Chesley William Carter was a Canadian Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 representing the riding of Burin—Burgeo

Burin—Burgeo

Burin—Burgeo was a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1949 to 1979.This riding was created in 1949 when Newfoundland joined the Canadian Confederation....

 and a senator

Canadian Senate

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 for Grand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador

Grand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador

Grand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada or 'Grand Banc' as the first French settlers pronounced it, is a small rural town with a population of 2,580. It is located on the southern tip or "toe" of the Burin Peninsula , 360 km from the province's capital of St...

.

Born in Pass Island, Hermitage Bay

Hermitage Bay

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, Dominion of Newfoundland

Dominion of Newfoundland

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, Carter, educated at Church of England School, Pass Island and Bishop Feild College

Bishop Feild College

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, St. John's served in the Royal Newfoundland Regiment from 1917 to 1919. In 1941 he joined the Canadian Army to fight in World War II

World War II

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 and discharged with the rank of Major in 1946. Carter entered politics in 1949, following Newfoundland's entry into Canadian Confederation, and was elected to the House of Commons as a Liberal

Liberal Party of Canada

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 in the 1949 federal election

Canadian federal election, 1949

The Canadian federal election of 1949 was held on June 27 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 21st Parliament of Canada. It was the first election in Canada in almost thirty years in which the Liberal Party of Canada was not led by William Lyon Mackenzie King. King had...

. He was re-elected in 1953, 1957, 1958, 1962, 1963 and 1965. On July 8, 1966 he was appointed to the Senate where he remained until he retired on July 28, 1977.

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