Hannibal C. Carter
American politician
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Hannibal Caesar Carter (February 1835–June 1, 1904)[1] was the Secretary of State of Mississippi from September 1 to October 20, 1873, and from November 13, 1873, to January 4, 1874, serving the first term after being appointed when Hiram R. Revels resigned.[2][3][4][5][6] He also served two non-consecutive terms representing Warren County in the Mississippi House of Representatives, the first from 1872 to 1873 the second from 1876 to 1877, both times as a Republican.[1][7][6] In later years he changed his affiliation to Democratic.[8] He was one of several African Americans to serve as Mississippi Secretary of State during the Reconstruction era.[9] Carter was born in New Albany, Indiana, in February 1835, to a free Black family, then moving to Toronto, Canada for his early childhood.[1] He and his brother, Edward E. Carter,[10] served in the Native Guards of Louisiana and then both became Captains in the United States Coloured Troops.[11][12][13] His father was George Washington Carter, free Black businessman, Freemason, and active member of the Underground Railroad.
Hannibal C. Carter | |
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| 20th and 22nd Secretary of State of Mississippi | |
| In office September 1, 1873 – October 20, 1873 | |
| Governor | Ridgely C. Powers |
| Preceded by | Hiram R. Revels |
| Succeeded by | M. M. McLeod |
| In office November 13, 1873 – January 4, 1874 | |
| Governor | Ridgely C. Powers |
| Preceded by | M. M. McLeod |
| Succeeded by | James Hill |
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the Warren County district | |
| In office 1872–1873 | |
| In office 1876–1877 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February , 1835 |
| Died | June 1, 1904 (aged 69) |
He helped establish the Freedmen's Oklahoma Immigration Association in Chicago in 1881.[14]
He spent his later life in Chicago, Illinois, where he then died at home June 1, 1904 at the age of 69.[8]