GEORGE BURRINGTON

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• Died: February 22, 1759
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• Profession: Administrator (governor North Carolina)

George Burrington was a British colonial official who served as the Governor of the Province of North Carolina from 1724 to 1725 and 1731 to 1734. He is noted for opening the lower Cape Fear region to settlement. From the outset of his administration, he encountered opposition to his authority.