List of colonial governors of North Carolina
This is a list of the colonial governors of the Province of North Carolina and preceding British colonies in the same region.
Roanoke Colony: 1585-1587
| History of North Carolina |
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| Governor | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|
| Ralph Lane | 1585 | 1586 |
| John White | 1587 | 1587 |
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Proprietary Colony, 1664–1731
Governors of Albemarle Sound, 1664-1689
| Governor | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|
| William Drummond | 1664 | 1667 |
| Samuel Stephens | 1667 | 1669 |
| Peter Carteret | 1670 | 1672 |
| John Jenkins | 1672 | 1675 |
| Thomas Eastchurch | 1675 | 1676 |
| John Jenkins | 1676 | 1677 |
| Thomas Miller | 1677 | 1677 |
| John Harvey | 1679 | 1679 |
| Henry Wilkinson | N/A[a] | N/A |
| John Jenkins | 1680 | 1681 |
| Seth Sothel | 1682 | 1689 |
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Governors of Carolina, 1689-1711
In 1689-91, a system developed in which the Proprietors appointed one governor of the entire Province, who was based in Charles Town. This official governed the northern section of the colony through a Deputy, who was in many ways autonomous. In the early years, the deputy governor was known as the governor of "Ye Lands North and East of Cape Feare." Eventually, this system gave way to the creation of two separate governments.
Deputy Governors (North Carolina)
- John Gibbs 1689-1690
- Thomas Jarvis 1690-1694
- Thomas Harvey 1694-1699
- Henderson Walker 1699-1703
- Robert Daniell 1703-1705
- Thomas Cary 1705-1711 (refused to abandon his office to Glover)
- William Glover 1706-1710
Governors (South Carolina)
- Philip Ludwell 1690-1693
- Thomas Smith 1693-1694
- Joseph Blake 1694
- John Archdale 1695-1696 (at one point governed from the North)
- Joseph Blake 1696-1700
- James Moore 1700-1703
- Nathaniel Johnson 1703-1709
- Edward Tynte 1709-1710
- Robert Gibbes 1710-1711
Governors of North Carolina, 1711-1731
- Edward Hyde 1711-1712
- Thomas Pollock 1712-1714 (acting)
- Charles Eden 1714-1722
- Thomas Pollock 1722 (acting)
- William Reed 1722-1724 (acting)
- George Burrington 1724-1725
- Richard Everard 1725-1731
Royal colony, 1731-1775
- George Burrington 1731-1734
- Nathaniel Rice 1734 (acting)
- Gabriel Johnston 1734-1752
- Nathaniel Rice 1752-1753 (acting)
- Matthew Rowan 1753-1754 (acting)
- Arthur Dobbs 1753-1765
- William Tryon 1765-1771
- James Hasell 1771, 1774 (acting)
- Josiah Martin 1771-1775 (Martin considered himself to remain in office throughout the Revolutionary War, but he left North Carolina in July 1775)
See also
- List of Governors of North Carolina
- List of colonial governors of South Carolina
- Province of Carolina
- Province of North Carolina
References
Notes
- ^ Appointed, but never took office.
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