George Carteret
Vice-Admiral Sir George Carteret | |
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Sir George Carteret | |
| Born | c. 1610 St Peter, Jersey |
| Died | 14 January 1680 |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of England |
| Branch | Royal Navy |
| Rank | Vice-Admiral |
| Commands | Treasurer of the Navy Comptroller of the Navy HMS Mary Rose |
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Vice-Admiral Sir George Carteret, 1st Baronet (c. 1610 – 14 January 1680 N.S.) was a royalist statesman in Jersey and England, who served in the Clarendon Ministry as Treasurer of the Navy. He was also one of the original lords proprietor of the former British colonies of Carolina and New Jersey.
Carteret, New Jersey, and Carteret County, North Carolina, both in the United States, are named after him. He acquired the manor of Haynes, Bedfordshire, (alias Hawnes) in about 1667.