List of colonial governors in 1862

This is a list of the governors of colonies, protectorates, or other dependencies in 1862. Where applicable, native rulers are also listed.

Portugal[]

• Angola –
  1. Sebastião Lopes de Calheiros e Meneses, Governor-General of Angola (1861–1862)
  2. , Governor-General of Angola (1862–1865)
• Portuguese East Africa -

United Kingdom[]

• Lagos Colony -
  1. William McCoskry, Acting Governor (1861–1862)
  2. Henry Stanhope Freeman, Governor (1862–1865)
• Malta Colony – John Le Marchant, Governor of Malta (1858–1864)
• New South Wales – John Young, Baron Lisgar, Governor of New South Wales (1861–1867)
• Queensland – Sir George Bowen, Governor of Queensland (1859–1868)
• Tasmania – Colonel Thomas Browne, Governor of Tasmania (1862–1868)
• South Australia
  1. Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell, Governor of South Australia (1855–1862)
  2. Sir Dominick Daly, Governor of South Australia (1862–1868)
• Victoria – Sir Henry Barkly, Governor of Victoria (1856–1863)
• Western Australia
  1. Sir Arthur Kennedy, Governor of Western Australia (1855–1862)
  2. John Hampton, Governor of Western Australia (1862–1868)