Landon Carter
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Col. Landon Carter, I (August 18, 1710 ā December 22, 1778) was an American planter and burgess for Richmond County, Virginia.[1] Although one of the most popular patriotic writers and pamphleters of pre-Revolutionary and Revolutionary-era Virginia, he may today be perhaps best known for his journal, which described colonial life leading up the American War of Independence, The Diary of Colonel Landon Carter.
Quick Facts Member of the House of Burgesses for Richmond County, Colony of Virginia, Preceded by ...
Landon Carter | |
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Member of the House of Burgesses for Richmond County, Colony of Virginia | |
In office 1752ā1768 Serving with John Woodbridge | |
Preceded by | William Fauntleroy |
Succeeded by | Thomas Glasscock |
Personal details | |
Born | August 18, 1710 Coromaton plantation, Colony of Virginia |
Died | December 22, 1778 Virginia |
Children | Robert Wormeley Carter and several daughters |
Parent(s) | Robert Carter I, Elizabeth Landon Willis |
Relatives | Charles, Robert Carter II of Nomini, George Carter (brothers); John Carter (half-brother) |
Residence | Sabine Hall |
Education | in England |
Occupation | planter, politician |
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