Vice-Regal Spouses
Following is a list of the spouses of the Lieutenant Governors of Nova Scotia who have resided at Government House Halifax.
A female spouse of the Lieutenant Governor may be referred to as the "Chatelaine" which references her status as the "mistress of the household" or the woman in charge of the family dwelling.
Please note that a few of the Lieutenant Governors had more than one spouse during their lifetime, this chart reflects the spouse who resided with them at Government House during their spouse's term in office as Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.
| Left: A portrait of Lady Frances Wentworth, the first vice-regal spouse to take up residence in Government House. The original portrait by John Singleton Copley hangs in the New York Public Library. A reproduction was acquired in 1999 by then Lieutenant Governor, the Hon. J.J. Kinley and his wife Grace, for Government House and is proudly on display in the Ballroom next to the portrait of her husband, Sir John Wentworth. |
| Lieutenant Governor | Spouse |
|---|---|
| Sir John Wentworth | Frances, Lady Wentworth (née Deering) |
| LGen Sir George Prevost | Catherine Anne, Lady Prevost (née Phipps) |
| LGen Sir John Coape Sherbrooke | Katharina, Lady Sherbrooke (née Pyndar) |
| The Rt. Hon. George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie | Christina, Countess of Dalhousie (née Broun) |
| Gen Sir James Kempt | -- |
| Gen Sir Peregrin Maitland | Lady Sarah Maitland (née Lady Sarah Lennox) |
| MGen Sir Colin Campbell | Jane, Lady Campbell (née Harden) |
| The Rt. Hon. Lucius Bentinck Cary, 10th Viscount Falkand | Lady Amelia, Viscountess Falkland (née Fitzclarence) |
| LGen Sir John Harvey | Hon. Elizabeth, Lady Harvey (née Lake) |
| Gen Sir John Gaspard Le Marchant | Margaret Anne Le Marchant (née Taylor) |
| The Rt. Hon. George A.C. Phipps, 2nd Earl of Mulgrave | Laura, Countess of Mulgrave (née Russell) |
| Sir Richard Graves Macdonnell | Blanche Anne, Lady Macdonnell (née Skurray) |
| Gen The Hon. Sir William Fenwick Williams | -- |
| LGen The Hon. Sir Charles Hastings Doyle | -- |
| The Honourable Joseph Howe | Catherine Susan Howe (née McNab) |
| The Honourable Sir Adams George Archibald | Elizabeth, Lady Archibald (née Burnyeat) |
| The Honourable Matthew Henry Richey | Sarah Lavinia Richey (née Anderson) |
| The Honourable Archibald Woodbury McLelan | Caroline McLelan (née Metzler) |
| The Honourable Sir Malachy Bowes Daly | Joanna Mary, Lady Daly (née Kenny) |
| The Honourable Alfred Gilpin Jones | Emma Jones* (née Albro) |
| The Honourable Duncan Cameron Fraser | Bessie Fraser (née Grant Graham) |
| The Honourable James Drummond McGregor | Roberta MacGregory (née Ridley) |
| The Honourable David MacKeen | Jane Kate MacKeen (née Crerar) |
| The Honourable P. MacCallum Grant | Laura McNeill Grant (née Parker) |
| The Honourable James Robson Douglas | Marion Genevieve Douglas (née Stevens) |
| The Honourable James Cranswick Tory | Caroline Emma Tory (née Whitman) |
| The Honourable Frank Thomas Stanfield | Sarah Emma Stanfield (née Thomas) |
| The Honourable Walter Harold Covert | Mary Jane "Minnie" Covert (née McColough) |
| The Honourable Robert Irwin | Mary Prescott Irwin (née McGill) |
| The Honourable Frederick Francis Mathers | Margaret Ethel Mathers (née Bligh) |
| LCol The Honourable Henry Ernest Kendall | Margaret Kendall (née McLennan) |
| The Honourable John Alexander Douglas McCurdy | Margaret Millicent McCurdy (née Ball) |
| The Honourable Alistair Fraser | Jane Fraser (née Ross) |
| MGen The Honourable Edward Chester Plow | Mary Plow (née Lynch) |
| The Honourable Henry Poole MacKeen, MD | Alice Richardson MacKeen (née Tilley) |
| Brigadier The Honourable Victor de Bedia Oland | Nancy Jane Oland (née Medcalfe) |
| The Honourable Clarence Lloyd Gosse, MD | Elizabeth Gosse (née Carten) |
| The Honourable John Elvin Shaffner | Nell Margaret Shaffner (née Potter) |
| LCol The Honourable Alan Rockwell Abraham | Rose Marie Abraham (née Belliveau) |
| The Honourable Lloyd Roseville Crouse | Marion Cavell Crouse (née Fraser) |
| The Honourable John James Kinley | Grace Elizabeth Kinley (née MacPherson) |
| The Honourable Myra Ava Freeman | Lawrence A. Freeman, QC |
| The Honourable Mayann Elizabeth Francis | -- |
| BGen The Honourable John James Grant | Joan Beatrice Grant (née Fraser) |
| The Honourable Arthur Joseph LeBlanc | Rosemarie Patricia (Patsy) LeBlanc (née Lirette) |
* Several references state that The Hon. Alfred Gilpin Jones's daughter, the author Alice Jones, acted as Chatelaine during her father's term in office.
We apologize for any discrepancies.