David Kellogg Cartter

David Kellogg Cartter

David Kellogg Cartter (born June 22, 1812 in Jefferson County , New York , †  April 16, 1887 in Washington, DC ) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1849 and 1853 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives ; later he became a federal judge .

Career

David Cartter attended preparatory schools. After a subsequent law degree in Rochester and his admission as a lawyer in 1832, he began to work there in his profession. Four years later, he relocated his domicile and practice to Akron and then to Massillon , Ohio. Politically, he then joined the Democratic Party .

In the congressional elections of 1848 Cartter was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington in the 18th  electoral district of Ohio, where he succeeded Samuel Lahm on March 4, 1849 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1853 . This time was dominated by the discussions about the question of slavery . Among other things, the compromise of 1850 introduced by US Senator Henry Clay was passed. From 1851 Cartter was chairman of the patent committee.

In 1856, Cartter moved to Cleveland , where he practiced as a lawyer. Politically, he switched to the Republican Party . In May 1860, he took part as a delegate at the Republican National Convention in Chicago , at which Abraham Lincoln was nominated as a presidential candidate. Between 1861 and 1862 he was the American envoy to Bolivia . In 1863 David was Cartter by President Lincoln as chairman Judge at the Supreme Court of the Federal District District of Columbia appointed. He held this office until his death on April 16, 1887 in Washington. He was buried in Cleveland. Its seat fell to Edward Franklin Bingham .

Web links

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• David Kellogg Cartter in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• David Kellogg Carter in the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges

• David Kellogg Cartter in the database of Find a Grave (English)