John Byron, English admiral and politician, 24th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (died 1786)

John Byron

Royal Navy officer, explorer and colonial administrator

Vice-Admiral John Byron was a Royal Navy officer, explorer and colonial administrator. He earned the nickname "Foul-Weather Jack" in the press because of his frequent encounters with bad weather at sea. As a midshipman, he sailed in the squadron under George Anson on his voyage…

List of governors of Newfoundland and Labrador

The following is a list of governors, commodore-governors, and lieutenant governors of Newfoundland and Labrador. Though the present day office of the lieutenant governor in Newfoundland and Labrador came into being only upon the province's entry into Canadian Confederation in…