List of colonial governors in 1756

Great Britain

 * Bermuda – William Popple, Governor of Bermuda (1755–1763)

Portugal

 * Angola – António Álvares da Cunha, Governor of Angola (1753–1758)
 * Macau – Francisco Antonio Pereira Coutinho, Governor of Macau (1755–1758)

Spain

 * New Spain – Agustín de Ahumada, Viceroy of New Spain (1755–1760)