Rex L. Carter

Rex L. Carter
Rex L. Carter
55th Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives
	In office; August 1, 1973 – December 1980
Preceded by	Solomon Blatt
Succeeded by	Ramon Schwartz, Jr.
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives; from the 68th district
	In office; December 1974 – December 1980
Preceded by	None (district created)
Succeeded by	David Wilkins
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Greenville County
	In office; December 1952 – December 1974
Preceded by	Clarence E. Clay, Jr.
Succeeded by	None (districts numbered)
Personal details
Born	Rex Lyle Carter; June 20, 1925; Honea Path, South Carolina
Died	June 9, 2014 (aged 88); Greenville, South Carolina
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Floride Gulledge
Alma mater	Erskine College; University of South Carolina

Rex Lyle Carter (June 20, 1925 – June 9, 2014) was an American lawyer and politician.

Born in Honea Path, South Carolina, Anderson County, South Carolina, Carter served in the United States Coast Guard during World War II. He then received his bachelor's degree from Erskine College and then his law degree from University of South Carolina School of Law. Carter then practiced law in Greenville, South Carolina. He served in the South Carolina House of Representatives, as a Democrat, from 1953 until 1980 and was speaker. He died in Greenville, South Carolina.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Notes

^ Former SC House Speaker Rex Carter dies
^ Rex L. Carter (of Counsel)
^ 'Former SC House Speaker Rex Carter dies,' The Post and Courier, June 9, 2014

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