title: List of colonial governors in 1838
text: # List of colonial governors in 1838
  
  This is a list of the governors of colonies, protectorates, or other dependencies in 1838. Where applicable, native rulers are also listed.
  
  ## Denmark
  
  * South Greenland – Carl Peter Holbøll, Inspector of South Greenland (1828–1856)
  
  ## France
  
  * Martinique – Ange René Armand, Governor of Martinique (1836–1838)
  
  ## Portugal
  
  * Angola – Manuel Bernardo Vidal, Governor-General of Angola (1837–1839)
  
  ## United Kingdom
  
  * Barbados and the Windward Islands - Evan John Murray MacGregor, Governor (1836-1841)
  * Malta Colony – Henry Bouverie, Governor of Malta (1836–1843)
  * New South Wales – Major George Gipps, Governor of New South Wales (1838–1846)
  * South Australia
     * Captain John Hindmarsh, Governor of South Australia (1836–1838)
     * Lieutenant-Colonel George Gawler, Governor of South Australia (1838–1841)
  * Trinidad – Sir George Fitzgerald Hill, Governor of Trinidad (1833–1839)
  * Western Australia – Captain James Stirling, Governor of Western Australia (1828–1839)
  