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Robert Hunter (colonial administrator)
Robert Hunter | |
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&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:Robert_Hunter_(1666-1734)_1937_321.jpeg) 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 (aged 67–68) Jamaica, Great Britain |
| Occupation | Military officer, governor, playwright |
| Signature | &sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:Signature_of_Robert_Hunter_(1666%E2%80%931734).png) |
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.
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