Gordon Drummond

General
Sir Gordon Drummond
Governor General of the Canadas
In office
1815–1816
MonarchGeorge III
Preceded byGeorge Prévost
Succeeded byJohn Coape Sherbrooke
Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada
Acting
In office
1813–1814
MonarchGeorge III
Governor GeneralGeorge Prévost
Preceded byFrancis de Rottenburg
Succeeded bySir George Murray
Personal details
Born27 September 1772
Quebec City, Quebec
Died10 October 1854(1854-10-10) (aged 82)
London, England
NationalityUK/Canada
SpouseMargaret Russell (m. 1807)
Children2 sons (including Gordon Drummond) and daughter (Eliza Drummond)
Parent(s)Colin Drummond
Catherine Oliphant
Namesake(s)Drummondville, Quebec
Drummond Island, Michigan
Military service
AllegianceUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Branch/serviceBritish Army
RankGeneral
CommandsThe Canadas
Battles/wars

General Sir Gordon Drummond, GCB (27 September 1772 – 10 October 1854) was a Canadian-born British Army officer and the first official to command the military and the civil government of Canada. As Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada, Drummond distinguished himself on the Niagara front in the War of 1812 and later became Governor-General and Administrator of Canada.