title: List of colonial governors in 1839
text: # List of colonial governors in 1839
  
  This is a list of the governors of colonies, protectorates, or other dependencies in 1839. Where applicable, native rulers are also listed.
  
  ## Denmark
  
  * South Greenland – Carl Peter Holbøll, Inspector of South Greenland (1828–1856)
  
  ## Portugal
  
  * Angola
     * Manuel Bernardo Vidal, Governor-General of Angola (1837–1839)
     * António Manuel de Noronha, Governor-General of Angola (1839)
     * Manuel Eleutério Malheiro, Governor-General of Angola (1839–1842)
  
  ## United Kingdom
  
  * 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)
  * Western Australia
     * Captain James Stirling, Governor of Western Australia (1828–1839)
     * John Hutt, Governor of Western Australia (1839–1846)
  