James Colleton

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James Colleton († around 1706 in Barbados ) was an English colonial governor of the Province of Carolina .

Life

James Colleton was a son of Sir John Colleton (1606–1666), a co-founder of the Province of Carolina. His life dates are not known. He first lived in Barbados , where he cultivated some of his family's lands. In November 1686 he was appointed to succeed Joseph Morton as the new governor of the Province of Carolina. He held this office until 1690. One of his first measures was the withdrawal of a plan for a military offensive against the Spanish Florida. His predecessor wanted to pursue alleged or actual pirates with the action. However, the action was not approved by the state government in London for political reasons. That was one of the reasons why Joseph Morton was recalled. The inhabitants of the colony, however, were not satisfied with the termination of the military offensive. Another point of contention between Colleton and the colonists was his intention to keep the so-called Fundamental Constitutions from 1669. The colonists demanded their reform or their abolition. In the further course the resistance against the governor intensified, who was accused of favoring the pirates. In the end, the governor tried to bypass the colonial parliament. To this end, he imposed martial law. This measure was unsuccessful because he found no support in the militia. In the end, James Colleton was removed from office and replaced by Seth Sotel . He was expelled from the colony at the same time. He died in Barbados around 1706.

literature

  • JW Fortescue: America and West Indies: March 1687, 1-15 | British History Online. Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London 1899, pp. 324-343. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
  • Edward McCrady: The History of South Carolina Under the Proprietary Government, 1670-1719 .
  • Colleton, James . In: James Grant Wilson, John Fiske (Eds.): Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography . tape 1 : Aaron - Crandall . D. Appleton and Company, New York 1887, p. 690 (English, Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).

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personal data
SURNAME Colleton, James
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English colonial governor of the Province of Carolina
DATE OF BIRTH 17th century
DATE OF DEATH around 1706
Place of death in Barbados