LC control no. | n 82003612 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Carter, Robert, 1663-1732 |
Variant(s) | Carter, Robert, I, 1663-1732 Carter, King, 1663-1732 Carter, Robert, "King", 1663-1732 |
Birth date | [1662,1663] |
Death date | 1732-08-04 |
Place of birth | Lancaster County (Va.) |
Field of activity | Political science Business |
Found in | His Letters of Robert Carter ... 1940. Wikipedia database May 21, 2019 (Robert Carter I; Robert "King" Carter (1662/63-August 4, 1732), of Lancaster County, was an American business man and colonist in Virginia and became one of the wealthiest men in the colonies. As President of the Governor's Council of the Virginia Colony, he was acting Governor of Virginia in 1726-1727 after the death in office of Governor Hugh Drysdale. He acquired the moniker "King" from his wealth, political power, and autocratic business methods. Robert Carter was born at Corotoman Plantation in Lancaster County, Virginia) |