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Carter</b> — of Kemmerer, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WY/LI-lived.html">Lincoln County</a>, Wyo.; Cheyenne, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WY/LA-lived.html">Laramie County</a>, Wyo.; Albuquerque, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NM/BE-lived.html">Bernalillo County</a>, N.M. Born in St. Clair, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/SC-born.html">Schuylkill County</a>, Pa., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1891/11-06.html">November 6, 1891</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WY/ofc/aud.html">Wyoming state auditor</a>, 1923-29; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WY/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Wyoming</a> at-large, 1929-35; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WY/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Wyoming</a>, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wyoming, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1936/WY.html">1936</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1936/committees.html">Credentials Committee</a>), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1940/WY.html">1940</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1940/committees.html">Credentials Committee</a>). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/pi-gamma-mu.html">Pi Gamma Mu</a>. Died in Albuquerque, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NM/BE-died.html">Bernalillo County</a>, N.M., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1972/12-30.html">December 30, 1972</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/81.html">81 years, 54 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NM/BE-buried.html#cms02937">Mt. Calvary Cemetery</a>, Albuquerque, N.M. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of William J. Carter and Julia Anna (Clarke) Carter; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1921/07-02.html">July 2, 1921</a>, to Helen Carlson; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1929/08-13.html">August 13, 1929</a>, to Mary Crowley.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000203">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=402349">Govtrack.us page</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="160.62.02">Carter, W.</a></b> — of DeKalb, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/DK-lived.html">DeKalb County</a>, Ill. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/dekalb.html#3">DeKalb, Ill.</a>, 1887. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="999.62.63">Carter, W. A.</a></b> — of Fort Bridger, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WY/UI-lived.html">Uinta County</a>, Wyo. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Wyoming Territory, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1880/WY.html">1880</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="783.04.28">Carter, W. A.</a></b> — of Ludington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/MS-lived.html">Mason County</a>, Mich. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/ludington.html">Mayor of Ludington, Mich.</a>; elected 1903. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Carter, W. Beverly, Jr.</b> <i>See</i> <a href="#031.58.97">William Beverly Carter Jr.</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="614.68.39">Carter, W. D.</a></b> — of Nashville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/WA-lived.html">Washington County</a>, Ill. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1896/IL.html">1896</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="470.13.78">Carter, W. F.</a></b> — of Weatherford, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/PA-lived.html">Parker County</a>, Tex. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/weatherford.html">Mayor of Weatherford, Tex.</a>, 1870-72. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="267.18.67">Carter, W. L.</a></b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/BR-lived.html">Brooke County</a>, W.Va. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a> from Brooke County, 1916. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="908.84.94">Carter, W. T.</a></b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/FO-lived.html">Forsyth County</a>, N.C. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ofc/sthse.html">North Carolina state house of representatives</a> from Forsyth County, 1907-08. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="450.30.28">Carter, Wally</a></b> — of Ocean Springs, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MS/JA-lived.html">Jackson County</a>, Miss. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Mississippi, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/2012/MS.html">2012</a>. Still living as of 2012. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="576.95.61">Carter, Warren E.</a></b> — of Akron, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/SU-lived.html">Summit County</a>, Ohio. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1956/OH.html">1956</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="174.24.24">Carter, Wayne</a></b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/LA/EB-lived.html">East Baton Rouge Parish</a>, La. Republican. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/LA/ofc/eastbatonrouge-parish.html">mayor-president of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana</a>, 2008. Still living as of 2008. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="662.37.63">Carter, Wendy</a></b> — of Ann Arbor, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WA-lived.html">Washtenaw County</a>, Mich. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/2008/MI.html">2008</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 2008. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="839.82.31">Carter, Will</a></b> — of Custer, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SD/CU-lived.html">Custer County</a>, S.Dak. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SD/ofc/sthse.html">South Dakota state house of representatives</a> 44th District, 1937-38. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="789.24.60">Carter, Will T.</a></b> — of Westfield, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/HR-lived.html">Harris County</a>, Tex. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1972/TX.html">1972</a>. Still living as of 1972. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="584.85.24">Carter, Willetha</a></b> — also known as <b>Toni Carter</b> — of St. Paul, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/RA-lived.html">Ramsey County</a>, Minn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2008/MN.html">2008</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 2008. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="383.64.75">Carter, William</a></b> — of Philadelphia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/PH-lived.html">Philadelphia County</a>, Pa. