Proprietary Colony, 1664-1731 Governors of Albemarle, 1664-1689 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 John Harvey 1679 Henry Wilkinson 1680 John Jenkins 1680-1681 Seth Sothel 1682-1689 Deputy Governors of Carolina, 1689-1710 John Gibbs 1689-1690 Thomas Jarvis 1690-1694 Philip Ludwell 1690-1691, 1692-1693, 1693-1695 Thomas Harvey 1694-1699 John Archdale 1695-1696 (Governor of North and South Carolina) Henderson Walker 1699-1703 Robert Daniel 1703-1705 Thomas Cary 1705-1711 William Glover 1706-1710 Governors of North Carolina, 1711-1731 Edward Hyde 1711-1712 Thomas Pollock 1712-1714 Charles Eden 1714-1722 Thomas Pollock 1722 William Reed 1722-1724 George Burrington 1724-1725 Richard Everard 1725-1731 Royal Colony, 1731-1775 George Burrington 1731-1734 Nathaniel Rice 1734 Gabriel Johnston 1734-1752 Nathaniel Rice 1752-1753 Matthew Rowan 1753-1754 Arthur Dobbs 1753-1763 William Tryon 1765-1771 James Hasell 1771 Josiah Martin 1771-1775 State of North Carolina, 1776-present Richard Caswell None 1776-1780 Abner Nash None 1780-1781 Thomas Burke None 1781-1782 Alexander Martin None 1782-1784 Richard Caswell None 1784-1787 Samuel Johnston Federalist 1787-1789 Alexander Martin Unknown 1789-1792 Richard Dobbs Spaight Dem.-Rep. 1792-1795 Samuel Ashe Dem.-Rep. 1795-1798 W. R. Davie Federalist 1798-1799 Benjamin Williams Dem.-Rep. 1799-1802 James Turner Dem.-Rep. 1802-1805 Nathaniel Alexander Dem.-Rep. 1805-1807 Benjamin Williams Dem.-Rep. 1807-1808 David Stone Dem.-Rep. 1808-1810 Benjamin Smith Dem.-Rep. 1810-1811 William Hawkins Dem.-Rep. 1811-1814 William Miller Dem.-Rep. 1814-1817 John Branch Dem.-Rep. 1817-1820 Jesse Franklin Dem.-Rep. 1820-1821 Gabriel Holmes Unknown 1821-1824 H. G. Burton Unknown 1824-1827 James Iredell, Jr Dem.-Rep. 1827-1828 John Owen Democratic 1828-1830 Montfort Stokes Democratic 1830-1832 David L. Swain Whig 1832-1835 R. D. Spaight, Jr Democratic 1835-1836 E. B. Dudley Whig 1836-1841 John Motley Morehead Whig 1841-1845 William A. Graham Whig 1845-1849 Charles Manly Whig 1849-1851 D. S. Reid Democratic 1851-1854 Warren WinslowDemocratic 1854-1855 Thomas Bragg Democratic 1855-1859 John W. Ellis Democratic 1859-1861 Henry T. Clark Democratic 1861-1862 Zebulon Baird Vance Democratic 1862-1865 W. W. Holden Republican 1865-1865 Jonathan Worth Democratic 1865-1868 W. W. Holden Republican 1868-1871 T. R. Caldwell Republican 1871-1874 C. H. Brogden Republican 1874-1877 Zebulon Baird Vance Democratic 1877-1879 T. J. Jarvis Democratic 1879-1885 A. M. Scales Democratic 1885-1889 D. G. Fowle Democratic 1889-1891 Thomas M. Holt Democratic 1891-1893 Elias Carr Democratic 1893-1897 D. L. Russell Republican 1897-1901 Charles Brantley Aycock Democratic 1901-1905 R. B. Glenn Democratic 1905-1909 W. W. Kitchin Democratic 1909-1913 Locke Craig Democratic 1913-1917 Thomas W. Bickett Democratic 1917-1921 Cameron Morrison Democratic 1921-1925 Angus Wilton McLean Democratic 1925-1929 O. Max Gardner Democratic 1929-1933 J. C. B. Ehringhaus Democratic 1933-1937 Clyde R. Hoey Democratic 1937-1941 J. Melville Broughton Democratic 1941-1945 R. Gregg Cherry Democratic 1945-1949 W. Kerr Scott Democratic 1949-1953 William B. Umstead Democratic 1953-1954 Luther H. Hodges Democratic 1954-1961 Terry Sanford Democratic 1961-1965 Dan K. Moore Democratic 1965-1969 Robert W. Scott Democratic 1969-1973 James E. Holshouser, Jr Republican 1973-1977 James B. Hunt, Jr. Democratic 1977-1985 James G. Martin Republican 1985-1993 James B. Hunt, Jr Democratic 1993-2001 Mike Easley Democratic 2001- References North Carolina Encyclopedia
