title: List of colonial governors in 1847
text: # List of colonial governors in 1847
  
  This is a list of the governors of colonies, protectorates, or other dependencies in 1847. Where applicable, native rulers are also listed.
  
  ## Denmark
  
  * Danish West Indies – Peter Carl Frederik von Scholten, Governor-General of the Danish West Indies (1827–1848)
  * South Greenland – Carl Peter Holbøll, Inspector of South Greenland (1828–1856)
  
  ## Portugal
  
  * Angola – Pedro Alexandrino da Cunha, Governor-General of Angola (1845–1848)
  
  ## United Kingdom
  
  * Malta Colony
     * Patrick Stuart, Governor of Malta (1843–1847)
     * Richard More O'Ferrall, Governor of Malta (1847–1851)
  * New South Wales – Lieutenant Colonel Charles FitzRoy, Governor of New South Wales (1846–1855)
  * South Australia – Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Holt Robe, Governor of South Australia (1845–1848)
  * Tasmania - Sir William Denison, Governor (1847-1855)
  * Western Australia
     * Lieutenant-Colonel Andrew Clarke, Governor of Western Australia (1846–1847)
     * Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Irwin, Acting Governor of Western Australia (1847–1848)
  