North Carolina: Colonial Governors: 1731-1775 Captain General and Governor-in-Chief in and over the Province of North Carolina 25 Feb/8 Mar 1731 - 2/13 Nov 1734 George Burrington 2/13 Nov 1734 - 17 Jul 1752 Gabriel Johnston President and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Province of North Carolina 17 Jul 1752 - 29 Jan 1753 Nathaniel Rice 29 Jan 1753 - 1 Nov 1754 Matthew Rowan [1] Captain General and Governor-in-Chief in and over the Province of North Carolina 1 Nov 1754 - 28 Mar 1765 Arthur Dobbs Lieutenant Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Province of North Carolina 28 Mar 1765 - 20 Dec 1765 William Tryon [2][3] Captain General and Governor-in-Chief in and over the Province of North Carolina 20 Dec 1765 - 12 Aug 1771 William Tryon (x) 12 Aug 1771 - 18 Jul 1775 Josiah Martin [4] [1] Sworn in 1 Feb 1753. [2] Sworn in 3 Apr 1765. [3] Also in New York. [4] Abandons the seat of government in New Bern 24 May 1775, moving to Fort Johnston, Brunswick County 2 Jun 1775; leaves North Carolina 18 Jul 1775 aboard a British ship; briefly resumed the office with the seat in Charlotte during the British invasion of North Carolina. Last updated on: 21 Jan 2015 21:00:00
