Editing Governor of Victoria (section)

===Lieutenant-governors===
Prior to the separation of the colony of Victoria from New South Wales in 1851, the area was called the [[Port Phillip District]] of [[New South Wales]]. The [[Governor of New South Wales]] appointed superintendents of the district. In 1839, Charles La Trobe was appointed superintendent. La Trobe became lieutenant-governor of the new colony of Victoria on separation on 1 July 1851.

From 1850 to 1861, the Governor of New South Wales was titled Governor-general of New South Wales in an attempt to form a federal structure. Until Victoria obtained responsible government in 1855, the Governor-general of New South Wales appointed lieutenant-governors to Victoria.<ref>{{cite book |last=Twomey |first=Anne |author-link=Anne Twomey (academic) |title=The chameleon Crown: The Queen and her Australian governors |url=http://www.federationpress.com.au/bookstore/book.asp?isbn=9781862876293 |year=2006 |publisher=The Federation Press |location=Sydney |isbn=978-1-86287-629-3 }}</ref> On Victoria obtaining responsible government in May 1855, the title of the then incumbent lieutenant-governor, [[Captain Sir Charles Hotham]], became governor.

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| [[Charles La Trobe|Captain Charles La Trobe]]
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| [[Charles Hotham|Captain Sir Charles Hotham KCB RN]]
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