List of colonial governors of North Carolina

This is a list of the colonial governors of North Carolina.

Governors of Roanoke and Raleigh

Sir Ralph Lane, governor of Roanoke (1585–1586)
John White, governor of Raleigh (1587–1590)

Governors of Albemarle, 1664–1689

Governor	Took office	Left office
William Drummond	1664	1667
Samuel Stephens	1667	1669
Peter Carteret	1670	1672
John Jenkins	1672	1675
Thomas Eastchurch	1675	1676
John Jenkins	1676	1677
Thomas Miller	1677	1677
John Harvey	1679	1679
Henry Wilkinson^[a]	—	—
John Jenkins	1680	1681
Seth Sothel	1682	1689

Deputy governors of North Carolina, 1691–1712

Thomas Jarvis 1691–1694
Thomas Harvey 1694–1699
Henderson Walker 1699–1704 (acting)
Robert Daniell 1704–1705
Thomas Cary 1705–1706
William Glover 1706–1708 (acting)
Thomas Cary 1708–1711

Governors of North Carolina, 1712–1776

See also

Notes

^ Appointed, but never took office.

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Council presidents who served in the absence of governors are listed in parentheses.