William Blount Carter | |
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| Member of theU.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 theTennessee House of Representatives | |
| Member of theTennessee Senate | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 22, 1792 |
| Died | April 17, 1848 (aged 55) |
| Political 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 representedTennessee'sfirst district in theUnited States House of Representatives.
Carter was born inElizabethton, Tennessee on October 22, 1792. He attended thepublic schools and served as acolonel in theUnited States Army during theWar of 1812.
Carter served as a member of theTennessee House of Representatives and he served in theTennessee Senate. He was a delegate to theState constitutional convention in 1834 and served as its presiding officer.[1]
Carter was elected as anAnti-Jacksonian to theTwenty-fourth United States Congress and as aWhig to theTwenty-fifth andTwenty-sixth Congresses. He served as a U.S. Representative from March 4, 1835 to March 3, 1841.[2] He owned slaves.[3]
Carter died in Elizabethton, Tennessee on April 17, 1848 (age 55 years, 178 days). He isinterred at the Carter Cemetery at Elizabethton.[4]
Carter was an uncle of GeneralSamuel P. Carter and CongressmanNathaniel Green Taylor. Another nephew, also namedWilliam Blount Carter (1820–1902), was a prominentSouthern Unionist and mastermind of theEast Tennessee bridge burnings during the Civil War.[5]
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