The office of Commander-in-Chief, North America was the commander of British forces in North America before 1859. The title was passed onto the Governor General of British North America from 1859 to 1875.

General James Wolfe (2 January, 1727 - 13 September, 1759) was a British military officer, remembered mainly for his defeat of the French in Canada and establishing British rule there.

The Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (2 November 1767 - 23 January 1820) was a member of the British Royal Family, the fourth son of King George III and the father of Queen Victoria. He was created Duke of Kent and Strathearn and Earl of Dublin on 23 April 1799.

Sir Humphrey Gilbert (c. 1537 - 9 September 1583) was an English adventurer, explorer, member of parliament, and soldier from Devon, who served the crown during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England. One of the pioneers of English colonization, he claimed what is thought to be the first English property in North America. He was a half-brother (through his mother) of Sir Walter Raleigh.

Sir Richard Armstrong (c. 1782 - 3 March 1854) was an officer in the British army, and succeeded Major-General John Clitherow as commander of the British forces in Canada West. Stationed in Kingston, Ontario, Armstrong served in this role from 1842-1848.

Samuel Johannes Holland (1728 - 28 December 1801) was a Royal Engineer and first Surveyor General of British North America.

John Abraham (fl. 1672 - 1689) was a governor of the now abandoned Hudson's Bay Company settlement at Port Nelson (or Fort Nelson) on Hudson Bay, located in the northern part of the modern province of Manitoba. Immediately after joining the HBC in 1672, Abraham was sent to Hudson Bay, where he served under Governor Charles Bayly until 1678. In 1679, possibly as a result of Abraham's accusations of mismanagement, Bayly was recalled to London and replaced by John Nixon.

Sir Samuel Argall (baptized 4 December 1580 - c. 24 January 1626) was an English adventurer and naval officer. A sea captain, in 1609, Argall was the first to determine a shorter northern route from England across the Atlantic Ocean to the Virginia Colony based at Jamestown, and made numerous voyages to the New World. As a sea warrior, he is best-known for actions against the Powhatan Confederacy, successfully kidnapping the Chief's daughter, Pocahontas, …

Charles Inglis (1734- 24 February, 1816) was consecrated the first Church of England bishop of Diocese of Nova Scotia in 1787. Previously, Inglis had been the Loyalist rector of Trinity Church in New York. As the first Church of England bishop on the continent, his jurisdiction extended over all the British colonies in North America. Eager to increase the status of Anglicanism in the colonies, he supported the 1789 foundation of King's College in Windsor, Nova Scotia, …

Peter Easton (c. 1570 - 1620 or after) was a pirate in the early 17th century who operated along the Newfoundland coastline between Harbour Grace and Ferryland from 1611 to 1614. Perhaps one of the most successful of all pirates he controlled such seapower that no sovereign or state could afford to ignore him and he was never overtaken or captured by any fleet commissioned to hunt him down.

Sir John Berry was a British naval officer of the Royal Navy, and was in 1675 the captain of the annual convoy to Newfoundland that took place during the years of the colony's founding. Berry's advocacy of the right of the small number of settlers to remain in Newfoundland, which was opposed by the British Committee for Trade and Plantations, was an important factor in determining the future course of European settlement in Newfoundland.

Andrew Wedderburn Colville (also spelt Colvile) was a London governor of the Hudson's Bay Company. His son, Eden Colvile was appointed Governor of Rupert's Land.

Erasmus Stourton, clergyman and early settler to the Colony of Avalon, Newfoundland in 1627. He is known as one of the earliest Anglican clergyman to come to Newfoundland. Stourton matriculated from St. John’s College, Cambridge, in 1619 at the age of 16 and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1623. He was ordained September 1625 and in 1627 received his m.a. Stourton went to Newfoundland in 1627 as chaplain for the Sir George Calvert's colonists at Ferryland.

General Officer Commanding the Forces Canada was the command officer of British Armed Forces in Canada after 1875 and remained until 1902 when Britain was no longer providing military support in Canada. List of GOC: * 1875 Gen. Sir Edward Selby Smith, KCMG * 1880 Lt-Gen. Richard Amherst Luard, CB * 1884 Lt-Gen. Sir Frederick Dobson Midleton, KCMG, CB * 1890 Maj-Gen. The Rt Hon Ivor John Caradoc (Herbert), 1st Baron Treowen, CB, CMG, KStJ * 1895 Maj-Gen.

Ralph Burton (d. 1768 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England) was a British soldier and Canadian settler. Burton's military career began in the 2nd Troop of Horse Grenadier Guards, where he rose to the rank of major. In 1754, he was appointed lieutenant-colonel of the 48th Foot, which was involved in the captures of Quebec in 1759 and Martinique and Havanna in 1762. In 1760, General Jeffery Amherst, Governor General of British North America, …

Prudence Standish is a fictional character on the daytime drama Passions. Prudence is an ancestor of the Standish family having lived in the 17th century during the 1690s. Prudence is a character that is seen through flashbacks of witch Tabitha Lenox, and a featured character in the novel Hidden Passions. On the show the role of Prudence has been portrayed by Molly Stanton (1999, 2000-2001) and Heidi Mueller (2007-Present)