List of colonial governors of North Carolina

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

In 1689-91, a system developed in which the Lord Proprietors appointed one governor for the entire province of Carolina based in Charles Town. This official governed the northern part of the colony through a "Deputy Governor" who was in many ways autonomous. In the early years, the deputy governor was known as the governor of "Ye Lands North and East of Cape Feare." Eventually, this system gave way to the creation of two separate governments.

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