John Hart (colonial administrator)
John Hart (died c. 1740) served as the 12th Royal Governor of Maryland from 1714–1715 and continued as the 12th Proprietary Governor of Maryland from 1715–1720, after the restoration of proprietary control to Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore. His governorship marked the beginnings of the restoration of the Calvert family's control of Maryland.
John Hart | |
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Portrait by Herman van der Mijn, 1732. | |
| 12th Royal Governor of Maryland | |
| In office 1714–1715 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Lloyd |
| 1st Governor of Restored Proprietary Government | |
| In office 1715–1720 | |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Brooke, Jr. |
| Governor of the Leeward Islands | |
| In office 1721–1728 | |
| Preceded by | Walter Hamilton |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Pitt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ireland |
| Died | c. 1740 England |
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