Record #:

15745

Author(s):

Sadler, W. J.

Abstract:

George Burrington was the 18th and 20th governor of North Carolina and had the unique distinction of being the proprietary and royal governor of the state. He was ousted from office on both occasions; however, he had his good qualities, especially in knowing the condition and needs of the colony better than any governor who had ruled before him and in supporting religious tolerance. His declining years were poverty stricken and his body was found in a London canal in 1759.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 3 Issue 6, July 1935, p6

Subject(s):

Governors