Proprietary Governors were individuals authorized to govern proprietary colonies. Under the proprietary system, individuals or companies were granted commercial charters by the King of England to establish colonies. A charter is the grant of authority or rights stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This article is about a type of political territory For other uses see Colony (disambiguation. These proprietors then selected the governors and other officials in the colony. This system was used to establish several colonies on the island of Newfoundland. Newfoundland — ˈn(jufənˌlænd (Terre-Neuve Talamh an Éisc — is a large island 15 km off the east coast of The provinces of Maryland, Carolina and several other colonies in the Americas were initially established under the proprietary system. A province is a territorial unit almost always an Administrative division. The Province of Maryland was an English colony in North America that existed from 1632 until 1776 when it joined the other twelve of the Thirteen colonies The Province of Carolina from 1663 to 1712, was a North American British proprietary Colony, controlled by eight English noblemen The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere or New World, consisting of the Continents of North America and South America
These colonies were distinct from royal colonies in that they were commercial enterprises established under authority of the crown. Proprietary Governors had legal responsibilities over the colony as well as responsibilities to shareholders to ensure the security of their investments.
The proprietary system was a mostly inefficient system, in that the proprietors were, for the most part, like absentee landlords. Many never even visited the colonies they owned. By the early 1700s, nearly all of the proprietary colonies had either surrendered their charters to the crown to become royal colonies, or else had significant limitations placed on them by the crown.
See also
- Cuper's Cove
- Virginia Company
- British colonization of the Americas
- British colonial grants in North America (1621-1639)
- List of Newfoundland and Labrador lieutenant-governors
External links
- Proprietary Governors, 1610-1728 (Newfoundland)
- The Provincial Governor in the English Colonies of North America
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