List of colonial governors in 1748

Denmark

 * St. Thomas & St. John – Christian Suhm, Governor of St. Thomas & St. John (1747–1758)
 * St. Croix – Jens Hansen, Governor of St. Croix (1747–1751)

Great Britain

 * Bahamas – John Tinker, Governor of the Bahamas (1740–1758)
 * Massachusetts Bay Colony – William Shirley, Governor (1741–1749)

Portugal

 * Angola –
 * Joaquim Jacques de Magalhães, Governor of Angola (1738–1748)
 * Fonseca Coutinho, Governor of Angola (1748–1749)
 * Macau – Jose Placido de Matos Saraiva, Governor of Macau (1747–1749)