Record #:

13821

Author(s):

Norris, Jeannie Faris

Abstract:

The first chief executive of the territory known as the Province of North Carolina, William Drummond served as the first governor in the state. Drummond was Governor of the Albemarle from 1663 to 1667. Drummond was hung for staging an uprising against Virginia governor Sir William Berkeley.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 20 Issue 31, Jan 1953, p23-25, il

Subject(s):

Governors