![]() He attended the Grammar School at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg at the age of nine years. This was two years earlier than most students. Robert Carter III was only four years old when his father died. Robert Carter III, although hardly known for his achievements, ranks right up there with his friends Thomas Jefferson, George Mason, James Madison and Patrick Henry, all members of the Revolutionary-era elite. ![]() While it is true these men once held those jobs, they all moved on to great accomplishments. It is like describing President Abraham Lincoln as a country lawyer, Thomas Jefferson as a writer, or George Washington as a surveyor. H&H photo by Erickson.ĭescribing Robert Carter III as a “councillor” is a grand irony. ![]()
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