Sir Richard Everard, 4th Baronet

Sir Richard Everard, 4th Baronet (24 June 1683 – 17 February 1733) was a British soldier and colonial official who served as the fourth governor of North Carolina from 1725 to 1731.

[1] In January 1706, following the death of his father, he succeeded to the Everard baronetcy at which point he resigned his commission.

In November of that year, Everard terminated (prorogued) the session of the Assembly of the Province, but refused to explain his reasons.

[4] Everard's sole accomplishment in office was the settlement of North Carolina's border with Virginia, which had long been disputed.

Everard's rule was even more unpopular than Burrington's had been, and his "pack of rude children who gave offence daily" were a particular sore spot.

The Provincial Council complained that Everard had set up a sort of Inquisition in which the servants of the gentry were questioned under oath about whether their masters had made private disrespectful remarks about the Governor.