List of Colonial Governors in 1808 - United Kingdom

United Kingdom

  • Cayman Islands - William Bodden, Chief Magistrate of the Cayman Islands (1776-1823)
  • New South Wales -
    1. William Bligh, de jure Governor of New South Wales (1806-1808), imprisoned after the Rum Rebellion
    2. John Macarthur and officers of the New South Wales Corps de facto rulers of the colony

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