Seth Sothel
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Seth Sothel was a colonial proprietor and governor
of the Province of Carolina
, ruling the northern portion (future North Carolina
) in 1678 and 1682–1689, and the southern portion (future South Carolina
) from 1690 to 1692. He died in North Carolina in about 1694.
Governor
A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
of the Province of Carolina
Province of Carolina
The Province of Carolina, originally chartered in 1629, was an English and later British colony of North America. Because the original Heath charter was unrealized and was ruled invalid, a new charter was issued to a group of eight English noblemen, the Lords Proprietors, in 1663...
, ruling the northern portion (future North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
) in 1678 and 1682–1689, and the southern portion (future South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
) from 1690 to 1692. He died in North Carolina in about 1694.