title: List of colonial governors in 1840
text: # List of colonial governors in 1840
  
  This is a list of the governors of colonies, protectorates, or other dependencies in 1840. Where applicable, native rulers are also listed.
  
  ## Denmark
  
  * South Greenland – Carl Peter Holbøll, Inspector of South Greenland (1828–1856)
  
  ## Portugal
  
  * Angola – Manuel Eleutério Malheiro, Governor-General of Angola (1839–1842)
  
  ## United Kingdom
  
  * Bermuda – William Reid, Governor of Bermuda (1839–1846)
  * Malta Colony – Henry Bouverie, Governor of Malta (1836–1843)
  * New South Wales – Major George Gipps, Governor of New South Wales (1838–1846)
  * South Australia – Lieutenant-Colonel George Gawler, Governor of South Australia (1838–1841)
  * Straits Settlement – George Bonham, Governor of the Staits Settlement (1836–1843)
  * Western Australia – John Hutt, Governor of Western Australia (1839–1846)
  