John Carter (South Carolina)
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John Carter was a U.S. Representative
from South Carolina
.
Born on the Black River, near Camden, Sumter District, South Carolina, Carter was graduated from South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina
) at Columbia in 1811.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1814 and commenced practice in Camden, South Carolina
.
He served as commissioner in equity 1814–1820.
Carter was elected as a Democratic-Republican
to the Seventeenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James Blair.
He was reelected as a Jackson Republican to the Eighteenth Congress and as a Jacksonian
to the Nineteenth and the Twentieth Congresses and served from December 11, 1822, to March 3, 1829.
He resumed the practice of law in Camden, South Carolina
.
He moved to Georgetown, D.C., in 1836, and died there June 20, 1850.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
.
Born on the Black River, near Camden, Sumter District, South Carolina, Carter was graduated from South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina
University of South Carolina
The University of South Carolina is a public, co-educational research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States, with 7 surrounding satellite campuses. Its historic campus covers over in downtown Columbia not far from the South Carolina State House...
) at Columbia in 1811.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1814 and commenced practice in Camden, South Carolina
Camden, South Carolina
Camden is the fourth oldest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina and is also the county seat of Kershaw County, South Carolina, United States. The population was an estimated 7,103 in 2009...
.
He served as commissioner in equity 1814–1820.
Carter was elected as a Democratic-Republican
Democratic-Republican Party (United States)
The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along...
to the Seventeenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James Blair.
He was reelected as a Jackson Republican to the Eighteenth Congress and as a Jacksonian
Jacksonian
Jacksonian may refer to:*Jacksonian Democrats, party faction*Jacksonian democracy, American political philosophy *Jacksonian seizure, in neurology...
to the Nineteenth and the Twentieth Congresses and served from December 11, 1822, to March 3, 1829.
He resumed the practice of law in Camden, South Carolina
Camden, South Carolina
Camden is the fourth oldest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina and is also the county seat of Kershaw County, South Carolina, United States. The population was an estimated 7,103 in 2009...
.
He moved to Georgetown, D.C., in 1836, and died there June 20, 1850.