title: List of colonial governors in 1866
text: # List of colonial governors in 1866
  
  This is a list of the governors of colonies, protectorates, or other dependencies in 1866. Where applicable, native rulers are also listed.
  
  ## Portugal
  
  * Angola – Francisco Antonio Gonçalves Cardoso, Governor-General of Angola (1865–1868)
  
  ## United Kingdom
  
  * Gibraltar – Richard Airey, Governor of Gibraltar (1865–1870)
  * Malta Colony – Henry Knight Storks, Governor of Malta (1864–1867)
  * 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 – Sir Dominick Daly, Governor of South Australia (1862–1868)
  * Victoria
     * Sir Charles Darling, Governor of Victoria (1863–1866)
     * John Manners-Sutton, Lord Canterbury, Governor of Victoria (1866–1873)
  * Western Australia – John Hampton, Governor of Western Australia (1862–1868)
  