List of colonial governors in 1860

This is a list of the governors of colonies, protectorates, or other dependencies in 1860. Where applicable, native rulers are also listed.

Portugal

• Angola –
  1. José Rodrigues Coelho do Amaral, Governor-General of Angola (1854–1860)
  2. Carlos Augusto Franco, Governor-General of Angola (1860–1861)

United Kingdom

• Auckland Province, Superintendent – John Williamson
• Province of Canada – Sir Edmund Walker Head, 8th Baronet (1854–1861)
• Cape Colony – Sir George Grey (1854–1861)
  • Robert Wynyard, acting governor
• Jamaica – Charles Henry Darling (1857–1863)
• Malta Colony – John Le Marchant, Governor of Malta (1858–1864)
• New South Wales – Sir William Denison, Governor of New South Wales (1855–1861)
• Queensland – Sir George Bowen, Governor of Queensland (1859–1868)
• 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 (1857–1861)
• Utah Territory – Alfred Cumming (1858–1861)