List of colonial governors in 1747

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Denmark

• St. Thomas & St. John -
  1. Christian von Schweder, Governor of St. Thomas & St. John (1744-1747)
  2. Christian Suhm, Governor of St. Thomas & St. John (1747-1758)
• St. Croix -
  1. Friderich Moth, Governor of St. Croix (1735-1747)
  2. Jens Hansen, Governor of St. Croix (1747-1751)

France

• New France -
  1. Le marquis de Beauharnois, Governor-General of New France (1726-1747)
  2. Le comte de La Galissonnère, Governor-General of New France (1747-1749)

Portugal

• Angola - Joaquim Jacques de Magalhães, Governor of Angola (1738-1748)
• Macau -
  1. Antonio de Mendonca Corte-Real, Governor of Macau (1743-1747)
  2. Jose Placido de Matos Saraiva, Governor of Macau (1747-1749)

United Kingdom

• Bermuda -
  1. Francis Jones, Governor of Bermuda (1744-1747)
  2. William Popple, Governor of Bermuda (Jul 1747-Dec 1763)
• Gibraltar - William Hargrave, Governor of Gibraltar (1740-1749)
• Jamaica - Edward Trelawney, Governor of Jamaica (1738-1752)
• Newfoundland - post vacant
• New Hampshire - Benning Wentworth, Royal Governor of New Hampshire (1741-1766)
• New York - George Clinton, Governor of New York (1743-1753)
• Nova Scotia - Richard Philipps, Governor of Nova Scotia (1717-1749)
• Virginia - Willem van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle, Crown Governor of Virginia (1737-1754)