This is a list of the governors of colonies, protectorates, or other dependencies in 1873. Where applicable, native rulers are also listed.

Portugal

• Angola –
  1. José Maria da Ponte e Horta, Governor-General of Angola (1870–1873)
  2. José Baptista de Andrade, Governor-General of Angola (1873–1876)

United Kingdom

• Jamaica – Sir John Peter Grant, Governor of Jamaica (1866–1874)
• Malta Colony – Charles van Straubenzee, Governor of Malta (1872–1878)
• New South Wales – Hercules Robinson, Lord Rosmead, Governor of New South Wales (1872–1879)
• Queensland – George Phipps, Lord Normanby, Governor of Queensland (1871–1874)
• Tasmania – Sir Charles Du Cane, Governor of Tasmania (1869–1874)
• South Australia
  1. Sir James Fergusson, Bt, Governor of South Australia (1869–1873)
  2. Sir Anthony Musgrave, Governor of South Australia (1873–1877)
• Victoria
  1. John Manners-Sutton, Lord Canterbury, Governor of Victoria (1866–1873)
  2. George Bowen, Governor of Victoria (1873–1879)
• Western Australia – Major Frederick Weld, Governor of Western Australia(1869–1875)