This is a list of the colonial governors of North Carolina. Governors of Roanoke and Raleigh Sir Ralph Lane, governor of Roanoke (1585–1586) John White, governor of Raleigh (1587–1590) Governors of Albemarle, 1664–1689 Deputy Governors of North Carolina, 1691-1712 Thomas Jarvis 1691-1694 Thomas Harvey 1694-1699 Henderson Walker 1699-1704 (acting) Robert Daniell 1704-1705 Thomas Cary 1705-1706 William Glover 1706-1708 (acting) Thomas Cary 1708-1711 Governors of North Carolina, 1712-1776 See also List of governors of North Carolina List of colonial governors of South Carolina Province of Carolina Province of North Carolina Notes External links Carolana.com: The Governors of Carolina North Carolina Manual of 1913 Colonial United States (British) Lists of American colonial governors