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/philadelphia.html">Mayor of Philadelphia, Pa.</a>, 1710-11. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="838.35.29">Carter, William</a></b> — of Ohio. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1876/OH.html">1876</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="824.80.66">Carter, William</a></b> — Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/nysc.html">Justice of New York Supreme Court</a> 7th District, 1906. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="609.45.03">Carter, William</a></b> — of Beverly Hills, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/LA-lived.html">Los Angeles County</a>, Calif. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1968/CA.html">1968</a>. Still living as of 1968. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="487.66.97">Carter, William</a></b> — Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/LA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Louisiana</a> 7th District, 1986. Still living as of 1986. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="096.96.37">Carter, William A.</a> (b. 1874)</b> — of Portland, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OR/MU-lived.html">Multnomah County</a>, Ore. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TN/GR-born.html">Greene County</a>, Tenn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1874/06-07.html">June 7, 1874</a>. Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OR/ofc/sthse.html">Oregon state house of representatives</a>, 1901; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1924/OR.html">1924</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1928/OR.html">1928</a> (<a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1928/officers.html">Convention Vice-President</a>), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1932/OR.html">1932</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">Methodist</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/odd-fellows.html">Odd Fellows</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/woodmen.html">Woodmen</a>. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Married to Ethel Hughes.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="630.22.16">Carter, William Arnold</a> (1907-1996)</b> — Born <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1907/07-27.html">July 27, 1907</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CZ/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Panama Canal Zone</a>, 1960-62. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1996/05-18.html">May 18, 1996</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/88.html">88 years, 296 days</a>). Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="651.22.61">Carter, William B.</a></b> — of Stillwater, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/WA-lived.html">Washington County</a>, Minn. Democrat. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/stillwater.html#2">Stillwater, Minn.</a>, 1861. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="031.58.97">Carter, William Beverly, Jr.</a> (1921-1982)</b> — also known as <b>W. Beverly Carter, Jr.</b> — of Pennsylvania. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1921/index.html">1921</a>. Republican. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania</a> 4th District, 1954; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/TZ-diplomats.html ">Tanzania</a>, 1972-75; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/LB-diplomats.html ">Liberia</a>, 1976; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/offices/amb-at-large.html "></a>, 1979-81. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1982/index.html">1982</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/61.html">about 61 years</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/carter-william-beverly ?">U.S. State Dept career summary</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="879.54.32">Carter, William Blount</a> (1792-1848)</b> — also known as <b>William B. Carter</b> — of Elizabethton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TN/CA-lived.html">Carter County</a>, Tenn. Born in Elizabethton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TN/CA-born.html">Carter County</a>, Tenn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1792/10-22.html">October 22, 1792</a>. Colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TN/ofc/elizabethton.html#2">Elizabethton, Tenn.</a>, 1816; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TN/ofc/sthse.html">Tennessee state house of representatives</a>, 1820; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TN/ofc/stsen.html">Tennessee state senate</a>, 1820; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TN/ofc/cncn.html">delegate to Tennessee state constitutional convention</a>, 1834; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TN/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Tennessee</a> 1st District, 1835-41. Slaveowner. Died in Elizabethton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TN/CA-died.html">Carter County</a>, Tenn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1848/04-17.html">April 17, 1848</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/55.html">55 years, 178 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TN/CA-buried.html#cms03273">Carter Cemetery</a>, Elizabethton, Tenn. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000204">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=402350">Govtrack.us page</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="823.51.88">Carter, William Grayson</a> (d. 1849)</b> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/stsen.html">Kentucky state senate</a>, 1834-38. Died, of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/cholera.html">cholera</a>, in Lexington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/FA-died.html">Fayette County</a>, Ky., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1849/07-11.html">July 11, 1849</a>. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of John Carter and Hebe (Grayson) Carter; grandson of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/graybill-greely.html#718.27.15">William Grayson</a>.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"> <i>Political families:</i> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-0012.html">Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family</a> of Virginia; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-0035.html">Roosevelt family</a> of New York; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-0078.html">Monroe-Grayson-Roosevelt-Breckinridge family</a> of Virginia and Kentucky; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-0001.html">Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family</a> of Connecticut and New York; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-0158.html">Pendleton-Lee family</a> of Maryland (subsets of the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001.html">Four Thousand Related Politicians</a>).