Frederick Carter

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Frederick Carter
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Premier of Newfoundland
In office
April 1, 1865 – February 14, 1870
Monarch Victoria
Lieutenant Governor Anthony Musgrave
Stephen John Hill
Preceded by Hugh W. Hoyles
Succeeded by Charles Fox Bennett
In office
January 31, 1874 – April 1, 1878
Monarch Victoria
Lieutenant Governor Stephen John Hill
John Hawley Glover
Preceded by Charles Fox Bennett
Succeeded by William Whiteway
Personal details
Born (1819-02-12)February 12, 1819
St. John's, Newfoundland
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St. John's, Newfoundland
Political party Conservative Party
Spouse(s) Elisa Bayly
Profession lawyer

Sir Frederick Bowker Terrington Carter, KCMG (February 12, 1819 – March 1, 1900) was a lawyer and Premier of Newfoundland from 1865 to 1870. He was son of Peter Weston Carter[1] and great-grandson of Robert Carter, who was then appointed justice of the peace at Ferryland in 1750. In 1855, he was elected to the House of Assembly as a Conservative and was Speaker from 1861 until 1865. In 1865 he succeeded Sir Hugh Hoyles as Premier.

Carter was a supporter of Canadian confederation having been a delegate to the 1864 Quebec conference.[2] However, the Conservatives were defeated on the Confederation issue in the November 1869 election by the Anti-Confederation Party led by Charles Fox Bennett. Even though Newfoundland did not join the confederation until 1949, Carter is considered one of the Fathers of Confederation. Carter became Premier a second time in 1874 but had dropped the issue of joining Canada. In 1878 Carter was appointed Chief Justice succeeding Sir Hugh Hoyles.[3]

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Political offices
Preceded by Premier of Newfoundland
1865–1870
Succeeded by
Charles Fox Bennett
Preceded by Premier of Newfoundland
1875–1885
Succeeded by
Sir William Whiteway
  1. Volume one, p. 363, Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, ISBN 0-9693422-1-7.
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