William Henry Carter
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William Henry Carter was a U.S. Representative
from Massachusetts
.
Born at Needham Heights, Massachusetts
, Carter attended public schools.
He was graduated from Comers Commercial College, Boston, Massachusetts.
He worked in several capacities at the knit-underwear manufacturing plant of the William Carter Co..
He served as member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
in 1906.
He served as member of the Republican State committee in 1907 and 1908.
Carter was elected as a Republican
to the Sixty-fourth
and Sixty-fifth
Congresses (March 4, 1915-March 3, 1919).
He was not a candidate for reelection in 1918.
He was interested in real-estate development.
He was elected president of the William Carter Co. in 1918 and continued manufacturing activities until his death.
He died in Needham, Massachusetts
, April 23, 1955.
He was interred in Needham Cemetery.
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 Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
.
Born at Needham Heights, Massachusetts
Needham, Massachusetts
Needham is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. A suburb of Boston, its population was 28,886 at the 2010 census.- History :...
, Carter attended public schools.
He was graduated from Comers Commercial College, Boston, Massachusetts.
He worked in several capacities at the knit-underwear manufacturing plant of the William Carter Co..
He served as member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Massachusetts House of Representatives
The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. Representatives serve two-year terms...
in 1906.
He served as member of the Republican State committee in 1907 and 1908.
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 Sixty-fourth
64th United States Congress
The Sixty-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1915 to March 4, 1917, during the third and fourth...
and Sixty-fifth
65th United States Congress
The Sixty-fifth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1917 to March 4, 1919, during the fourth and fifth...
Congresses (March 4, 1915-March 3, 1919).
He was not a candidate for reelection in 1918.
He was interested in real-estate development.
He was elected president of the William Carter Co. in 1918 and continued manufacturing activities until his death.
He died in Needham, Massachusetts
Needham, Massachusetts
Needham is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. A suburb of Boston, its population was 28,886 at the 2010 census.- History :...
, April 23, 1955.
He was interred in Needham Cemetery.