Gordon Drummond

General Sir Gordon Drummond GCB
Portrait by George Théodore Berthon
Governor General of the Canadas
In office 1815–1816
Monarch	George III
Preceded by	George Prévost
Succeeded by	John Coape Sherbrooke
Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada
Acting
In office 1813–1814
Monarch	George III
Governor General	George Prévost
Preceded by	Francis de Rottenburg
Succeeded by	Sir George Murray
Personal details
Born	27 September 1772 Quebec City, Quebec
Died	10 October 1854(1854-10-10) (aged 82) London, England
Nationality	UK/Canada
Spouse	Margaret Russell (m. 1807)
Children	2 sons (including Gordon Drummond) and daughter (Eliza Drummond)
Parent(s)	Colin Drummond Catherine Oliphant
Namesake(s)	Drummondville, Quebec Drummond Island, Michigan
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Branch/service	British Army
Rank	General
Commands	The Canadas
Battles/wars	French Revolutionary Wars Flanders Campaign Egyptian Campaign War of 1812 Capture of Fort Niagara Battle of Buffalo Battle of Lundy's Lane Siege of Fort Erie

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.