Robert Hunter (colonial administrator)

Robert Hunter FRS
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	Anne George I
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	Anne George I
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(1734-03-31) (aged 67–68) Jamaica, Great Britain
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.