George R. Carter

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George R. Carter (ca.1906)

George Robert Carter (born December 28, 1866 in Honolulu , Hawaii , † February 11, 1933 ) was an American politician and the second governor of the Territory of Hawaii between 1903 and 1907.

Career

George Carter attended Fort Street School in Honolulu (now McKinley High School ), Phillips Academy in Andover , Massachusetts, and Yale University . After training at Seattle National Bank , he returned to Hawaii in 1895 and worked as a cashier at C. Brewer & Co. , where his father, Hanry AP Carter, was a senior partner. Between 1898 and 1902 he was busy setting up and managing the Hawaiian Trust Company . He was also promoted to managing director of the Hawaiian Fertilizer Company . He was also a director of the Bank of Hawaii , C. Brewer and Alexander & Baldwin .

Carter was elected to the Hawaiian Territorial Senate of Oahu in 1901 . As Territorial Senator, he was sent to Washington, DC , as an unofficial commissioner , to discuss territorial status with President Theodore Roosevelt . In the end, Roosevelt appointed him Secretary of the Territory in 1902 and finally Territory Governor in 1903. He succeeded Sanford Dole , who stepped down to take up a post as federal judge.

During Carter's administration, the current county system was created. The five counties (Oahu, Maui, Kauai, Hawaii, and Kalawao) were introduced on January 1, 1906. (Oahu County later became the City and County of Honolulu in 1909.)

After his resignation and until his death on February 11, 1933 in Honolulu, Carter remained active in politics. Carter was a member of the Hawaiian Historical Society and was involved in historical research, collected precious books and documents. In 1922 Carter donated his collection to the Hawaiian Mission Children's Society , which continues it and the Mission Houses Museum .

Bibliography

  • Dyke, CY (editor), Biographical Sketches of Hawaii's Rulers , 8th ed. (Honolulu: Bishop National Bank of Hawaii, 1957), p. 22-23.

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SURNAME Carter, George R.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Carter, George Robert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician and second Territorial Governor of Hawaii
DATE OF BIRTH December 28, 1866
PLACE OF BIRTH Honolulu , Hawaii
DATE OF DEATH February 11, 1933
Place of death Honolulu , Hawaii