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  1. 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.

  2. Jun 2, 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"
  3. May 7, 2023 · Robert Carter I was a Virginia colonist. Ancestor of William Henry Harrison 9th US President. Robert Carter "King Carter" [1] --was for a long time the agent and representative of the Culpepper and Fairfax families. [2]

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    • August 4, 1732
    • August 4, 1663
  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › CorotomanCorotoman - Wikipedia

    Corotoman was a 17th and 18th century plantation on the Rappahannock River in Lancaster County, Virginia, United States. Corotoman was the residence of Robert Carter I (1662/63 – 4 August 1732), a colonial Governor of Virginia and one of the wealthiest men in the British colonies in North America.

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  8. When Robert Carter III reached his majority, he became the master of 70,000 acres of land and many slaves. He then went to London for two years where he was admitted to the Inner Temple for the study of law and enjoyed the metropolitan life of London.

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