Robert Hunter | |
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![]() Portrait of Hunter, attributed to Godfrey Kneller, c. 1720 | |
Lieutenant Governor of Virginia | |
In office 1707 – Captured at sea by the French; never served | |
Monarch | Anne |
Preceded by | Edmund Jenings, President of Council |
Succeeded by | Alexander Spotswood |
3rd colonial governor of New Jersey | |
In office June 1710 – 1720 | |
Monarchs | |
Preceded by | Richard Ingoldesby (Lt. Governor) |
Succeeded by | Lewis Morris, President of Council |
19th colonial governor of New York | |
In office June 1710 – 1719 | |
Monarchs | |
Preceded by | Richard Ingoldesby (Lt. Governor) |
Succeeded by | Pieter Schuyler, Acting Governor |
Governor of Jamaica | |
In office 1728 – March 1734 | |
Monarch | George I |
Preceded by | John Ayscough, President of Council |
Succeeded by | John Ayscough, President of Council |
Personal details | |
Born | 1666 Edinburgh, Scotland |
Died | 31 March 1734 Jamaica, Great Britain | (aged 67–68)
Occupation | Military officer, governor, playwright |
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Robert Hunter FRS (c. 1666 – 31 March 1734) was a Scottish military officer, playwright and colonial administrator who successively served as the governors of New York, New Jersey and Jamaica.