List of colonial governors in 1826

This is a list of the governors of colonies, protectorates, or other dependencies in 1826. Where applicable, native rulers are also listed.

Denmark

• Danish West Indies – Johan Frederik Bardenfleth, Governor-General of the Danish West Indies (1821–1827)
• Iceland – Peter Fjeldsted Hoppe, Governor of Iceland (1824–1829)
• North Greenland – Carl Peter Holbøll, Inspector of North Greenland (1825–1828)
• South Greenland – Christian Alexander Platou, Inspector of South Greenland (1821–1823, 1824–1827)

France

• French Guiana –
  1. Charles Emmanuel de Muyssard, Governor of French Guiana (1825–1826)
  2. Joseph Burgues de Missiessy, Governor of French Guiana (1826–1827)
• Guadaloupe –
  1. Louis Léon Jacob, Governor of Guadaloupe (1823–1826)
  2. Jean Julien Angot des Rotours, Governor of Guadaloupe (1826–1830)
• Martinique –
  1. François Xavier, Governor of Martinique (1818–1826)
  2. François Marie Michel de Bouillé, Governor of Martinique (1826–1829)

The Netherlands

• Aruba –
  1. Jacob Thielen, Commander (1822–1826)
  2. Simon Plats, Commander (1826–1827)
• Bonaire
• Curaçao
• Dutch East Indies
• Surinam – Abraham de Veer, Governor-General of Surinam, (1822–1827)
• Saba
• Sint Eustatius
• Sint Maarten

Portugal

• Angola – Nicolau Aberu Castelo Branco, Governor of Angola (1823–1829)

Spanish Empire

• Captaincy General of Cuba – Francisco Dionisio Vives, Governor of Cuba (1823–1832)
• Captaincy General of Puerto Rico – Miguel de la Torre y Pando, conde de Torrepando, Governor of Puerto Rico (1822–1837)
• Spanish East Indies – Mariano Ricafort Palacín y Abarca, Governor-General of the Philippines (1825–1830)
• Viceroyalty of Peru – Juan Pío de Tristán y Moscoso, nominal (1824–1826)

United Kingdom

• Antigua-Barbuda-Montserrat –
  1. Sir Benjamin D'Urban, Governor of Antigua (1819–1826)
  2. Sir Patrick Ross, Governor of Antigua (1826–1832)
• The Bahamas – Lewis Grant, Governor of the Bahamas (1821–1829)
• Barbados – Sir Henry Warde, Governor of Barbados (1821–1829)
• Berbice – Henry Beard, Lieutenant-Governor of Berbice (1821–1831)
• Bermuda –
  1. William Smith, Acting Governor of Bermuda (1825–1826)
  2. Sir Tomkyns Hilgrove Turner, Governor of Bermuda (1826–1832)
• British Columbia – John McLoughlin, Governor of British Columbia (1825–1838, 1839–1845)
• British North America – The Earl George Ramsay, Governor General of British North America (1820–1828)
  • Lower Canada – Sir Francis Nathaniel Burton, Lieutenant-Governor of Lower Canada (1820–1828)
  • New Brunswick – Sir Howard Douglas, Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick (1824–1831)
  • Nova Scotia – Sir James Kempt, Governor of Nova Scotia (1820–1828)
  • Prince Edward Island – John Ready, Governor of Prince Edward Island (1824–1831)
  • Upper Canada – Sir Peregrine Maitland, Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada, (1818–1828)
• Demerara-Essequibo – Sir Benjamin D'Urban, Lieutenant-Governor of Demerara-Essequibo (1824–1831)
• Dominica – William Nicolay, Governor of Dominica (1824–1831)
• Grenada –
  1. George Paterson, Acting Lieutenant-Governor of Grenada (1823–1826)
  2. James Campbell, Lieutenant-Governor of Grenada (1826–1833)
• Jamaica (with Belize) – The Duke William Montague, Governor of Jamaica (1808–1827)
• Malta Colony
  1. Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Governor of Malta (1824–1826)
  2. Alexander George Woodford, Acting Governor of Malta (1826–1827)
• New South Wales – Lieutenant-General Ralph Darling, Governor of New South Wales (1825–1831)
• Newfoundland – Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador (1825–1834)
• Red River Colony – Donald Mackenzie, Governor of the Red River Colony (1825–1833)
• Rupert's Land – Sir John Henry Pelly, Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company (1822–1852)
• St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla-British Virgin Islands – Charles William Maxwell, Governor (1821–1832)
• St. Lucia –
  1. Nathaniel Shepherd Blackwell, Governor of St. Lucia (1824–1826)
  2. John Montagu Mainwaring, Governor of St. Lucia (1821–1824, 1826–1827)
• St. Vincent – Charles Brisbane, Governor of St. Vincent (1808–1829)
• Tobago – Sir Frederick Philipse Robinson, Governor of Tobago (1816–1827)
• Trinidad – Sir Ralph James Woodford, Governor of Trinidad (1813–1828)