Following the British Conquest of New France in 1763, the likes of Lord Amherst and Lord Dorchester were raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom for their part in the taking of Quebec and as Governors General of Canada, but they were not Canadians.
The likes of Lord Amherst and Lord Dorchester were raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom for their part in the taking of Quebec and as Governors General of Canada. This was following the British Conquest of New France in 1763. They were not Canadians.