List of colonial governors in 1850

This is a list of the governors of colonies, protectorates, or other dependencies in 1850. Where applicable, native rulers are also listed.

The following is a list of colonial governors in 1850 grouped by the European empire under which they belonged.

Portugal

• Angola – Adrião da Silveiro Pinto, Governor-General of Angola (1848–1851)

United Kingdom

• Bahamas – John Gregory, Governor of the Bahamas (1849–1854)
• Ceylon –
  1. George Byng, Governor of Ceylon (1847–1850)
  2. George William Anderson, Governor of Ceylon (1850–1855)
• Malta – Richard More O'Ferrall, Governor of Malta (1847–1851)
• New South Wales – Lieutenant Colonel Charles FitzRoy, Governor of New South Wales (1846–1855)
• Punjab – John Lawrence, Governor of Punjab (1849–1859)
• South Australia – Sir Henry Fox Young, Governor of South Australia (1848–1854)
• Western Australia – Captain Charles Fitzgerald, Governor of Western Australia (1848–1855)