Frederick Carter
Sir Frederick Carter | |
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Premier of Newfoundland | |
In office January 31, 1874 – April 1, 1878 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Lieutenant Governor |
Stephen John Hill John Hawley Glover |
Preceded by | Charles Fox Bennett |
Succeeded by | William Whiteway |
In office March 4, 1865 – February 11, 1870[1] | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Lieutenant Governor |
Anthony Musgrave Stephen John Hill |
Preceded by | Hugh W. Hoyles |
Succeeded by | Charles Fox Bennett |
Personal details | |
Born |
St. John's, Newfoundland | February 12, 1819
Died |
March 1, 1900 81) St. John's, Newfoundland | (aged
Political party | Conservative Party |
Spouse(s) | Elisa Bayly |
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[2] and great-grandson of Robert Carter, who was 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 to 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.[3] 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 1880 Carter was appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland, succeeding Sir Hugh Hoyles, and served in the post until 1898.[4] During his term as Chief Justice, Carter was a valued advisor for the Colonial Governors of Newfoundland and acted as administrator of the colony in their absence.[5]
References
- ↑ "CARTER, Sir FREDERIC BOWKER TERRINGTON". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. University of Toronto/Université Laval. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
- ↑ Volume one, p. 363, Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, ISBN 0-9693422-1-7.
- ↑ "Carter, Sir Frederick Bowker Terrington National Historic Person". Parks Canada. 2012-03-15. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
- ↑ "Sir Frederic Bowker Terrington Carter". www.collectionscanada.gc.ca. 2005-02-05. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
- ↑ "Carter, Sir Frederic Bowker Terrington". www.biographi.ca. 2015. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
External links
- Hiller, J.K. (1990). "Carter, Sir Frederic Bowker Terrington". In Halpenny, Francess G. Dictionary of Canadian Biography. XII (1891–1900) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
- Sir Frederic Bowker Terrington Carter
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Sir Hugh Hoyles |
Premier of Newfoundland 1865–1870 |
Succeeded by Charles Fox Bennett |
Preceded by Charles Fox Bennett |
Premier of Newfoundland 1875–1885 |
Succeeded by Sir William Whiteway |