List of colonial governors in 1897

See also
List of colonial governors in 1896 Events of 1897 List of colonial governors in 1898 Colonial governors by year List of current dependent territory leaders List of state leaders in 1897 List of religious leaders in 1897

This is a list of the governors of colonies, protectorates, or other dependencies in 1897. Where applicable, native rulers are also listed.

Belgium

Congo Free State
- Théophile Wahis, Governor-General of the Congo Free State (1892–1908)
- Émile Wangermée, acting Governor-General of the Congo Free State (1896–1900)

France

French Somaliland – Léonce Lagarde, Governor of French Somaliland (1888–1899)
Guinea – Noël-Eugène Ballay, Lieutenant-Governor of Guinea (1896–1898)

Japan

Taiwan – Nogi Maresuke, Governor-General of Taiwan (14 October 1896 – January 1898)

Portugal

Angola –
1. Gilherme Auguste de Brito Capelo, Governor-General of Angola (1896–1897)
2. António Duarte Ramada Curto, Governor-General of Angola (1897–1900)

United Kingdom

Malta Colony – Arthur Fremantle, Governor of Malta (1893–1899)
Colony of Natal – Sir Walter Hely-Hutchinson (1893–1901)
Royal Niger Company – Sir George Taubman Goldie, Governor of the Royal Niger Company (1895–1900)
New South Wales – Viscount Hampden, Governor of New South Wales (1895–1899)
North-Eastern Rhodesia
1. Patrick William Forbes, Administrator of North-Eastern Rhodesia (1895–1897)
2. Henry Lawrence Daly, acting Administrator of North-Eastern Rhodesia (1897–1898)

*#Territory was not a UK protectorate at the time.

North-Western Rhodesia
1. British South Africa Company establishes colony of North-Western Rhodesia, 9 April
2. Robert Thorne Coryndon, Administrator of North-Western Rhodesia (1897–1899)

*#Territory was not a UK protectorate at the time.

Queensland – Charles Cochrane-Baillie, Governor of Queensland (1896 – 31 December 1900 then State Governor on Australia's Federation to 1901)
Tasmania – Jenico Preston, Lord Gormanston, Governor of Tasmania (1893–1900)
South Australia – Sir Thomas Buxton, Governor of South Australia (1895–1899)
Victoria – Thomas, Earl Brassey, Governor of Victoria (1895–1900)
Western Australia – Lieutenant-Colonel Gerard Smith, Governor of Western Australia (1895–1900)

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