List of colonial governors in 1785

Great Britain

 * Bombay and Madras – Warren Hastings retires as governor general
 * Jamaica – Alured Clarke, Governor (1784–1790)

Portugal

 * Angola – José de Almeida e Vasconcellos de Soveral e Carvalho, Governor of Angola (1784–1790)
 * Macau – Bernardo Aleixo de Lemos e Faria, Governor of Macau (1783–1788)