title: List of colonial governors in 1861
text: # List of colonial governors in 1861
  
  This is a list of the governors of colonies, protectorates, or other dependencies in 1861. Where applicable, native rulers are also listed.
  
  ## Portugal
  
  * Angola –
     * Carlos Augusto Franco, Governor-General of Angola (1860–1861)
     * Sebastião Lopes de Calheiros e Meneses, Governor-General of Angola (1861–1862)
  
  ## United Kingdom
  
  * Malta Colony – John Le Marchant, Governor of Malta (1858–1864)
  * New South Wales
     * Sir William Denison, Governor of New South Wales (1855–1861)
     * John Young, Baron Lisgar, Governor of New South Wales (1861–1867)
  * Queensland – Sir George Bowen, Governor of Queensland (1859–1868)
  * Tasmania – Sir Henry Young, Governor of Tasmania (1855–1861)
  * South Australia – Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell, Governor of South Australia (1855–1862)
  * Victoria – Sir Henry Barkly, Governor of Victoria (1856–1863)
  * Western Australia – Sir Arthur Kennedy, Governor of Western Australia (1855–1862)
  