Heads of The Observatory/MSC
- 1840 Lieutenant C.J.B. Riddell, Royal Artillery
- 1841 Captain J.G. Younghusband
- 1841-1853 Captain Henry Lefroy
- Professor J.B. Cherriman 1853-1855 - Provisional Director of the Toronto Observatory
- Professor G. T. Kingston 1855-1880 - Director of the Toronto Observatory, Superintendent of the MSC
- Charles Carpmael 1880-1894, Director
- Sir R. Frederick Stupart 1894-1929, Director
- John Patterson M.A. F.R.C.S. 1929-1946, Director
- Andrew Thomson D.Sc., M.A. OBE 1946-1959 - Controller of the Meteorological Division
- Patrick D. McTaggart-Cowan DSc LLD MBE 1959-1964 - Director of the Meteorological Division
- J.R.H. Noble 1964-1971 - Assistant Minister, Atmospheric Environment Service
- J.R.H. Noble 1964-1971 - Administrator, Atmospheric Environment Service
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