Charles Carter of Ludlow.

About Charles Carter of Ludlow

Charles Carter was a Virginia planter, patriot, and politician. He was sometimes nicknamed "Blaze" for his red face or reckless behavior, or "Nanzatico" or "Ludlow" for plantation houses he erected but was later forced to sell. He held several local offices in King George County and later in Stafford County, both of which he represented at various times in the Virginia House of Burgesses before the American Revolutionary War. This Charles Carter also represented Stafford County in four of Virginia's Revolutionary Conventions and during the conflict operated saltpeter factories and the important Chiswell lead mines in what became distant Wythe County, then won election to both houses of the Virginia General Assembly, although he may only have been seated as one of Stafford County's representatives in the Virginia House of Delegates before taking a seat on the Governor's Advisory Council shortly after his election to the Virginia senate.