Governors of Albemarle, 1664-1689 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 John Harvey 1679 Henry Wilkinson 1680 John Jenkins 1680-1681 Seth Sothel 1682-1689 Deputy Governors of Carolina, 1689-1710 John Gibbs 1689-1690 Thomas Jarvis 1690-1694 Philip Ludwell 1690-1691, 1692-1693, 1693-1695 Thomas Harvey 1694-1699 John Archdale 1695-1696 (Governor of North and South Carolina) Henderson Walker 1699-1703 Robert Daniel 1703-1705 Thomas Cary 1705-1711 William Glover 1706-1710 Governors of North Carolina, 1711-1731 Edward Hyde 1711-1712 Thomas Pollock 1712-1714 Charles Eden 1714-1722 Thomas Pollock 1722 William Reed 1722-1724 George Burrington 1724-1725 Richard Everard 1725-1731 Royal Colony, 1731-1775 George Burrington 1731-1734 Nathaniel Rice 1734 Gabriel Johnston 1734-1752 Nathaniel Rice 1752-1753 Matthew Rowan 1753-1754 Arthur Dobbs 1753-1763 William Tryon 1765-1771 James Hasell 1771 Josiah Martin 1771-1775 State of North Carolina, 1776-present Richard Caswell None 1776-1780 Abner Nash None 1780-1781 Thomas Burke None 1781-1782 Alexander Martin None 1782-1784 Richard Caswell None 1784-1787 Samuel Johnston Federalist 1787-1789 Alexander Martin Unknown 1789-1792 Richard Dobbs Spaight Dem.-Rep. 1792-1795 Samuel Ashe Dem.-Rep. 1795-1798 W. R. Davie Federalist 1798-1799 Benjamin Williams Dem.-Rep. 1799-1802 James Turner Dem.-Rep. 1802-1805 Nathaniel Alexander Dem.-Rep. 1805-1807 Benjamin Williams Dem.-Rep. 1807-1808 David Stone Dem.-Rep. 1808-1810 Benjamin Smith Dem.-Rep. 1810-1811 William Hawkins Dem.-Rep. 1811-1814 William Miller Dem.-Rep. 1814-1817 John Branch Dem.-Rep. 1817-1820 Jesse Franklin Dem.-Rep. 1820-1821 Gabriel Holmes Unknown 1821-1824 H. G. Burton Unknown 1824-1827 James Iredell, Jr Dem.-Rep. 1827-1828 John Owen Democratic 1828-1830 Montfort Stokes Democratic 1830-1832 David L. Swain Whig 1832-1835 R. D. Spaight, Jr Democratic 1835-1836 E. B. Dudley Whig 1836-1841 John Motley Morehead Whig 1841-1845 William A. Graham Whig 1845-1849 Charles Manly Whig 1849-1851 D. S. Reid Democratic 1851-1854 Warren WinslowDemocratic 1854-1855 Thomas Bragg Democratic 1855-1859 John W. Ellis Democratic 1859-1861 Henry T. Clark Democratic 1861-1862 Zebulon Baird Vance Democratic 1862-1865 W. W. Holden Republican 1865-1865 Jonathan Worth Democratic 1865-1868 W. W. Holden Republican 1868-1871 T. R. Caldwell Republican 1871-1874 C. H. Brogden Republican 1874-1877 Zebulon Baird Vance Democratic 1877-1879 T. J. Jarvis Democratic 1879-1885 A. M. Scales Democratic 1885-1889 D. G. Fowle Democratic 1889-1891 Thomas M. Holt Democratic 1891-1893 Elias Carr Democratic 1893-1897 D. L. Russell Republican 1897-1901 Charles Brantley Aycock Democratic 1901-1905 R. B. Glenn Democratic 1905-1909 W. W. Kitchin Democratic 1909-1913 Locke Craig Democratic 1913-1917 Thomas W. Bickett Democratic 1917-1921 Cameron Morrison Democratic 1921-1925 Angus Wilton McLean Democratic 1925-1929 O. Max Gardner Democratic 1929-1933 J. C. B. Ehringhaus Democratic 1933-1937 Clyde R. Hoey Democratic 1937-1941 J. Melville Broughton Democratic 1941-1945 R. Gregg Cherry Democratic 1945-1949 W. Kerr Scott Democratic 1949-1953 William B. Umstead Democratic 1953-1954 Luther H. Hodges Democratic 1954-1961 Terry Sanford Democratic 1961-1965 Dan K. Moore Democratic 1965-1969 Robert W. Scott Democratic 1969-1973 James E. Holshouser, Jr Republican 1973-1977 James B. Hunt, Jr. Democratic 1977-1985 James G. Martin Republican 1985-1993 James B. Hunt, Jr Democratic 1993-2001 Mike Easley Democratic 2001- References North Carolina Encyclopedia