Vincent Carter | |
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.jpg) The Salt Lake Tribune, July 12, 1931 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromWyoming'sat-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1929 – January 3, 1935 | |
| Preceded by | Charles E. Winter |
| Succeeded by | Paul R. Greever |
| 14thWyoming 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 | (1891-11-06)November 6, 1891 |
| Died | December 30, 1972(1972-12-30) (aged 81) |
| 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 |
Vincent Michael Carter[a] (November 6, 1891 – December 30, 1972) was aUnited States representative fromWyoming.
Carter was born inSt. Clair, Pennsylvania on November 6, 1891, a son of William Joseph Carter and Julia Ann (Clarke) Carter.[1][2] He moved with his parents toPottsville in 1893.[3] He attended public schools, theUnited States Naval Academy Preparatory School, andFordham University.[3]
DuringWorld War I he served in theUnited States Marine Corps as a first lieutenant assigned to the8th Marine Regiment.[3] After the war, he helped organize theWyoming Army National Guard's Troop A, 58th Machine Gun Squadron, which he commanded with the rank ofcaptain from 1919 to 1921.[1][4]
Carter was admitted to the bar in 1919, and commenced practice inCasper, Wyoming.[3] He moved toKemmerer, Wyoming in 1929 and continued the practice of law, serving as deputyattorney general of Wyoming from 1919 to 1923.[1] In1922, Carter was elected Wyoming State Auditor, and he was re-elected in1926.[1]
In 1928, Carter was elected as aRepublican to theSeventy-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 theU.S. Senate.[3] In 1930, Carter received hisLL.B. degree from He graduated in 1915 fromCatholic University'sColumbus School of Law inWashington, D.C.[5] After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of law in Cheyenne, retiring in 1965; he was a delegate to theRepublican National Conventions in 1936 and 1940.[3]
Carter retired in 1965.[6] He died inAlbuquerque, New Mexico on December 30, 1972.[6] He was buried at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Albuquerque.[6]
In 1921, Carter married Helen K. Carlson.[7] She died in 1926, and in 1929 he married Mary Catherine Crowley.[2]
| Party political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Republican nominee forU.S. Senator fromWyoming (Class 1) 1934 | Succeeded by |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromWyoming's at-large congressional district March 4, 1929 – January 3, 1935 | Succeeded by |
| Territorial (1869–1890) |  | |
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| Oneat-large seat (1890–present) | ||
