List of colonial governors in 1898

See also
List of colonial governors in 1897 Events of 1898 List of colonial governors in 1899 Colonial governors by year List of current dependent territory leaders List of state leaders in 1898 List of religious leaders in 1898

This is a list of the governors of colonies, protectorates, or other dependencies in 1898. 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)

French Indochina – Paul Doumer, Governor-General of French Indochina (1897–1902)
French Somaliland – Léonce Lagarde, Governor of French Somaliland (1888–1899)
Guinea –
1. Noël-Eugène Ballay, Lieutenant-Governor of Guinea (1896–1898)
2. Paul Jean François Cousturier, Lieutenant-Governor of Guinea (1898–1900)

German East Africa – Eduard von Liebert, Governor of German East Africa (1896–1901)

Taiwan –
1. Nogi Maresuke, Governor-General of Taiwan (14 October 1896 – January 1898)
2. Kodama Gentarō, Governor-General of Taiwan (26 February 1898 – April 1906)

Portuguese Angola – António Duarte Ramada Curto, Governor-General of Angola (1897–1900)
Portuguese Cape Verde – João Cesário de Lacerda, Governor of The Islands of Cape Verde (1898–1900)
Portuguese Macau – Eduardo Augusto Rodrigues Galhardo, Governor of Macau (1897–1900)
Portuguese Mozambique –
1. Baltasar Friere Cabral, acting Governor-General of Mozambique (1897–1898)
2. Carlos Alberto Schultz Xavier, Governor-General of Mozambique (1898)
3. Álvaro António Ferreira, Governor-General of Mozambique (1898–1900)
Portuguese Guinea –
1. Álvaro Herculano da Cunha, acting Governor of Portuguese Guinea (1897–1898)
2. Albano Mendes de Magalhães Ramalho, Governor of Portuguese Guinea (1898–1899)
Portuguese India – Joaquim José Machado, Governor of Portuguese India (1897–1900)
Portuguese Timor – José Celestino da Silva, Governor of Portuguese Timor (1896–1908)
Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe – Amâncio de Alpoim Cerqueira Borges Cabral, Governor of São Tomé and Príncipe (1899–1901)

Cape Colony –
- Alfred Milner, Governor of Cape Colony (1897–1901)
- Sir William Francis Butler acting Governor of Cape Colony (1898–1899)
Colony of Natal – Sir Walter Hely-Hutchinson (1893–1901)
Gold Coast – Frederick Mitchell Hodgson, Governor of the Gold Coast (1897–1900)
East Africa Protectorate – Sir Arthur Henry Hardinge, Commissioner of East Africa (1895–1900)
Malta Colony – Arthur Fremantle, Governor of Malta (1893–1899)
New South Wales – Viscount Hampden, Governor of New South Wales (1895–1899)
North-Eastern Rhodesia
1. Henry Lawrence Daly, acting Administrator of North-Eastern Rhodesia (1897–1898)
2. Robert Edward Codrington, Administrator of North-Eastern Rhodesia (1898–1907)
North-Western Rhodesia – Robert Thorne Coryndon, Administrator of North-Western Rhodesia (1897–1907)
Queensland – Charles Cochrane-Baillie, Governor of Queensland (1896 – 31 December 1900 then State Governor on Australia's Federation to 1901)
Royal Niger Company – Sir George Taubman Goldie, Governor of the Royal Niger Company (1895–1900)
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)