Vincent Carter

Vincent Michael Carter (born November 6, 1891 in St. Clair , Schuylkill County , Pennsylvania , † December 30, 1972 in Albuquerque , New Mexico ) was an American politician . Between 1929 and 1935 he represented the state of Wyoming in the US House of Representatives .

Early years and political advancement

Vincent Carter moved to Pottsville with his parents in 1893 . There he attended public schools. He then attended the preparatory school for the US Naval Academy in Annapolis and Fordham University in New York City . Finally he studied law at the Catholic University in Washington until 1915. During World War I , he served in the U.S. Forces Marine Corps . After the war, he was admitted to the bar in 1919. Then he began to work in Casper in his new profession. In the same year he moved to Kemmerer , where he also worked as a lawyer.

Political career

Vincent Carter was a member of the Republican Party , whose Republican National Conventions he attended as a delegate in 1936 and 1940. From 1919 to 1921 he was a captain in the Wyoming militia, at the same time he was deputy Attorney General of that state until 1923 . From 1923 to 1929 he was the State Auditor in charge of the Court of Auditors. In the 1928 congressional elections, he was elected to succeed Charles E. Winter in the US House of Representatives. There he represented Wyoming's interests in three legislative periods from March 4, 1929 to January 3, 1935. In 1934 he did not stand for re-election, but ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the US Senate .

Another résumé

After his tenure in Congress , Carter worked as a lawyer in Cheyenne. In 1965 he retired. Vincent Carter died in New Mexico in December 1972.

Web links

• Vincent Carter in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Vincent Carter in the database of Find a Grave (English)