# Josiah Martin

_Governor of North Carolina from 1771 to 1776, and in exile until 1783_

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Last updated: 2026-11-04

> Josiah Martin was a British Army officer and colonial administrator who served as the governor of North Carolina from 1771 to 1783. He was the last British governor of North Carolina and was forced to leave the colony in 1776 as a result of the American War of Independence, spending the last seven years of his gubernatorial tenure in in exile.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 23 April 1737 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6290564#P569))
- **Place of birth:** County Dublin ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6290564#P19))
- **Died:** 13 April 1786 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6290564#P570))
- **Place of death:** London ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6290564#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Kingdom of Great Britain ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6290564#P27))
- **Occupation:** militia officer; army officer; official ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6290564#P106))
- **Positions held:** colonial governor of North Carolina (12 August 1771 – 12 April 1776) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6290564#P39))

## Questions

**When was Josiah Martin born?**  
Josiah Martin was born on 23 April 1737 in County Dublin.

**What positions has Josiah Martin held?**  
Positions held by Josiah Martin include: colonial governor of North Carolina (1771–1776).

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Josiah Martin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josiah_Martin) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q6290564](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6290564) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Josiah Martin (1737–1786) (cropped).jpg by Jeremiah Meyer (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Josiah_Martin_(1737%E2%80%931786)_(cropped).jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Josiah Martin, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Josiah Martin (1737–1786) (cropped).jpg — Jeremiah Meyer, Public domain.

## Cite this page

"Josiah Martin". DigiNepal. Last updated 4 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/josiah-martin. Retrieved 6 November 2026.