Peter Carteret

Peter Carteret (born 1641, date of death unknown, but after 1676) was the Governor of the British colony of Albemarle (which would later become North Carolina) from 1670 to approximately 1672.

Peter Carteret
3rd Governor of Albemarle Sound
In office
1670–1672
Preceded bySamuel Stephens
Succeeded byJohn Jenkins
Personal details
Born1641
Jersey (British Islands)

Early life and career

Carteret was born on the British Islands of Jersey. His parents were Helier de Carteret and Rachel La Cloche Carteret.[1]

Carteret was appointed assistant governor of the Albemarle colony by the Lords Proprietor in 1664. Proprietor Sir George Carteret was Peter Carteret's fourth cousin. Peter Cateret was the brother of Philip Carteret. After Governor Samuel Stephens died in late 1669, the governor's council named Carteret acting governor.[2] As Governor, Cateret was responsible for implementing the Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina.

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, despite an apparent desire to do so. Instead, in November 1676, Carteret ended up giving power of attorney over his interests in the region to William Crawford, who proceeded to liquidate those interests.[3]

References
  1. "Peter Carteret". NC Office of Archives and History, 2005. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  2. "Peter Carteret". NC Office of Archives and History, 2005. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  3. Parker, Mattie Erma E. (1979). "Carteret (Cartrett, Cartwright), Peter". ncpedia.org. Dictionary of North Carolina Biography.

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