He was also Speaker of the North Carolina House of Burgesses (the lower house of the legislature) for several terms and briefly acting Governor of North Carolina while Gov. George Burrington was traveling out of the province.
He was also Speaker of the North Carolina House of Burgesses (the lower house of the legislature) for several terms, as he was consistently re-elected by the people's party. He briefly acted as Governor of North Carolina while Gov. George Burrington was traveling out of the province.