Frederick Carter

Frederick Carter
Frederick Carter in 1869
Premier of Newfoundland
In office April 1865 – January 1870
Preceded by	Hugh W. Hoyles
Succeeded by	Charles Fox Bennett
In office January 1874 – April 1878
Preceded by	Charles Fox Bennett
Succeeded by	William Whiteway
Personal details
Born	12 February, 1819 St. John's, Newfoundland
Died	1 March 1900
Political party	Conservative Party

Sir Frederick Terrington Carter, KCMG (born February 12, 1819 in St. John's, Newfoundland, died March 1, 1900) was a lawyer and Premier of Newfoundland from 1865 to 1870. He was son of Peter Weston Carter 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. 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 confederation until many years later, 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.

External links

• Sir Frederick Carter
• Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
• Sir Frederic Bowker Terrington Carter

Political offices
Preceded by Sir Hugh Hoyles	Premier of Newfoundland 1865–1870	Succeeded by Charles Fox Bennett
Preceded by Charles Fox Bennett	Premier of Newfoundland 1875–1885	Succeeded by Sir William Whiteway