</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/CT.html">Carter County, Ky.</a> is named for him.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="163.04.06">Carter, William H.</a></b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/OS-lived.html">Oswego County</a>, N.Y. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from Oswego County 2nd District, 1860. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="292.22.09">Carter, William H.</a></b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/BU-lived.html">Burlington County</a>, N.J. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/asmbly.html">New Jersey state house of assembly</a> from Burlington County, 1880-82; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/stsen.html">New Jersey state senate</a> from Burlington County, 1886-91. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="372.88.12">Carter, William H.</a></b> — of Middlebourne, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/TY-lived.html">Tyler County</a>, W.Va. Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/stsen.html">West Virginia state senate</a> 2nd District, 1915-18. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="542.28.27">Carter, William H.</a></b> — of Parkersburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/WO-lived.html">Wood County</a>, W.Va. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1936/WV.html">1936</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/stsen.html">West Virginia state senate</a> 3rd District, 1938. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="272.64.18">Carter, William Henry</a> (1864-1955)</b> — also known as <b>William H. Carter</b> — of Needham Heights, Needham, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/NO-lived.html">Norfolk County</a>, Mass. Born in Needham Heights, Needham, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/NO-born.html">Norfolk County</a>, Mass., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1864/06-15.html">June 15, 1864</a>. Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/ofc/sthse.html">Massachusetts state house of representatives</a>, 1906; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/MA.html">Massachusetts Republican State Committee</a>, 1907-08; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Massachusetts</a> 13th District, 1915-19. Died in Needham, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/NO-died.html">Norfolk County</a>, Mass., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1955/04-23.html">April 23, 1955</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/90.html">90 years, 312 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/NO-buried.html#cms02996">Needham Cemetery</a>, Needham, Mass. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of William Carter and Martha (Lee) Carter; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1892/06-01.html">June 1, 1892</a>, to Miss Taylor.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000205">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=402351">Govtrack.us page</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="313.39.74">Carter, William J.</a></b> — of Providence, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/RI/PR-lived.html">Providence County</a>, R.I. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1928/RI.html">1928</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="344.54.10">Carter, William Jackson</a> (b. 1894)</b> — also known as <b>William J. Carter</b> — of Johnson City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TN/WA-lived.html">Washington County</a>, Tenn. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TN/WA-born.html">Washington County</a>, Tenn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1894/04-14.html">April 14, 1894</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TN/ofc/sthse.html">Tennessee state house of representatives</a>, 1925; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TN/ofc/usatty.html">U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee</a>, 1930-33. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/baptist.html">Baptist</a>. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of William Fountain Carter and Alice (Rogers) Carter; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1921/08-03.html">August 3, 1921</a>, to Anna Ruth Bowman.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="560.67.79">Carter, William R.</a></b> — of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cncn7.html">delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention</a> from Wayne County 12th District, 1961. Still living as of 1961. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="813.16.21">Carter, William S.</a></b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/HD-lived.html">Hyde County</a>, N.C. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ofc/sthse.html">North Carolina state house of representatives</a> from Hyde County, 1872-74, 1876-78. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="582.23.19">Carter, William S.</a></b> — of Lebanon, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/GR-lived.html">Grafton County</a>, N.H. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/stsen.html">New Hampshire state senate</a> 3rd District, 1891-92. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="032.77.13">Carter, Willie</a></b> — of Rochester, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/MO-lived.html">Monroe County</a>, N.Y. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1972/NY.html">1972</a>. Still living as of 1972. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="521.37.48">Carter, Willis</a></b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/sn-lived.html">Staunton</a>, Va. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1896/VA.html">1896</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="333.41.94">Carter, Wilmer C.</a></b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/ba-lived.html">Baltimore</a>, Md. Democrat. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/ofc/stsen.html">Maryland state senate</a>, 1950. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="653.92.24">Carter, Woodrow W.</a></b> — of Burgin, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/MR-lived.html">Mercer County</a>, Ky. American candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/sthse.html">Kentucky state house of representatives</a> 55th District, 1975. Still living as of 1975. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Presumably named for:</i> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilson9.html#878.23.04">Woodrow Wilson</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="899.86.74">Carter, Zachary W.</a></b> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/usatty.html">U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York</a>, 1993-98. 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