Sir George Carteret, 1st Baronet (c.1610 – 14 January 1680^N.S.), son of Elias de Carteret, was a royalist statesman in Jersey and England, who served in the Clarendon Ministry as Treasurer of the Navy. He was also one of the original proprietors of the Carolina colony. January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events First Portuguese governor was appointed to Macau The Swedish city Karlskrona was founded as the Royal Swedish Navy relocated there. ... In Britain and countries of the British Empire, Old Style or O.S. after a date means that the date is in the Julian calendar, in use in those countries until 1752; New Style or N.S. means that the date is in the Gregorian calendar, adopted on 14 September... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... The Clarendon Ministry was forged out of the royalist camp of Charles II, who was returned to the throne (the English Restoration) in 1660. ... A notable office in British government between the 16th and early 19th centuries, the Treasurer of the Navy was responsible for the financial maintenance of the Royal Navy. ... The Carolina Colony grants Haystack of 1663 and 1665 The Province of Carolina from 1663 to 1729, was a North American British colony. ...

He was born in the island of Jersey sometime between 1607 and 1610. Entering the Royal Navy at an early age, he attained a high reputation as a naval officer, and in 1626 was appointed by Charles I as Joint Governor of the island of Jersey. He was much esteemed by all parties, becoming a Vice Admiral in 1637. In 1640, he was appointed Comptroller of the Navy, and May 1645, was created Baronet de Melesches. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ... Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. ...

In the Chapel of Mont Orgueil Castle, May 1640, George married his cousin, Elizabeth de Carteret, daughter of Philippe de Carteret II, 3rd Seigneur of Sark. They later had 12 children, their first son being Philippe. Mont Orgueil (French: Mount Pride) has guarded Jerseys east coast since the 13th century Mont Orgueil is a castle in Jersey. ... Philippe de Carteret II was Seigneur of Sark from 1594 to 1643. ... Sir Philip Carteret Kt FRS (1641–1672), was son of Sir George Carteret. ...

On the commencement of the Civil War he retired from the navy, and withdrew with his family to Jersey, but subsequently returned to aid the projects of the royalists. He afterwards, on the ruin of the royal cause, afforded an asylum to the Prince of Wales and other refugees of distinction within his government of Jersey where he served as Bailiff (1643-1651), and defended the island against the Parliamentarians, Elizabeth Castle being the last fortress that lowered the royal banner. The English Civil War consisted of a series of armed conflicts and political machinations that took place between Parliamentarians (known as Roundheads) and Royalists (known as Cavaliers) between 1642 and 1651. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ... The Prince of Wales Feathers. This Heraldic badge of the Heir Apparent is derived from the ostrich feathers borne by Edward, the Black Prince. ... In the Channel Islands of Guernsey the Bailiff is the first civil officer, serving as president of the legislature and the Royal Court. ... Elizabeth Castle at high tide Elizabeth Castle is a castle in Saint Helier, Jersey. ...

George Carteret also had Charles proclaimed King in Saint Helier on 17 February 1649, after the execution of his father, Charles I. Charles II never forgot this gesture whereby Jersey became the first of his realms to recognise his claim to the throne. Saint Helier (Jèrriais: St Hélyi) is one of the twelve parishes and the largest town on Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands in the English Channel. ... February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events January 30 - King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland is beheaded. ...

At the Restoration, having shared Charles II’s banishment, Sir George formed one of the immediate train of the restored monarch on his triumphant entry into London. The next day Carteret was sworn into the Privy Council, appointed Vice-Chamberlain of the Household, and constituted Treasurer of the Navy. He also became Baronet Carteret & Hawnes. His career for the next decade is documented in the diary of Samuel Pepys who joined him as Clerk of the Acts to the Navy Board in 1662. King Charles II, the first monarch to rule after the English Restoration. ... Charles II King of England, Scotland and Ireland Charles II (29 May 1630–6 February 1685) was the King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 30 January 1649 (de jure) or 29 May 1660 (de facto) until his death. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Her Majestys Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. ... A junior whip in the House of Commons and an officer of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. ... Samuel Pepys, FRS (23 February 1633 – 26 May 1703) was an English naval administrator and Member of Parliament, famous chiefly for his comprehensive diary. ... For the international law of the sea, see Admiralty law. ...

