List of colonial governors in 1775
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This is a list of the governors of colonies, protectorates, or other dependencies in 1775. Where applicable, native rulers are also listed.
Austria
[edit]- Austrian Netherlands – Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine, Governor of the Austrian Netherlands (1744–1780)
France
[edit]Great Britain
[edit]- Canada
- Province of Quebec – Guy Carleton, Governors of the Province of Quebec (1768–1778)
- United States
- Province of Georgia – James Wright, Colonial governors of Georgia (1760–1776)
- Gibraltar – Edward Cornwallis, Governor of Gibraltar (1761–1776)
- Province of New Jersey – William Franklin, Colonial governors of New Jersey (1763–1776)
- Province of New Hampshire – Sir John Wentworth, Governor of the Province of New Hampshire (1767–1775)
- Province of Maryland – Sir Robert Eden, Colonial governors of Maryland (1769–1776)
- Colony of Connecticut – Jonathan Trumbull, Governor of Connecticut Colony (1769–1776)
- Province of Virginia – John Murray, Governor of the Province of Virginia (1771–1775)
- Province of New York – William Tryon, Governor of New York (1771–1777)
- Province of North Carolina – Josiah Martin, Governor of North Carolina (1771–1776)
- Province of Massachusetts Bay – Thomas Gage, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (1774–1775)
- Province of Pennsylvania – John Penn, Colonial governors of Pennsylvania (1773–1776)
- Colony of Jamaica – Basil Keith, Governors of Jamaica (1774–1777)
- British India – Warren Hastings, Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William (1772–1785)
- Bombay – William Hornby, Governor of Bombay (1771–1784)
Portugal
[edit]- Angola – António de Lencastre, Governor of Angola (1772–1779)
- Macau – Diogo Fernandes Salema e Saldanha, Governor of Macau (1771–1777)
Spain
[edit]- New Spain – Antonio María de Bucareli, Viceroy of New Spain (1771–1779)