List of colonial governors in 1859
This is a list of the governors of colonies, protectorates, or other dependencies in 1859. Where applicable, native rulers are also listed.
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Portugal
- Angola – José Rodrigues Coelho do Amaral, Governor-General of Angola (1854–1860)
- Portuguese East Africa -
United Kingdom
- Bermuda
- Col. Freeman Murray, Governor of Bermuda (1854–1859)
- AT. Heniphill, Acting Governor of Bermuda (1859)
- William Munroe, Governor of Bermuda (1859–1860)
- Province of Canada – Sir Edmund Walker Head, 8th Baronet (1854–1861)
- Jamaica – Charles Henry Darling (1857–1863)
- Malta Colony – John Le Marchant, Governor of Malta (1858–1864)
- India - Charles Canning, 1st Earl Canning, Governor-General of India (1856-1861)
- New South Wales – Sir William Denison, Governor of New South Wales (1855–1861)
- Queensland
- Sir George Bowen, Governor of Queensland (1859–1868)
- note: Queensland was formally separated from New South Wales on 10 December 1859
- Tasmania – Sir Henry Young, Governor of Tasmania (1855–1861)
- South Australia – Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell, Governor of South Australia (1855–1862)
- Victoria – Sir Henry Barkly, Governor of Victoria (1856–1863)
- Western Australia – Sir Arthur Kennedy, Governor of Western Australia (1855–1862)
United States
- New Mexico Territory – Abraham Rencher, Governor of New Mexico (1857–1861)
- Utah Territory – Alfred Cumming (1858–1861)
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