George Burrington

For the cricketer, see George Burrington (cricketer).

His Excellency
George Burrington
3rd and 5th Governor of North Carolina
In office
15 January 1724 – 17 July 1725
MonarchGeorge I
Preceded byWilliam Reed (acting)
Succeeded bySir Richard Everard
In office
25 February 1731 – 17 April 1734
MonarchGeorge II
Preceded bySir Richard Everard
Succeeded byNathaniel Rice (acting)
Personal details
Bornca. 1682
Devonshire, England
Died22 February 1759
Westminster, England
Cause of deathHomicide
Resting placeSt. John the Evangelist, Westminster
Spouse
Sarah Croswell
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(m. 1730)​

George Burrington (ca. 1682 – 22 February 1759) was a British colonial official who served as the third and fifth governor of North Carolina from 1724 to 1725 and 1731 to 1734.[1] He is noted for opening the lower Cape Fear region to settlement.[2] From the outset of his administration, he encountered opposition to his authority.[1] In 1733 he noted that African slave ships did not bring their trade to his colony.[3]

  1. ^ a b Marshall, De Lancey Haywood (1896). Governor Governor George Burrington, with an account of his official administrations in the colony of North Carolina, 1724-1725, 1731-1734. Raleigh, N.C.: Edwards & Broughton. p. 9. LCCN 06036151. OL 6975576M. Retrieved 25 December 2018 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program (1948). George Burrington, ca. 1682-1759 (North Carolina Highway Historical Marker). Pender County, N.C.: North Carolina Office of Archives & History. D-32. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  3. ^ Minchinton, Walter E. “The Seaborne Slave Trade of North Carolina.” The North Carolina Historical Review, vol. 71, no. 1, 1994, pp. 1–61. JSTOR website Retrieved 16 Oct. 2023.