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Lord Proprietor was the governor title for the noble "ruling" proprietors of certain British proprietary colony in North America, such as Maryland or Carolina.

Lords Proprietary of Carolina There were eight original Lords Proprietor of the Province of Carolina (by 1729 split into Province of North Carolina and Province of South Carolina):

the George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle (1608-1670)
the Earl of Clarendon (1609-1674)
Lord John Berkeley (1607-1678)
the Earl of Craven (1608-1697)
Sir George Carteret (c.1610-1680)
Sir William Berkeley (1606-1677)
Sir John Colleton (1608-1666)
the Earl of Shaftesbury (1621-1683).

Seven of their descendants, all but the heir of Carteret, sold their shares to the Crown in 1729, thus ending proprietary rule. See Province of Carolina for more details.

Jersey/New Jersey In present-day New Jersey, there were two proprietary lordships:

Lords Proprietary of East Jersey

August 1665 - 14 January 1680: Sir George Carteret (b. c.1610 - d. 1680)
January 1680 - 1682 : 8 Proprietors
1682 - 1688 : 24 Proprietors (1st time)
1692 - April 1703: 24 Proprietors (2nd time)

Lords Proprietary of West Jersey

August 1665 - 18 March 1674: John Berkeley, Baron Berkeley of Stratton (b. 1602 - d. 1678)
18 March 1674 - February 1675: Edward Byllynge (1st time) (d. 1687)

jointly with John Fenwick (b. 1618 - d. 1683)

February 1675 - September 1683: Trusteeship
September 1683 - 1687: Edward Byllynge (2nd time) (s.a.)
February 1687 - 1688: Daniel Coxe (b. c.1640 - d. 1730)
1692 - April 1703: 12 Proprietors

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