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Vincent Carter
The Salt Lake Tribune, July 12, 1931
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Wyoming's At-large district
In office
March 4, 1929 – January 3, 1935
Preceded byCharles E. Winter
Succeeded byPaul R. Greever
14th Wyoming State Auditor
In office
1923–1929
GovernorWilliam B. Ross
Frank E. Lucas
Nellie Tayloe Ross
Frank C. Emerson
Preceded byIshmael C. Jefferis
Succeeded byRoscoe Alcorn
Personal details
Born(1891-11-06)November 6, 1891
St. Clair, Pennsylvania, US
DiedDecember 30, 1972(1972-12-30) (aged 81)
Albuquerque, New Mexico, US
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Helen K. Carlson (m. 1921)
Mary Catherine Crowley (m. 1929)
Children4
Alma materFordham University
Columbus School of Law
OccupationAttorney
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Wyoming
Branch/serviceMarine Corps
Wyoming Army National Guard
Years of service1917–1919 (Marine Corps)
1919–1921 (National Guard)
RankFirst Lieutenant (Marine Corps)
Captain (National Guard)
Unit8th Marine Regiment (Marine Corps)
CommandsTroop A, 58th Machine Gun Squadron (National Guard)
Battles/warsWorld War I

Vincent Michael Carter[a] (November 6, 1891 – December 30, 1972) was a United States representative from Wyoming.

Early life

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Carter was born in St. Clair, Pennsylvania on November 6, 1891, a son of William Joseph Carter and Julia Ann (Clarke) Carter.[1][2] He moved with his parents to Pottsville in 1893.[3] He attended public schools, the United States Naval Academy Preparatory School, and Fordham University.[3]

Military service

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During World War I he served in the United States Marine Corps as a first lieutenant assigned to the 8th Marine Regiment.[3] After the war, he helped organize the Wyoming Army National Guard's Troop A, 58th Machine Gun Squadron, which he commanded with the rank of captain from 1919 to 1921.[1][4]

Career

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Carter was admitted to the bar in 1919, and commenced practice in Casper, Wyoming.[3] He moved to Kemmerer, Wyoming in 1929 and continued the practice of law, serving as deputy attorney general of Wyoming from 1919 to 1923.[1] In 1922, Carter was elected Wyoming State Auditor, and he was re-elected in 1926.[1]

Member of Congress

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In 1928, Carter was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-first and to the two succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1929 to January 3, 1935; he was not a candidate for renomination in 1934, but was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the U.S. Senate.[3] In 1930, Carter received his LL.B. degree from He graduated in 1915 from Catholic University's Columbus School of Law in Washington, D.C.[5] After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of law in Cheyenne, retiring in 1965; he was a delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1936 and 1940.[3]

Later life

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Carter retired in 1965.[6] He died in Albuquerque, New Mexico on December 30, 1972.[6] He was buried at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Albuquerque.[6]

Family

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In 1921, Carter married Helen K. Carlson.[7] She died in 1926, and in 1929 he married Mary Catherine Crowley.[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ Carter appears to have been born Michael Vincent Carter, and to have inverted his first and middle names. His name appears in records as Vincent Carter, M. Vincent Carter, Vincent M. Carter, and Vincent Michael Carter.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Joint Committee On Printing, U.S. Congress (1931). Official Congressional Directory. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 127 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b "Pennsylvania Marriages, 1852-1968, Entry for Vincent Carter and Mary Catherine Crowley". Ancestry.com. Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com LLC. August 12, 1929. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Joint Committee On Printing, U.S. Congress (1961). Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1961. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 668 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "15 More Men Needed In Casper Platoon Before Recruiting Ends". Casper Daily Tribune. Casper, WY. August 21, 1919. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Fox, John McDill (June 30, 1931). "Report of the Dean of the Faculty of the School of Law". The Catholic University Bulletin. Washington, DC: Catholic University of America. p. 40 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ a b c Joint Committee On Printing, U.S. Congress (2005). Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 793. ISBN 978-0-1607-3176-1.
  7. ^ "Wyoming Marriage Records, 1869-1971, Entry for W. Vincent Carter and Helen K. Carlson". Ancestry.com. Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com LLC. July 1, 1921. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
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Party political offices
Preceded by Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from Wyoming
(Class 1)
1934 		Succeeded by
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Wyoming's at-large congressional district
March 4, 1929 – January 3, 1935 		Succeeded by
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