Luther C. Carter
Encyclopedia
Luther Cullen Carter was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
Born in Bethel, Maine
, Carter moved to New York City and engaged in mercantile pursuits.
He served as member of the Board of Education of New York City in 1853.
He retired from business and moved to Long Island City, where he engaged in agricultural pursuits.
Carter was elected as a Republican
to the Thirty-sixth
Congress (March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861).
He served as chairman of the Committee on District of Columbia (Thirty-sixth Congress).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1860 to the Thirty-seventh
Congress.
He died in New York City January 3, 1875.
He was interred in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.
Born in Bethel, Maine
Bethel, Maine
Bethel is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,411 at the 2000 census. It includes the villages of West Bethel and South Bethel...
, Carter moved to New York City and engaged in mercantile pursuits.
He served as member of the Board of Education of New York City in 1853.
He retired from business and moved to Long Island City, where he engaged in agricultural pursuits.
Carter was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Thirty-sixth
36th United States Congress
The Thirty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1859 to March 4, 1861, during the third and fourth...
Congress (March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861).
He served as chairman of the Committee on District of Columbia (Thirty-sixth Congress).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1860 to the Thirty-seventh
37th United States Congress
The Thirty-seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1861 to March 4, 1863, during the first two...
Congress.
He died in New York City January 3, 1875.
He was interred in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.