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.

Portugal

• Angola – José Rodrigues Coelho do Amaral, Governor-General of Angola (1854–1860)
• Portuguese East Africa -

United Kingdom

• Bermuda
  1. Col. Freeman Murray, Governor of Bermuda (1854–1859)
  2. AT. Heniphill, Acting Governor of Bermuda (1859)
  3. 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)