Career
He became comptroller of the English navy in 1639 and was active on behalf of Charles I. He was named vice-admiral of Jersey and proceeded to harry such Parliamentary ships as came his way. Jersey became a refuge for the Royalists who had fled from England, including Prince Charles, later Charles II. In 1651 Carteret was forced to surrender the island to the Parliament and fled to France, where he served as a viceadmiral in the French navy. In 1660, at the Restoration, he returned to England with Charles II. He was made a privy councilor and was member of Parliament for Portsmouth. He served as treasurer of the navy from 1661 to 1667. He was one of the eight proprietors to whom Charles II granted the colony of Carolina in 1663; and in 1664 James, Duke of York, later James II, granted him and Lord Berkeley the American territory between the Hudson and Delaware rivers. In honor of his defense of Jersey, this land was named New Jersey. He served as deputy treasurer of Ireland from 1667 to 1673 and sold his share of the New Jersey grant in 1674. From 1668 to 1672 he was a commissioner of the board of trade, which dealt with colonial affairs, and a commissioner for the navy from 1673 to 1679.