1824

About the Naval governors of Newfoundland, their duties, responsibilites and impact on Newfoundland and Labrador from 1729-1824.
Gambier, James (1756-1833)

Biography of James Gambier, Naval Governor from 1802-1804.
Duckworth, Sir John Thomas (1748-1817)

Biography of Sir John Thomas Duckworth, Naval Governor from 1810-1812.
Holloway, John (1744-1826)

Biography of John Holloway, Naval Governor from 1807-1809.
Keats, Sir Richard Goodwin (1757-1834)

Biography of Sir Richard Goodwin Keats, Naval Governor from 1813-1816.
Waldegrave, William, 1st Baron Radstock (1753-1825)

Biography of William Waldegrave, 1st Baron of Radstock, Naval Governor from 1797-1800.