title: List of colonial governors in 1747
text: # List of colonial governors in 1747
  
  This is a list of the governors of colonies, protectorates, or other dependencies in 1747. Where applicable, native rulers are also listed.
  
  ## Denmark
  
  * St. Thomas & St. John –
     * Christian von Schweder, Governor of St. Thomas & St. John (1744–1747)
     * Christian Suhm, Governor of St. Thomas & St. John (1747–1758)
  * St. Croix –
     * Friderich Moth, Governor of St. Croix (1735–1747)
     * Jens Hansen, Governor of St. Croix (1747–1751)
  
  ## France
  
  * New France –
     * Le marquis de Beauharnois, Governor-General of New France (1726–1747)
     * Le comte de La Galissonnère, Governor-General of New France (1747–1749)
  
  ## Portugal
  
  * Angola – Joaquim Jacques de Magalhães, Governor of Angola (1738–1748)
  * Macau –
     * Antonio de Mendonca Corte-Real, Governor of Macau (1743–1747)
     * Jose Placido de Matos Saraiva, Governor of Macau (1747–1749)
  
  ## United Kingdom
  
  * Bermuda –
     * Francis Jones, Governor of Bermuda (1744–1747)
     * William Popple, Governor of Bermuda (July 1747 – December 1763)
  * Gibraltar – William Hargrave, Governor of Gibraltar (1740–1749)
  * Jamaica – Edward Trelawney, Governor of Jamaica (1738–1752)
  * Colony of Newfoundland – post vacant
  * Province of New Hampshire – Benning Wentworth, Royal Governor of New Hampshire (1741–1766)
  * Province of New York – George Clinton, Governor of New York (1743–1753)
  * Nova Scotia – Richard Philipps, Governor of Nova Scotia (1717–1749)
  * Colony of Virginia – Willem van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle, Crown Governor of Virginia (1737–1754)
  