Sir George Carteret

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English politician baronet colonial proprietor person royalist

Sir George Carteret was a 17th-century English royalist statesman and colonial proprietor who played a key role in the early governance and development of American colonies.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	English politician → baronet → colonial proprietor → person → royalist →
allegiance	House of Stuart → Royalists →
associatedWithPlace	Jersey → London →
birthYear	c. 1610 →
burialPlace	Westminster Abbey →
coProprietorOf	Province of New Jersey →
coProprietorWith	John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton →
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of England →
deathYear	1680 →
familyOrigin	Channel Islands gentry →
governed	Island of Jersey →
hasDescendant	Philip Carteret → Sir George Carteret, 1st Baronet of a later creation →
honouredBy	naming of the Province of New Jersey →
involvedIn	English Civil War → Restoration of Charles II →
landGrantFrom	Charles II of England →
legacy	Carteret family influence in colonial America → New Jersey named partly in his honour →
militaryRole	naval officer →
name	Sir George Carteret →
notableFor	co-proprietorship of New Jersey colony → role in early governance of American colonies → supporting Charles I during the English Civil War → supporting Charles II during the Interregnum →
politicalFaction	Tories (early royalist alignment) →
positionHeld	Bailiff of Jersey → Governor of Jersey → Member of Parliament of England → Treasurer of the Navy → Vice-Chamberlain of the Household →
receivedTitle	baronetcy in the Baronetage of England →
religion	Church of England →
roleInColonies	proprietary governance of New Jersey →
supportedMonarch	Charles I of England → Charles II of England →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Province of New Jersey → Province of New Jersey ("John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton") →	grantedTo
Sir George Carteret ("Philip Carteret") → Sir George Carteret ("Sir George Carteret, 1st Baronet of a later creation") →	hasDescendant
Clerk of the Acts → Treasurer of the Navy →	officeHeldBy
Navy Office, Seething Lane →	associatedWithPerson
John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton →	coProprietorWith
John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville ("George Carteret, 1st Baron Carteret") →	father
Navy Board →	hasNotableMember
Sir George Carteret →	name
Clerk of the Acts to the Navy Board →	positionHeldBy