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William Henry Carter (June 15, 1864 – April 23, 1955) was a
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. Born at Needham Heights, Massachusetts, Carter attended public schools. He was graduated from Comers Commercial College, Boston, Massachusetts. He worked in several capacities at the knit-underwear manufacturing plant of the William Carter Co.. He served as member of the
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in 1906. He served as member of the Republican State committee in 1907 and 1908. Carter was elected as a
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to the Sixty-fourth and Sixty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1919). He was not a candidate for reelection in 1918. He was interested in real-estate development. He was elected president of the William Carter Company in 1918 and continued manufacturing activities until his death. He died in Needham, Massachusetts, April 23, 1955. He was interred in Needham Cemetery.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Carter, William Henry 1864 births 1955 deaths Republican Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts