This is a list of the colonial governors of North Carolina.
Governors of Roanoke and Raleigh
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Sir Ralph Lane, governor of Roanoke (1585–1586)
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John White, governor of Raleigh (1587–1590)
Governors of Albemarle, 1664–1689
Deputy Governors of North Carolina, 1691-1712
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Thomas Jarvis
Thomas Jarvis (1623–1694) was the Deputy Governor of the Carolina Province from 1691 to 1694.
Biography
Thomas Jarvis was born in Northampton, Virginia in 1623 to Thomas Jarvis and Elizabeth Bacon. He started his political career in 1672 ...
1691-1694
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Thomas Harvey 1694-1699
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Henderson Walker
Henderson Walker (1659-1704) was the Acting Deputy Governor of North Carolina from 1699 to 1704. He is better known for his contribution in the founding of the Church of England in the Albemarle Sound region.
Early years
Henderson Walker was ...
1699-1704 (''acting'')
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Robert Daniell
Robert Daniell (born 1646) was a British soldier who was governor of the Province of South Carolina from 1716 to 1717.
Daniell was born on 20 April 1646 and lived in Llanddewi Brefi, Cardiganshire, Wales. He was the ten times great grandson of K ...
1704-1705
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Thomas Cary 1705-1706
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William Glover 1706-1708 (''acting'')
*Thomas Cary 1708-1711
Governors of North Carolina, 1712-1776
See also
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List of governors of North Carolina
The governor of North Carolina has a duty to enforce state laws and to convene the legislature. The governor may grant pardons except in cases of impeachment. For about 220 years the governor had no power to veto bills passed by the North Car ...
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List of colonial governors of South Carolina
This is a list of colonial governors of the South Carolina from 1670 to 1775. Until the beginning of the American Revolution in 1775, South Carolina was a colony of Great Britain. South Carolina was named in honor of King Charles I of England, who ...
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Province of Carolina
Province of Carolina was a province of England (1663–1707) and Great Britain (1707–1712) that existed in North America and the Caribbean from 1663 until partitioned into North and South on January 24, 1712. It is part of present-day Alabam ...
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Province of North Carolina
Province of North Carolina was a province of Great Britain that existed in North America from 1712(p. 80) to 1776. It was one of the five Southern colonies and one of the thirteen American colonies. The monarch of Great Britain was repre ...
Notes
External links
Carolana.com: The Governors of Carolina
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Colonial United States (British)
Lists of American colonial governors