List of colonial governors in 1878
Appearance
This is a list of the governors of colonies, protectorates, or other dependencies in 1878. Where applicable, native rulers are also listed.
Portugal
- Angola –
- Caetano Alexandre de Almeida e Albuquerque, Governor-General of Angola (1876–1878)
- Vasco Guedes de Carvalho e Meneses, Governor-General of Angola (1878–1880)
United Kingdom
- Jamaica – Sir Anthony Musgrave, Governor of Jamaica (1877–1883)
- Malta Colony
- Charles van Straubenzee, Governor of Malta (1872–1878)
- Arthur Borton, Governor of Malta (1878–1884)
- New South Wales – Hercules Robinson, Lord Rosmead, Governor of New South Wales (1872–1879)
- 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)
- Western Australia – Major-General Harry Ord, Governor of Western Australia (1877–1880)