George R. Carter
| George Robert Carter | |
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| 2nd Territorial Governor of Hawaii | |
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In office November 23, 1903 – August 15, 1907 |
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| Appointed by | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Sanford B. Dole |
| Succeeded by | Walter F. Frear |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 28, 1866 Honolulu, Kingdom of Hawaii |
| Died | February 11, 1933 (aged 66) Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii |
| Nationality | Hawaiian, American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Helen Strong |
| Children | Elizabeth, Phoebe, (daughter), George Robert, Jr. |
| Parents |
Henry Alpheus Peirce Carter Sybil Augusta Judd |
| Alma mater | Phillips Academy, Yale |
| Occupation | Banker; Politician |
George Robert Carter (December 28, 1866 – February 11, 1933) was the second Territorial Governor of Hawaii, serving from 1903 to 1907.
He was born December 28, 1866 in Honolulu. His mother was Sybil Augusta Judd (1843–1906), daughter of Gerrit P. Judd, and his father was businessman Henry Alpheus Peirce Carter. Carter was educated at Fort Street School in Honolulu (now McKinley High School), Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, and Yale University. He married Helen Strong, daughter of Eastman Kodak president Henry A. Strong April 19, 1892. They had four children: Elizabeth (born August 25, 1895), Phoebe (born September 27, 1897), a daughter who died on June 17, 1903, and George Robert, Jr. (born November 10, 1905).
After Yale, Carter spent time serving an apprenticeship with Seattle National Bank. He formed a rowing club with William Brownell Goodwin, fellow Hawaiian Hiram Bingham and Marshall Latham Bond, whose members turned their boats over to the University of Washington to begin its rowing program when it broke up. In 1895 Carter returned to Hawaiʻi to become the cashier of C. Brewer & Co., where his father had been a senior partner from 1862 to 1874. From 1898 to 1902, he helped organize and manage the Hawaiian Trust Company, and was managing director of the Hawaiian Fertilizer Company. In addition, he served as a director for Bank of Hawaii, C. Brewer, and Alexander & Baldwin.
Carter was elected to the Hawaii Territorial Senate from Oahu in 1901. While a territorial senator, he was sent to Washington as an unofficial agent to discuss territorial matters with President Theodore Roosevelt. Roosevelt eventually appointed him Secretary of the Territory in 1902, and then Territorial Governor in 1903, succeeding Sanford B. Dole who resigned to become a federal judge.
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