United States: North Carolina: Colonial Governors: 1731-1775 |
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| 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] |
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| [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. |
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