Great Britain
- Jamaica - Alexander Lindsay, 6th Earl of Balcarres, Governor of Jamaica (1795-1801)
- New South Wales - John Hunter, Governor of New South Wales (1795-1800).
- India - Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley (1797-1805).
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