. ▁ ▁A ▁few ▁months ▁later ▁he ▁suffered ▁a ▁stroke ▁and ▁was ▁bound ▁to ▁a ▁wheel ch air . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 7 6 3 ▁he ▁attended ▁a ▁conference ▁of ▁Southern ▁govern ors ▁and ▁Indian ▁tribes ▁in ▁August a , ▁Georgia , ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁August a . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 6 4 ▁Dob bs ▁look ▁a ▁leave ▁of ▁absence ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁England , ▁and ▁Try on ▁arrived ▁as ▁lieutenant - g overn or ▁to ▁fill ▁his ▁place . ▁ ▁Dob bs ▁later ▁decided ▁to ▁ret ire ▁and ▁return ▁to ▁Ireland , ▁but ▁while ▁pack ing , ▁suffered ▁a ▁fatal ▁se iz ure ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁March ▁ 1 7 6 5 , ▁just ▁two ▁weeks ▁before ▁he ▁was ▁to ▁depart . ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁St . ▁Philip ' s . ▁ ▁Today ▁no ▁sign ▁of ▁his ▁grave ▁remains . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁his ▁el dest ▁son , ▁Con way ▁Richard ▁Dob bs . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁colonial ▁govern ors ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁Des mond ▁Clar ke , ▁Arthur ▁Dob bs , ▁es quire , ▁ 1 6 8 9 – 1 7 6 5 ▁( Ch ap el ▁Hill : ▁University ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Press , ▁ 1 9 5 7 ) ▁Oxford ▁Dictionary ▁of ▁National ▁Biography ▁Black well ▁P . ▁Robinson , ▁The ▁Five ▁Royal ▁Govern ors ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁( R ale igh : ▁The ▁Carolina ▁Char