Frederick Carter
| Sir Frederick Carter | |
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| Premier of Newfoundland | |
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In office January 31, 1874 – April 1, 1878 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Lieutenant Governor |
Stephen John Hill John Hawley Glover |
| Preceded by | Charles Fox Bennett |
| Succeeded by | William Whiteway |
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In office March 4, 1865 – February 11, 1870 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Lieutenant Governor |
Anthony Musgrave Stephen John Hill |
| Preceded by | Hugh W. Hoyles |
| Succeeded by | Charles Fox Bennett |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 12, 1819 St. John's, Newfoundland |
| Died | March 1, 1900 (aged 81) St. John's, Newfoundland |
| Political party | Conservative Party |
| Spouse(s) | Elisa Bayly |
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 and great-grandson of Robert Carter, who was 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 to 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 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 1880 Carter was appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland, succeeding Sir Hugh Hoyles, and served in the post until 1898. During his term as Chief Justice, Carter was a valued advisor for the Colonial Governors of Newfoundland and acted as administrator of the colony in their absence.
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