The position of Viceroy of America was established in 1782. In 1876 the title was changed to Governor-General, with greatly reduced powers. While the Viceroy had been virtually another monarch, the Governor-General is merely a figurehead, a representative of the Crown.
See also:List of American Prime Ministers (Commonwealth of America)
Viceroys 1782-1876[]
- HRH Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn 1782-1790
- Hugh Percy, Duke of Northumberland 1790-1808
- Robert George William Trefusis, Baron Clinton 1808-1815
- Charles Stanhope, Earl of Harrington 1815-1825
- Edward Boscawen, Earl of Falmouth 1825-1835
- Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington 1835-1845
- Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 3rd Marquess of Landsdowne 1845-1853
- Charles FitzRoy, Baron Southampton 1853-1860
- George Augustus Frederick Albemarle Bertie, Earl of Lindsey 1860-1870
- Cospatrick Alexander Home, Earl of Home 1870-1876
Governors-General 1876-[]
- Cospatrick Alexander Home, Earl of Home 1876-1877
- George Byng, Viscount Torrington 1877-1887
- Frederick Arthur Stanley, Lord Stanley of Preston 1887-1892
- George Herbert, Earl of Pembroke 1892-1902
- Sir Henry Chaplin 1902-1912
- Walter Hume Long, Viscount Long 1912-1922
- Austen Chamberlain, Baron Chamberlain 1922-1927
- General Sir John Pershing (Later Baron Pershing) 1927-1942
- HRH Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester 1942-1947
- Sir Stanley Reed 1947-1952
- Dwight David Eisenhower, Baron Eisenhower 1952-1957
- Admiral Sir Charles Lockwood 1957-1960
- Omar Nelson Bradley, Baron Bradley 1960-1967
- Sir Abraham Fortas 1967-1977
- Admiral Alan Shepard 1977-1982
- General Sir George Patton 1982-1992
- Lloyd Bentsen 1992-1997
- General Colin Powell 1997-2002
- Diane Sawyer 2002-