The fidelity with which Carteret, like Berkeley, had clung to the royal cause, gave him also great influence at court. He had, at an early date, taken a warm interest in the colonization of America. With John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton, he became one of the proprietors of the Province of Carolina, prior to their becoming jointly interested in New Jersey. John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton (1602 – August 28, 1678) was the fifth and youngest son of Sir Maurice Berkeley. ... The Carolina Colony grants Haystack of 1663 and 1665 The Province of Carolina from 1663 to 1729, was a North American British colony. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  Ranked 47th  - Total 8,729 sq mi (22,608 km²)  - Width 70 miles (110 km)  - Length 150 miles (240 km)  - % water 14. ...

In 1665, Carteret was one of the drafters of the Concession and Agreement, a document that provided freedom of religion in the colony of New Jersey. It was issued as a proclamation for the structure of the government for the colony written by the two proprietors, Berkeley and Carteret. Concession and Agreement was a document that provided religious freedom in the colony of New Jersey. ... The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen guarantees freedom of religion, as long as religious activities do not infringe on public order in ways detrimental to society. ...

In 1669, he was expelled from the House of Commons to which he had been elected in 1661 to represent Portsmouth, for misconduct as Vice Chamberlain, being accused of embezzlement (see Andrew Marvell's Letters, pp. 125, 126). In 1673, he was appointed one of the Lords of the Admiralty, and continued in the public service until his death on 14 January 1679 (old style). The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... For other places with the same name, see Portsmouth (disambiguation). ... Old Admiralty House, Whitehall, London, Thomas Ripley, architect, 1723-26, was not admired by his contemporaries and earned him some scathing couplets from Alexander Pope The Admiralty was historically the authority in the United Kingdom responsible for the command of the Royal Navy. ... January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events January 24 - King Charles II of England disbands Parliament August 7 - The brigantine Le Griffon, which was commissioned by René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, is towed to the southern end of the Niagara River, to become the first ship to sail the upper Great Lakes. ... Old Style or O.S. is a designation indicating that a date conforms to the Julian calendar, formerly in use in many countries, rather than the Gregorian calendar, currently in use in most countries. ...

Shortly before Carteret's death, the king proposed to give him the title Baron Carteret, but Carteret died too soon, so the honor passed to his grandson George Carteret, 1st Baron Carteret. George Carteret, 1st Baron Carteret (1667 - 1695), was son or grandson Sir George Carteret. ...

A notable office in British government between the 16th and early 19th centuries, the Treasurer of the Navy was responsible for the financial maintenance of the Royal Navy. ... Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey (10 July 1614 _ 6 April 1686) was an Anglo-Irish royalist statesman of the 17th century. ... A junior whip in the House of Commons and an officer of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. ... Sir Henry Savile (1549 – February 19, 1622), warden of Merton College, Oxford, and provost of Eton, was the son of Henry Savile of Bradley, near Halifax, in Yorkshire, a member of an old county family, the Saviles of Methley, and of his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Ramsden. ... // The Baronetage of Nova Scotia was devised in 1624 as a means of settling the plantation of that province. ... The title of Baron Carteret was first created in 1681. ... George Carteret, 1st Baron Carteret (1667 - 1695), was son or grandson Sir George Carteret. ...

References

• New Jersey Archives, First Series. Newark, NJ, 1880-1893., Volume 1, page 25.
• Whitehead, William Adee, East Jersey under the proprietary governments. New York, New-Jersey historical society, 1846, page 104.
• O'Callaghan, ed., Documents relating to the Colonial history of the State of New York, 1849 - 1851. Volume 2, page 410.
• Marvell, Andrew, The poems and letters of Andrew Marvell; edited by H. M. Margoliouth. 3d ed. rev. by Pierre Legouis with the collaboration of E. E. Duncan-Jones. Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1971.

External links

• decarteret.org.uk Person Sheet