The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-09-19

LOIOS I1opi SCt-
~ ond, the period Of Royal
Government, 172S-1775. when the
cuyernors were selected by the King;
third the interval between the ex-
nnI-ion of the last Royal Governor
and the inauguration of the first con-
stitutional Governor, 1175-1777. called,
fo, convenience, the period of Provin-
cial Government; fourth, the period
If constitutional Government, 1777-
1911.
Proprietary Period.
During the Proprietary Period
there were ~tWenty-seven chief execu-
lives. in this number, however, the
names Of john jenkins, John Harvey.
Philip Ludwell, Thomas Cary and
Thomas Pollock appear twice, so that
there we're actually twenty-five differ
ent persons who presided over the at
fairs Of the colony during the Pro
rri+tary Period. Some of these served
as Governors in their own right,
Others as Deputy-Governors, and still
Others simply as acknowledgements by
virtue Of being president Of the coun-
eli when a vacancy occurred in the
Governors office. The first Governor.
as is we'll enough known, was William
DrummOnd, who Vas selected by VIII
Liam Berkeley. Governor of Virginia.
and one Of the Lord Proprietors, at
the request of the other Proprietors.
He served from October. 1853, to
October. 1867. Returning to Virginia
lie was hanged by Governor Rerkeley's
orGer for participation in Bacons re-
belion. Lake Drummond. in the great
Dismal Swamp, perpetuates his name.
Samuel stephen, who succeeded Drum
mond. served from October. 1861. to
December, 1869, dying in office.
Thomas Eastchurch. who was appoint
ed Governor in November, 1916,
never qualified. At the time of his
appointment he was on a visit to Eng
land. On his return to his govern
ment he stopped at the Island OF
Nevis, where he speedily fell in love
with a Creole lady. Of course very
beautiful and equally very wealthy.
tic remained to pay his court, send
lnG his friend, ThOrnas Miller. to Car
oiina to conduct the government I'M
til his arrival. E~astchurch won his
bride but lost his office. When he
finally cache Virginia with his bride
he found Carolina in revolt against
Miller. The rebel refused to recog-
hIze Eastchurch's commission. While
o~hdeaVoring to persuade the Governor
81 Virginia to give him aid in seiz-
ing the government of Carolina by
force, he died, it is said of %chagrin.
thomas Miller was deposed by the
rroels who set up a government OF
Their own, nominally under the leader
ship of John Culpepper. but really
under that of George Durant, who
seems TO have beer the first example
III North Carolina politics Of a party
boss, Seth Sothel, a Lord Proprietor,
was sent over in 1878 to quiet the
tolbled waters. On his way across
me Atlantic he was captured by
pirates and four Years elapsed before
ne arrived to take possession Of his
Office. He proved himself to be the
worst Governor in the whole lot. anO
IN 1853. after seven years Of misruie
was deposed by the people and tx
beited from the province. From 1855
20 l'12 North Carolina was governed
rH Deputy-GoNernors. the Governor
themselves residing at Charleston. s
In ZIP Edward Hyde, a e
kI:sman of Queen Anne. became tn
"rSc Governor Of North Carolina as {
separate and distinct province from
south Carolina. Governor HYDE dice
IN l12, a victim of yellow fever
harles Eden. 1714-1722: George Bur
rlhSton 1724-1725. and Sir Richard
Everard. 1125-1728. We're the other
governors of North Carolina unde-
me Proprietors. From 1712 to 1714
ana again in 1122. Thomas Pollock a
president of the council. was Acting
GOVERNOR. owing. in the first instanc,
/" the death of Governor HYDE. an
IN the second to the death OF Cover
nor Eden. Upon the death Of Pollock
l'@-. William Reed became Acting
GOVERNOR until the arrival of Bur
flnston in 1924.
Royal Governors.
ne crown purchased the province
rom the Lords Froprietors in 1928
ourlng the administration of Cover