List of colonial governors in 1848

This is a list of the governors of colonies, protectorates, or other dependencies in 1848. Where applicable, native rulers are also listed.

Denmark

• South Greenland – Carl Peter Holbøll, Inspector of South Greenland (1828–1856)

Portugal

• Angola –
  1. Pedro Alexandrino da Cunha, Governor-General of Angola (1845–1848)
  2. Adrião da Silveiro Pinto, Governor-General of Angola (1848–1851)

United Kingdom

• Malta – Richard More O'Ferrall, Governor of Malta (1847–1851)
• New South Wales – Lieutenant Colonel Charles FitzRoy, Governor of New South Wales (1846–1855)
• South Australia
  1. Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Holt Robe, Governor of South Australia (1845–1848)
  2. Sir Henry Fox Young, Governor of South Australia (1848–1854)
• Western Australia
  1. Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Irwin, Acting Governor of Western Australia (1847–1848)
  2. Captain Charles Fitzgerald, Governor of Western Australia (1848–1855)