List of colonial governors in 1772

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See also:

• List of state leaders in 1772
• List of religious leaders in 1772

Austria

• Austrian Netherlands - Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine, Governor of the Austrian Netherlands (1744-1780)

Denmark

• Danish West Indies -
  1. Frederik Moth, Governor-General (1770-1772)
  2. Ulrich Wilhelm von Roepstorff, Governor-General (1772-1773)

Great Britain

• Jamaica - Sir William Trelawny, Governor of Jamaica (1767-1772)
• Massachusetts - Thomas Hutchinson, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (1769-1774)
• New Jersey - William Franklin, Governor of New Jersey (1763-1776)

Portugal

• Angola -
  1. Francisco Inocéncio de Sousa Coutinho, Governor of Angola (1764-1772)
  2. António de Lencastre, Governor of Angola (1772-1779)
• Macau - Diogo Fernandes Salema e Saldanha, Governor of Macau (1771-1777)

Spain

• New Spain - Antonio María de Bucareli y Ursúa, Viceroy of New Spain (1771-1779)