Edward Tynte
Edward Tynte | |
|---|---|
| 19th Governor of Carolina | |
| In office November 26, 1709 – June 26, 1710 | |
| Monarch | Anne |
| Preceded by | Nathaniel Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Robert Gibbes |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 26 June 1710 Charles Town, Province of Carolina |
| Profession | colonel, major, governor |
Edward Tynte (died 26 June 1710) was a colonial governor of Carolina, serving from 1709 until 1710. Descending from a family of nobility, Tynte was appointed governor of South Carolina in 1708. However, his arrival was delayed, and he only held office for six months before dying in 1710.
Personal life
[edit]Tynte was from Somerset, England.[1] He was a descendant of the Tynte baronets in Somerset, a family that had recently risen to baronetcy, though his parents are unknown.[1] Tynte was a Christian, and had joined the SPG by 1710.[2] Tynte is variously called both a major and a colonel in surviving documents,[1] providing evidence for some military career. Many of his family members attended Oxford University,[1] and it is believed that Tynte was a culturally knowledgable man based on a poem written for him by William King called "Ad Amicum."[3]
Political career
[edit]On December 9, 1708, Tynte was commissioned as the governor of Carolina by William Craven, 2nd Baron Craven.[4][5] Concerning maritime trade, Tynte was instructed to allow ships to import or export goods only if their master and 75% of their crew were of English descent.[6] Other instructions included monitoring whaling and the sale of land, along with establishing friendly relationships with the local Native Americans.[7]
Tynte's arrival in South Carolina was delayed, as he arrived on November 26, 1709, and was officially named governor that day.[1] Tynte was accompanied by many lawyers and merchants on his voyage to South Carolina, many of whom did not survive long after landing.[8][9] Tynte succeeded Nathaniel Johnson as governor.[10] Per the wishes of the proprietors of Carolina to encourage settlers to cultivate the local land, Tynte gave one hundred acres of land in what would become Albemarle and Bath County to any emigrant in Carolina.[11][12] One of Tynte's few acts in his short governorship was signing legislation that would enact free public education in South Carolina.[1][13] In accordance with the planned creation of the Province of North Carolina, Tynte was ordered to deputize Edward Hyde as its first governor,[14] appointing Thomas Cary as the interim governor until Hyde arrived to be deputized.[15]
Death and aftermath
[edit]During his governorship, Tynte died on 26 June 1710,[16] in Charles Town, South Carolina.[17] In his will, made shortly before he left for Carolina,[18] Tynte left his entire estate to Francis Killner, a spinster in London.[19]
Before Tynte's death, he directed his three deputies to choose among themselves an interim governor to succeed Tynte.[20] One of Tynte's deputies, Robert Gibbes, voted for himself and bribed another deputy, Fortescue Turberville, to vote for him, causing Gibbes to succeed Tynte.[21]
Additionally, Tynte's death meant he did not officially sign Hyde's commission,[22] causing a power struggle between Hyde and Cary that eventually led to Cary's Rebellion.[23]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Tynte, Edward". South Carolina Encyclopedia. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ Bultmann, William A.; Bultmann, Phyllis W. (March 1964). "The Roots of Anglican Humanitarianism: A Study of the Membership of the S.P.C.K. and the S.P.G., 1699-1720" (PDF). Historical Magazine of the Protestant Episcopal Church. 33 (1): 3–48. JSTOR 42973006. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
- ^ "Historical Notes". The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine. 12 (4): 215–220. October 1911. JSTOR 27575318. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ "Commission to appoint Edward Tynte as Governor of North Carolina and South Carolina". Colonial and State Records of North Carolina. December 9, 1708. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ "Letter to the Earl of Sutherland from the Council of Trade, February 15, 1709". Charleston Library Society. February 15, 1709. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ "Instructions to Edward Tynte concerning maritime trade in Carolina". Colonial and State Records of North Carolina. 1709. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
- ^ "Instructions to Edward Tynte concerning the government of Carolina". Colonial and State Records of North Carolina. March 24, 1709. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
- ^ E. Douglass, John (January 1993). "Power of Attorneys Formation of Colonial South Carolina's Attorney System, 1700 to 1731" (PDF). The American Journal of Legal History. 37 (1): 1–24. doi:10.2307/845767. JSTOR 845767. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ J. Klingberg, Frank (April 23, 1956). "The Carolina chronicle of Dr. Francis Le Jau, 1706-1716". Hathitrust. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ Webber, Mabel L. (October 1937). "Sir Nathaniel Johnson and His Son Robert Governors of South Carolina". The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine. 38 (4): 109–115. JSTOR 27571509. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ Morse, Jedidiah. "The American Universal Geography" (PDF). Jstor. JSTOR community.34336746. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ Martin, Francois-Xavier (July 20, 1829). "The History of North Carolina From the Earliest Period V1". ECU Digital Collections. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ Edgar, Walter (December 26, 2023). ""T" is for Tynte, Edward (d.1710)". South Carolina Public Radio. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ Martin, Nancy Judd (1981). "North Carolina Quakers in Politics". Jstor. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ "Edward Tynte". Carolana. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ J. Klingberg, Frank (April 23, 1956). "The Carolina chronicle of Dr. Francis Le Jau, 1706-1716". Hathitrust. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ White, Stephen Jay (1986). "From the Vestry Act to Cary's Rebellion: North Carolina Quakers and Colonial Politics". Jstor. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ Salley Jr., A. S. (April 1912). "Abstracts from the Records of the Court of Ordinary of the Province of South Carolina, 1700-1711 (Continued)". The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine. 13 (2): 84–88. JSTOR 27575330. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ "South Carolina Gleanings in England". The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine. 4 (3): 231–238. July 1903. JSTOR 27575031. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ "Robert Gibbes". Halsey Map. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ "This Month in South Carolina History, June 1710: Through Bribery, Robert Gibbes Becomes Governor of Carolina". The Sumter Item. June 9, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ White, Stephen Jay (1986). "From the Vestry Act to Cary's Rebellion: North Carolina Quakers and Colonial Politics". Jstor. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ "Edward Tynte". Carolana. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
