John Lovelace, 4th Baron Lovelace

John Lovelace, 4th Baron Lovelace of Hurley
2nd Colonial Governor of New Jersey
In office March 1708 – 6 May 1709
Monarch	Anne
Lieutenant	Richard Ingoldesby
Preceded by	Viscount Cornbury
Succeeded by	Richard Ingoldesby (Lt. Governor)
15th Colonial Governor of New York
In office March 1708 – 6 May 1709
Monarch	Anne
Lieutenant	Richard Ingoldesby
Preceded by	Viscount Cornbury
Succeeded by	Pieter Schuyler (Acting Governor)
Personal details
Born	The Hon. John Lovelace 1672 England
Died	6 May 1709 New York City
Resting place	Trinity Church Cemetery, New York City
Spouse	Charlotte Clayton
Children	Martha, John, Neville, Charles
Profession	Governor

John Lovelace, 4th Baron Lovelace (1672 – 1709) was the Governor of both New York and New Jersey.

He was the son of William Lovelace of Hurst, Berkshire. He was the grandson of Francis Lovelace, son of Richard Lovelace, 1st Baron Lovelace. Despite being born into an aristocratic family, the previous baron had weakened the family's fortunes through gambling, leaving John heavily in debt. He therefore served in the military following the inheritance of his peerage. In 1702, Lovelace married Charlotte, the daughter of Sir John Clayton, but her poor dowry little improved his financial situation. The couple had four children: Hon. Martha (d. 1788), John Lovelace, 5th Baron Lovelace (d. 1709), Neville Lovelace, 6th Baron Lovelace (d. 1736) and Charles (d. 1707 in Sanderstead, England).

In 1708, Lovelace was appointed to governorship of both New York and New Jersey to replace Lord Cornbury. Lovelace proceeded to convict several of Cornbury's supporters, members of the corrupt Cornbury Ring, including former Governor Jeremiah Basse. Lovelace was granted £1600 by a revenue bill on 5 May 1709. However, he died the next day, 6 May 1709. His funeral was held in Trinity Church, New York and he was buried in the adjacent cemetery.

See also

• List of colonial governors of New Jersey
• List of colonial governors of New York

External links

• NJ State Library: John Lovelace
• Lee, Sidney, ed. (1893). "Lovelace, John" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 34. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
• Online article about Lovelace with the information that he was the grandson of Francis Lovelace