Edward Hunloke

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Edward Hunloke
4th Deputy Governor of West New Jersey
In office
1690 –March 1692
Governor Dr. Daniel Coxe
Preceded byVacant
Succeeded byVacant
Member of the New Jersey Provincial Council for the Western Division
In office
July 29, 1703 –1702 (Died before the arrival of his commission)
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded by Daniel Coxe, Jr.
Personal details
Born England
Diedc.1702
Burlington, New Jersey, U.S.
Spouse(s) Margaret Bowman
Mrs. Mary Bassnet
Children Thomas, Martha, Margaret, Mary, Sarah, Edward

Edward Hunloke (d. c. 1703) was deputy governor of West Jersey between 1690 and 1692.

West Jersey English possession in North America between 1674 and 1702

West Jersey and East Jersey were two distinct parts of the Province of New Jersey. The political division existed for 28 years, between 1674 and 1702. Determination of an exact location for a border between West Jersey and East Jersey was often a matter of dispute.

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Hunloke was appointed deputy governor by absentee Governor Daniel Coxe after Sir Edmund Andros, governor of the Dominion of New England, was deposed and returned to England. Coxe had initially appointed John Tatham, but Tatham, a suspected Jacobite, was rejected by the province. Edward Hunloke held office at least until Coxe sold his interest in the province to the West Jersey Society, a group of English investors. The West Jersey Society appointed Andrew Hamilton governor, presumably supersecing Hunloke. [1]

Dr. Daniel Coxe was an English physician and governor of West Jersey from 1687-1688 and 1689-1692.

Edmund Andros British governor of several North American colonies

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Dominion of New England English possession in North America between 1680 and 1689

The Dominion of New England in America (1686–89) was an administrative union of English colonies covering New England and the Mid-Atlantic Colonies. Its political structure represented centralized control similar to the model used by the Spanish monarchy through the Viceroyalty of New Spain. The dominion was unacceptable to most colonists because they deeply resented being stripped of their rights and having their colonial charters revoked. Governor Sir Edmund Andros tried to make legal and structural changes, but most of these were undone and the Dominion was overthrown as soon as word was received that King James II had left the throne in England. One notable change was the introduction of the Church of England into Massachusetts, whose Puritan leaders had previously refused to allow it any sort of foothold.

Edward Hunloke continued to be referred to as Deputy Governor in court documents at least as late as 1694, however this appears to have been an honorific title.

After the late 1690s the government of East and West Jersey became increasingly dysfunctional. This ultimately resulted in the surrender by the Proprietors of East Jersey and those of West Jersey of the right of government to Queen Anne. Anne's government united the two colonies as the Province of New Jersey, a royal colony, establishing a new system of government. In 1703 Edward Hunloke was appointed by The Crown as a member of the New Jersey Provincial Council, however he died before his commission reached American shores.

Proprietary colony type of British colony especially in North America and the Caribbean in the 17th century

A proprietary colony was a type of British colony mostly in North America and the Caribbean in the 17th century. In the British Empire, all land belonged to the ruler, and it was his prerogative to divide. Therefore, all colonial properties were partitioned by royal charter into one of four types: proprietary, royal, joint stock, or covenant. King Charles II used the proprietary solution to reward allies and focus his own attention on Britain itself. He offered his friends colonial charters which facilitated private investment and colonial self-government. The charters made the proprietor the effective ruler, albeit one ultimately responsible to English Law and the King. Charles II gave New Netherland to his younger brother The Duke of York, who named it New York. He gave an area to William Penn who named it Pennsylvania.

East Jersey English possession in North America between 1674 and 1702

The Province of East Jersey, along with the Province of West Jersey, between 1674 and 1702 in accordance with the Quintipartite Deed were two distinct political divisions of the Province of New Jersey, which became the U.S. state of New Jersey. The two provinces were amalgamated in 1702. East Jersey's capital was located at Perth Amboy. Determination of an exact location for a border between West Jersey and East Jersey was often a matter of dispute.

Anne, Queen of Great Britain Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland (1702–07); queen of Great Britain and Ireland (1707–14)

Anne was the Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland between 8 March 1702 and 1 May 1707. On 1 May 1707, under the Acts of Union, two of her realms, the kingdoms of England and Scotland, united as a single sovereign state known as Great Britain. She continued to reign as Queen of Great Britain and Ireland until her death in 1714.

Edward Hunloke made his will on June 4, 1702; proved August 8, 1702. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Isaac S. Mulford, M. D.; Civil and Political History of New Jersey; P. Keen and E. Chandler, Camden, New Jersey, 1848; p. 266
  2. ↑ Historical and Genealogical Miscellany, John E. Stillwell, M. D., Vol. III; New York, 1914, p. 47

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