Abstract:
Appointed governor of the northern part of the province of Carolina in 1689, Philip Ludwell, native of Somerset, served through 1691, prior to returning to England in 1700. Recognizer of the Great Deed of Grant, Ludwell allowed Albemarle colonists to hold their land on the same basis as the colonists of Virginia. Ludwell's actions annoyed the Lords Proprietors of England, who, in response, forced Ludwell's removal in 1691.