Vincent Michael Carter[a] (November 6, 1891 – December 30, 1972) was a United States representative from Wyoming.
Vincent Carter | |
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.jpg) The Salt Lake Tribune, July 12, 1931 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wyoming's at-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1929 – January 3, 1935 | |
| Preceded by | Charles E. Winter |
| Succeeded by | Paul R. Greever |
| 14th Wyoming State Auditor | |
| In office 1923–1929 | |
| Governor | William B. Ross Frank E. Lucas Nellie Tayloe Ross Frank C. Emerson |
| Preceded by | Ishmael C. Jefferis |
| Succeeded by | Roscoe Alcorn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 6, 1891 St. Clair, Pennsylvania, US |
| Died | December 30, 1972 (aged 81) Albuquerque, New Mexico, US |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Helen K. Carlson (m. 1921) Mary Catherine Crowley (m. 1929) |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Fordham University Columbus School of Law |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States Wyoming |
| Branch/service | Marine Corps Wyoming Army National Guard |
| Years of service | 1917–1919 (Marine Corps) 1919–1921 (National Guard) |
| Rank | First Lieutenant (Marine Corps) Captain (National Guard) |
| Unit | 8th Marine Regiment (Marine Corps) |
| Commands | Troop A, 58th Machine Gun Squadron (National Guard) |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Early life
editCarter was born in St. Clair, Pennsylvania on November 6, 1891, a son of William Joseph Carter and Julia Ann (Clarke) Carter.[1][2] He moved with his parents to Pottsville in 1893.[3] He attended public schools, the United States Naval Academy Preparatory School, and Fordham University.[3]
Military service
editDuring World War I he served in the United States Marine Corps as a first lieutenant assigned to the 8th Marine Regiment.[3] After the war, he helped organize the Wyoming Army National Guard's Troop A, 58th Machine Gun Squadron, which he commanded with the rank of captain from 1919 to 1921.[1][4]
Career
editCarter was admitted to the bar in 1919, and commenced practice in Casper, Wyoming.[3] He moved to Kemmerer, Wyoming in 1929 and continued the practice of law, serving as deputy attorney general of Wyoming from 1919 to 1923.[1] In 1922, Carter was elected Wyoming State Auditor, and he was re-elected in 1926.[1]
Member of Congress
editIn 1928, Carter was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-first and to the two succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1929, to January 3, 1935; he was not a candidate for renomination in 1934, but was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the U.S. Senate.[3] In 1930, Carter received his LL.B. degree from He graduated in 1915 from Catholic University's Columbus School of Law in Washington, D.C.[5] After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of law in Cheyenne, retiring in 1965; he was a delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1936 and 1940.[3]
Later life
editCarter retired in 1965.[6] He died in Albuquerque, New Mexico on December 30, 1972.[6] He was buried at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Albuquerque.[6]
Family
editIn 1921, Carter married Helen K. Carlson.[7] She died in 1926, and in 1929 he married Mary Catherine Crowley.[2]
Notes
edit- ^ Carter appears to have been born Michael Vincent Carter, and to have inverted his first and middle names. His name appears in records as Vincent Carter, M. Vincent Carter, Vincent M. Carter, and Vincent Michael Carter.
References
edit- ^ a b c d Joint Committee On Printing, U.S. Congress (1931). Official Congressional Directory. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 127 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Pennsylvania Marriages, 1852-1968, Entry for Vincent Carter and Mary Catherine Crowley". Ancestry.com. Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com LLC. August 12, 1929. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f Joint Committee On Printing, U.S. Congress (1961). Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1961. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 668 – via Google Books.
- ^ "15 More Men Needed In Casper Platoon Before Recruiting Ends". Casper Daily Tribune. Casper, WY. August 21, 1919. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Fox, John McDill (June 30, 1931). "Report of the Dean of the Faculty of the School of Law". The Catholic University Bulletin. Washington, DC: Catholic University of America. p. 40 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c Joint Committee On Printing, U.S. Congress (2005). Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 793. ISBN 978-0-1607-3176-1.
- ^ "Wyoming Marriage Records, 1869-1971, Entry for W. Vincent Carter and Helen K. Carlson". Ancestry.com. Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com LLC. July 1, 1921. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
External links
edit- United States Congress. "Vincent Carter (id: C000203)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2008-04-02
