William Blount Carter
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William Blount Carter | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1841 | |
| Preceded by | John Blair |
| Succeeded by | Thomas D. Arnold |
| Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives | |
| Member of the Tennessee Senate | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 22, 1792 |
| Died | April 17, 1848 (aged 55) |
| Party | Whig |
| Relations | Samuel P. Carter (nephew) Nathaniel G. Taylor (nephew) |
| Profession | soldier, politician |
William Blount Carter (October 22, 1792 – April 17, 1848) was an American politician who represented Tennessee's first district in the United States House of Representatives.
Carter was born in Elizabethton, Tennessee on October 22, 1792. He attended the public schools and served as a colonel in the United States Army during the War of 1812.
Career
Carter served as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives and he served in the Tennessee Senate. He was a delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1834 and served as its presiding officer.[1]
Carter was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth United States Congress and as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth Congresses. He served as a U.S. Representative from March 4, 1835 to March 3, 1841.[2] He owned slaves.[3]
