Frederick Carter
| Frederick Carter | |
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| Premier of Newfoundland | |
| In office April 1, 1865 – February 14, 1870 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Lieutenant Governor | Anthony Musgrave Stephen John Hill |
| Preceded by | Hugh W. Hoyles |
| Succeeded by | Charles Fox Bennett |
| In office January 31, 1874 – April 1, 1878 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Lieutenant Governor | Stephen John Hill John Hawley Glover |
| Preceded by | Charles Fox Bennett |
| Succeeded by | William Whiteway |
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| Born | February 12, 1819 St. John's, Newfoundland |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. St. John's, Newfoundland |
| Political party | Conservative Party |
| Spouse(s) | Elisa Bayly |
| Profession | lawyer |
Sir Frederick Bowker Terrington Carter, KCMG (February 12, 1819 – March 1, 1900) was a lawyer and Premier of Newfoundland from 1865 to 1870. He was son of Peter Weston Carter[1] and great-grandson of Robert Carter, who was then appointed justice of the peace at Ferryland in 1750. In 1855, he was elected to the House of Assembly as a Conservative and was Speaker from 1861 until 1865. In 1865 he succeeded Sir Hugh Hoyles as Premier.
Carter was a supporter of Canadian confederation having been a delegate to the 1864 Quebec conference.[2] However, the Conservatives were defeated on the Confederation issue in the November 1869 election by the Anti-Confederation Party led by Charles Fox Bennett. Even though Newfoundland did not join the confederation until 1949, Carter is considered one of the Fathers of Confederation. Carter became Premier a second time in 1874 but had dropped the issue of joining Canada. In 1878 Carter was appointed Chief Justice succeeding Sir Hugh Hoyles.[3]
References
- ↑ Volume one, p. 363, Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, ISBN 0-9693422-1-7.
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External links
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- Sir Frederic Bowker Terrington Carter
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Premier of Newfoundland 1865–1870 |
Succeeded by Charles Fox Bennett |
| Preceded by | Premier of Newfoundland 1875–1885 |
Succeeded by Sir William Whiteway |
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