List of colonial governors in 1879
This is a list of the governors of colonies, protectorates, or other dependencies in 1879. Where applicable, native rulers are also listed.
Portugal
[edit]- Angola – Vasco Guedes de Carvalho e Meneses, Governor-General of Angola (1878–1880)
United Kingdom
[edit]- Jamaica – Sir Anthony Musgrave, Governor of Jamaica (1877–1883)
- Malta Colony – Arthur Borton, Governor of Malta (1878–1884)
- New South Wales
- Hercules Robinson, Lord Rosmead, Governor of New South Wales (1872–1879)
- Lord Augustus Loftus, Governor of New South Wales (1879–1885)
- Queensland – Sir Arthur Kennedy, Governor of Queensland (1877–1883)
- Tasmania – Major Frederick Weld, Governor of Tasmania (1875–1880)
- South Australia – Lieutenant-General William Jervois, Governor of South Australia (1877–1883)
- Victoria
- George Bowen, Governor of Victoria (1873–1879)
- George Phipps, Lord Normanby, Governor of Victoria (1879–1884)
- Western Australia – Major-General Harry Ord, Governor of Western Australia (1877–1880)