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Colonel Robert Carter I ( c. 1664 – 4 August 1732) was a planter, merchant, and government official and administrator who served as Acting Governor of Virginia, Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses, and President of the Virginia Governor's Council.
Robert „King“ Carter (* 1663 in Lancaster County, Virginia; † 4. August 1732 in Lancaster County, Virginia) war ein Kolonist in der damaligen Colony of Virginia, aus der nach der Unabhängigkeitserklärung der Vereinigten Staaten (1776) die US-Bundesstaaten Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee und Ohio ...
22. Dez. 2021 · Robert Carter, also known as Robert “King” Carter, was a land baron, politician, and agent for the Northern Neck Proprietary in colonial Virginia. He served as Speaker of the House of Burgesses, treasurer, and president of the governor’s Council, and opposed royal control and slave trade policies.
2. Juni 2024 · Robert Carter also known as King Carter (1663 – August 4, 1732) of Lancaster County was a colonist in Virginia and became he wealthiest man in the colonies. As President of the Governor's Council of the Virginia Colony, he was acting Governor of Virginia in Williamsburg from 1726-1727 after the death in office of Governor Hugh Drysdale.
- Virginia
- August 04, 1663
- "King Carter", "King"
Robert Carter was a member of the Council of Virginia, acting governor 1726-1727, and a political power in the colony. He had received a classical education in England, and corresponded widely both within the colony and with merchants in England.
As befit his nickname, Robert “King” Carter was a powerful eighteenth-century Virginia politician. First elected to the colony’s House of Burgesses in 1691, the “King” served as Speaker of the House (1696–98; 1699), treasurer (1699–1705), and acting governor of the colony (1726–27).
Robert Carter, also known as Robert “King” Carter, was a land baron, Speaker of the House of Burgesses (1696–1698), treasurer of the colony (1699–1705), and a member of the governor’s Council (1700–1732). As senior member of the council, he served as president, or acting governor, from 1726 until 1727.
