Philip Carteret (colonial governor)

Philip Carteret
1ºProprietary Governor of New Jersey
In office
1665 – July 1673
DeputyJohn Berry
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded byAnthony Colve (New Netherland)
1ºGovernor of East New Jersey
In office
November 1674 – February 1682
Preceded byAnthony Colve (New Netherland)
Succeeded byRobert Barclay
Personal details
Born1639 (1639)
Manoir de la Hougue, Jersey
DiedDecember 1682(1682-12-00) (aged 42–43)
Elizabethtown, New Jersey
SpouseElizabeth Smith
ProfessionGovernor
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Philip Carteret; French: Philippe de Carteret; (1639–1682) was the first Governor of New Jersey as an English proprietary colony, from 1665 to 1673 and governor of East New Jersey from 1674 to 1682.


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