High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Robert "King"
Carter (1662/63 August 4, 1732), of Lancaster County, was a
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, to John Carter
(1620-1669) of London, England, and Sarah Ludlow (1635-1668) of
Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire. In 1688, he married Judith Armistead of
Hesse in Gloucester County, an area which was included in the
formation of Mathews County in 1691. After her death in 1699, he
married Elizabeth Landon in 1701. At the age of 28, Robert entered
the General Assembly of Virginia as a Burgess from Lancaster
County, serving five consecutive years. In 1726, as President of
the Governor's Council, he served as acting Governor of
Virginia after the death of Governor Hugh Drysdale.
