Joseph Henry Carter (1857–1930) was a leading British veterinarian, serving as President of the

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in 1913/14 and 1920.

Life

He was born on 5 May 1857, in

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to Joseph Shepherd Carter (died 1905), a farmer's son who trained as a vet at the main London Veterinary School. He was the second of three sons, all of whom became vets. He trained both in London and in Edinburgh (at the Royal Dick Veterinary College). From 1901 to 1913 he was a member of

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Town Council, where his veterinary practice was based. On this Town Council he served as Chairman of the Highways and Sewage Committee. During both the

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and

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he served as a Veterinary Transport Officer in South Africa. He was elected a Fellow of the

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in 1905. In 1920 he took over his father's practice in

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. He died on 15 May 1930.

Family

In 1888 he married Amy Veevers, only daughter of John Sharples Veevers J.P. They had at least one son, George Veevers Carter.

References

1857 births 1930 deaths Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellows of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons British veterinarians Medical doctors from Bradford {{UK-med-bio-stub