Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 2
Gender: Male
Age at election: 39
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 4/18/1883
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Country: Canada
Death
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Burial
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City: Delta Township, MI
County: Eaton County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Deepdale Memorial Park
Marital Information:
married Emily A. around 1913; children: 2, Gertrude (Sullivan) and one other
Number of Children: 2
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Occupation: railroad worker, locomotive fireman, brakeman, conductor
Race: Caucasian or White
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Biographical Sketch:
Of Irish parentage. Son of Wellington S. and Mary J. (Jebb) Carter. Emigrated in 1903, naturalizing in 1914. He left school at the age of 12 and began earning his own living working on a farm. At the age of 17, he went on the railroad as locomotive fireman, coming 3 years later to the Michigan Soo where he was employed as engineer on the Sabin Lock, hauling out the first 10 cars of rock. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and for 7 years held the office representing the trainmen on legislative matters. He was also local chairman, representing the trainmen on the Soo railroad east of Minneapolis.
Notable Facts:
Born in Ontario. Died in 1962
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Elections , Labor , Michigan School for the Deaf , Michigan Farm Colony for Epileptics
City of Residence: Gladstone
County of Residence Delta
District Description: Delta County
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Notes: Chair of the Committee on the Michigan School for the Deaf
Committees Served On: Central Michigan Normal School , General Taxation , Labor , Railroads
City of Residence: Gladstone
County of Residence Delta
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Bibliography:
Manual 1925 p.598-99; Manual 1923 p.736; USCen 1930; Find-a-Grave.com
