Galen Augustus Carter | |
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Member of the Connecticut Senate from the 12th District |
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In office 1874 – 1875 |
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Preceded by | Huested W. R. Hoyt |
Succeeded by | Frederick Bruggerhof |
Personal details | |
Born |
New York City |
June 22, 1832
Died |
November 10, 1893 (aged 61)Stamford, Connecticut |
Resting place | Woodland Cemetery, Stamford, Connecticut (418-29) |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Mary Caroline Davenport (m. November 1853) |
Children | Galen Augustus Carter Jr., Edward B. L. Carter, Theodora Davenport Carter, Welles Davenport Carter |
Residence | 279 Atlantic Street, Stamford, Connecticut |
Alma mater | New York Medical School (Columbia College) (1850) |
Occupation | broker, merchant |
November 10, 1893
(aged 61)Galen Augustus Carter (June 22, 1832 – November 10, 1893) was a member of the Connecticut Senate representing the 12th district from 1874 to 1875.
He was born June 22, 1832, in New York City, the son of Galen Carter and Ann Eliza Ketchum.
He was a partner in the firm of Jacob Little & Company, member of the .
In November 1853, he married Mary C. Davenport
He was elected a burgess of the Borough of Stamford.
In 1874, he was elected to the Connecticut Senate.