Peter Carteret
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Peter Carteret was the Governor of the British colony of Albemarle (which would later become North Carolina
) from 1670 to approximately 1672.
Carteret was appointed assistant governor of the Albemarle colony by the Lords Proprietor
in 1664. He was related to George Carteret
, one of the Proprietors, and was the brother of Philip Carteret
. After Gov. Samuel Stephens
died in late 1669, the governor's council named Carteret acting governor. He seems to have been appointed to the post permanently by the Lords Proprietor in 1670 and then left for England in 1672 to talk to the Proprietors about discontent in the colony. He appointed John Jenkins
as his deputy, to act in his place, but Carteret never returned to the colony.
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
) from 1670 to approximately 1672.
Carteret was appointed assistant governor of the Albemarle colony by the Lords Proprietor
Lords Proprietor
Lords Proprietor was the name for the chief or highest owners or proprietors of certain English proprietary colonies in America, such as Carolina, New Jersey and Barbados....
in 1664. He was related to George Carteret
George Carteret
Vice Admiral Sir George Carteret, 1st Baronet , son of Elias de Carteret, was a royalist statesman in Jersey and England, who served in the Clarendon Ministry as Treasurer of the Navy...
, one of the Proprietors, and was the brother of Philip Carteret
Philip Carteret (Governor)
Philip Carteret was the first and fourth British colonial governor of New Jersey, from 1665 to 1672 and from 1674 to 1682.The English annexed the Dutch province of New Netherland in 1664, and lands west of the Hudson River were awarded to two Lords Proprietors, John Berkeley and George Carteret...
. After Gov. Samuel Stephens
Samuel Stephens (North Carolina)
Samuel Stephens was the Governor of the Albemarle colony from 1667 until his death in late 1669...
died in late 1669, the governor's council named Carteret acting governor. He seems to have been appointed to the post permanently by the Lords Proprietor in 1670 and then left for England in 1672 to talk to the Proprietors about discontent in the colony. He appointed John Jenkins
John Jenkins (governor)
John Jenkins was governor of Albemarle three times, in 1672–1675, 1676–1677, and 1680–1681.Governor John Jenkins, immigrant, was born in England and died in Perquimas County, North Carolina, 17 December 1661. He went to America in or before 1662 and originally settled in Warwick Square,...
as his deputy, to act in his place, but Carteret never returned to the colony.