Robert Hunter (colonial administrator)

Robert Hunter
FRS
Portrait of Hunter, attributed to Godfrey Kneller, c. 1720
Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
In office
1707 – Captured at sea by the French; never served
MonarchAnne
Preceded byEdmund Jenings, President of Council
Succeeded byAlexander Spotswood
3rd colonial governor of New Jersey
In office
June 1710 – 1720
Monarchs
Preceded byRichard Ingoldesby (Lt. Governor)
Succeeded byLewis Morris, President of Council
19th colonial governor of New York
In office
June 1710 – 1719
Monarchs
Preceded byRichard Ingoldesby (Lt. Governor)
Succeeded byPieter Schuyler, Acting Governor
Governor of Jamaica
In office
1728 – March 1734
MonarchGeorge I
Preceded byJohn Ayscough, President of Council
Succeeded byJohn Ayscough, President of Council
Personal details
Born1666
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died31 March 1734(1734-03-31) (aged 67–68)
Jamaica, Great Britain
OccupationMilitary officer, governor, playwright
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Robert Hunter FRS (c. 1666 – 31 March 1734) was a British army officer, playwright and colonial administrator who successively served as the governors of New York, New Jersey and Jamaica.

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