Edward Carter (Canadian politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Place of Birth: Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
About Edward Carter (Canadian politician)
- Edward Carter, (1 March 1822 – 27 September 1883) was a Canadian lawyer, professor and politician.
- Carter was a member of the House of Commons of Canada for the Brome electoral district in Quebec.
- He also represented Montréal-Centre in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1867 to 1871.
- His name appears as Edward Brock Carter in some sources. Born in Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada (now Quebec), the son of George Carter and Mary Ann Short, he was educated in Trois-Rivières and at the Collège de Nicolet.
- He worked as a manager in a commercial establishment from 1838 to 1840, then articled in law with Edward Short, Thomas Cushing Aylwin, F.W.
- Primrose and John Rose, was called to the Lower Canada bar in 1845 and set up practice in Montreal.
- Carter was crown clerk and associate clerk of the peace for Montreal district from 1862 to 1866.
- In 1862, he was named Queen's Counsel.
- Carter was an associate professor of criminal law and later professor emeritus at McGill University.
- He published A Treatise on the Law and Practice on Summary Convictions and Orders by Justices of the Peace in Upper and Lower Canada in 1856.Carter was defeated in Montréal-Centre and in Châteauguay when he ran for reelection to the Quebec assembly in 1871.
- He served in the 1st Canadian Parliament for the Conservative party from 17 November 1871, replacing Christopher Dunkin.
- He was re-elected in the 1872 federal election and left politics after serving his full term in the 2nd Canadian Parliament. He was a governor for Bishop's College and served as solicitor for the Montreal diocese of the Anglican church.
- In 1850, he married Mary Jane Kerr.
- Carter died in Montreal at the age of 61.
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| Alternative names | W. J. Topley | ||
| Description | Canadian photographer | ||
| Date of birth/death | 13 February 1845 | 16 November 1930 | |
| Location of birth/death | Montreal | Vancouver | |
| Work location | Ottawa, Ontario | ||
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