What is Philip Carteret (colonial governor)?
{{no sources|date=March 2025}} [[File:Philip Carteret (1733-1796).jpg|alt=Philip Carteret 1733-1796, aged:63|thumb|Philip Carteret, 1755 age lived to: 63 Born: 1733 Died:1796 ]] [[Philip Carteret]] (born 1733, Trinity Manor, Jersey, Europe) was a [[commander]] in the [[Royal Navy]]. on the ship, the Salisbury, In 1747, he joined the colonial government of [[New Jersey]]. He stayed in the government until 1794. In December 1796, he died at age 63 after many years in service. == Early life == Carteret's mother was named Elizabeth. In 1733, in Jersey, Europe, Elizabeth Carteret gave birth to a little boy, and named him Philip. Philip went to [[All Saints Church]], [[Southampton]], and when he was 14, he joined the Royal Navy. He worked on the ship the [[HMS Salisbury (1707)|HMS ''Salisbury'']], later commanding on the Salisbury. {{DEFAULTSORT:Carteret, Philip}} [[Category:1733 births]] [[Category:1796 deaths]] [[Category:Royal Navy]] [[Category:Royal Navy officers]] [[Category:Jersey people]] {{biography-stub}}