List of Governors of North Carolina
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The following is a list of chief executives for the British colony and the U.S. state of North Carolina. See also History of North Carolina.
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[edit] List of Governors
[edit] Roanoke Colony, 1585 - 1587
- Ralph Lane, 1585 - 1586
- John White, 1587
[edit] Proprietary Colony, 1664-1731
[edit] Governors of Albemarle, 1664-1689
- 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
- John Harvey 1679
- Henry Wilkinson 1680
- John Jenkins 1680-1681
- Seth Sothel 1682-1689
[edit] Deputy Governors of Carolina, 1689-1710
- John Gibbs 1689-1690
- Thomas Jarvis 1690-1694
- Philip Ludwell 1690-1691, 1692-1693, 1693-1695
- Thomas Harvey 1694-1699
- John Archdale 1695-1696 (Governor of North and South Carolina)
- Henderson Walker 1699-1703
- Robert Daniel 1703-1705
- Thomas Cary 1705-1711
- William Glover 1706-1710
[edit] 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
[edit] 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 of 1775)
[edit] Council (or Committee) of Safety (American Revolution), 1776
Presidents of the Council of Safety
- Cornelius Harnett 4 July 1776 - 21 August 1776
- Samuel Ashe 21 August 1776 - 27 September 1776
- Willie Jones 27 September 1776 - 12 November 1776
[edit] State of North Carolina, 1776-present
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