List of colonial governors in 1885

See also
List of colonial governors in 1884 List of colonial governors in 1886 Colonial governors by year List of current leaders of dependent territories List of governors of dependent territories in the 21st century List of governors of dependent territories in the 20th century List of governors of dependent territories in the 19th century List of governors of dependent territories in the 18th century List of governors of dependent territories in the 17th century List of governors of dependent territories in the 16th century List of governors of dependent territories in the 15th century Lists of state leaders by century Lists of religious leaders by century

Belgium

International Association of the Congo / Congo Free State
1. Francis Walter de Winton, Administrator-General of the International Association of the Congo (1884–1885)
2. Maximilien Straunch, President of the International Association of the Congo (1885)
3. Francis Walter de Winton, Administrator-General of the Congo Free State (1885–1886)
- Note: International Association of the Congo internationally recognized by the Berlin Conference on February 23, 1885. Renamed Congo Free State by King Leopold II on July 1, 1885.

Obock and Tadjoura – Léonce Lagarde, Commandant of Obock and Tadjoura (1884–1887)
Riviéres du Sud – Jean-Marie Bayol, Lieutenant-Governor of Riviéres du Sud (1882–1891)

Angola – Francisco Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral, Governor-General of Angola (1882–1886)

Malta Colony – Lintorn Simmons, Governor of Malta (1884–1888)
New South Wales
1. Lord Augustus Loftus, Governor of New South Wales (1879–1885)
2. Charles Wynn-Carington, Lord Lincolnshire, Governor of New South Wales (1885–1890)
Queensland – Sir Anthony Musgrave, Governor of Queensland (1883–1888)
Tasmania – Major George Strahan, Governor of Tasmania (1881–1886)
South Australia – Sir William Robinson, Governor of SouthAustralia (1883–1889)
Victoria – Henry, Lord Loch, Governor of Victoria (1884–1889)
Western Australia – Sir Frederick Broome, Governor of Western Australia (1883–1890)