List of colonial governors in 1761

This is a list of the governors of colonies, protectorates, or other dependencies in 1761. Where applicable, native rulers are also listed.

Great Britain

• Bermuda – William Popple, Governor of Bermuda (1755–1763)
• Gibraltar –
  1. The Earl of Home, Governor (1757–1761)
  2. John Toovey, acting governor, April–June 1761
  3. John Parslow, acting governor, June 1761
  4. Edward Cornwallis, Governor (1761–1776)
• Jamaica – William Lyttleton, Governor of Jamaica (1762–1766)
• Province of Massachusetts Bay – Sir Francis Bernard, Governor (1760–1769)
• New Jersey –
  1. Thomas Boone, Governor of New Jersey (1760–1761)
  2. Josiah Hardy, Governor of New Jersey (1761–1763)
• Province of New York – Cadwallader Colden, Acting Governor (1760–1762)
• Province of South Carolina –
  1. William Bull II, acting governor (1760–1761)
  2. Thomas Boone, Governor of South Carolina (1761–1764)

Portugal

• Angola – António de Vasconcelos, Governor of Angola (1758–1764)
• Macau –
  1. D. Diogo Pereira, Governor of Macau (1758–1761)
  2. Antonio de Mendonca Corte-Real, Governor of Macau (1761–1764)