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  2. List of colonial governors of North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of the colonial governors of North Carolina. Governors of Roanoke and Raleigh. Sir Ralph Lane, governor of Roanoke (1585–1586)

  3. List of governors of the Province of North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Governor's Palace, New Bern. Besides the governor, other provincial officials included a secretary, attorney general, surveyor general, the receiver general, chief justice, five customs collectors for each of the five ports in North Carolina, and a council. The council advised the governor and also served as the upper house of the legislature.

  4. List of governors of North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    The governor of North Carolina is the head of government of the U.S. state of North Carolina and commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. There have been 70 governors of North Carolina, with six serving non-consecutive terms, totaling 76 terms. The current governor is Democrat Josh Stein, who took office on January 1, 2025.

  5. Lists of governors of colonial America - Wikipedia

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    Colonial America. Lists of governors of colonial America cover the governors of Thirteen Colonies of Britain in North America that declared independence in 1776, as well as governors of the Spanish provinces of New Spain and the French provinces of New France that later were absorbed into the United States.

  6. William Tryon - Wikipedia

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    Lieutenant-General William Tryon (8 June 1729 – 27 January 1788) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator who served as governor of North Carolina from 1764 to 1771 and the governor of New York from 1771 to 1777.

  7. William Drummond (colonial governor) - Wikipedia

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    Justice of the Peace, Sheriff and Administrator (governor of North Carolina) William Drummond (born c. 1617 , died January 20, 1677) was a Scottish indentured servant in Virginia who became the first colonial governor of Albemarle Sound settlement in the Province of Carolina , but alienated Virginia governor William Berkeley , became a ...

  8. Governor of North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    The governor of North Carolina is the head of government of the U.S. state of North Carolina.Seventy-five people have held the office since its inception in 1776. The governor serves a term of four years and chairs the collective body of the state's elected executive officials, the Council of State.

  9. Josiah Martin - Wikipedia

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    Josiah Martin (23 April 1737 – 13 April 1786) was a British Army officer and colonial official who served as the ninth and last British governor of North Carolina from 1771 to 1776. Early life and career