Timothy Jarvis Carter (August 18, 1800 – March 14, 1838) was a
United States representative
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from
Maine
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. He was born in
Bethel
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in the Maine district of
Massachusetts
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on August 18, 1800. He attended the town schools of Bethel, studied law in
Northampton, Massachusetts
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, was admitted to the bar in 1826 and commenced practice in
Rumford, Maine
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. He moved to
Paris, Maine
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, in 1827 and continued the practice of law.
He was appointed secretary of the
Maine State Senate
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in 1833, was a county attorney 1833–1837. He was elected as a
Democrat
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to the
25th United States Congress
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and served from March 4, 1837, until his death in Washington, D.C., on March 14, 1838.
Carter's siblings included
Luther C. Carter
Luther Cullen Carter (February 25, 1805 – January 3, 1875) was a U.S. Representative from New York.
Biography
Carter was born in Bethel in Massachusetts' District of Maine on February 25, 1805, a son of Dr. Timothy Carter and Frances "Fanny" ...
, who also served in Congress.
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1800 births
1838 deaths
People from Bethel, Maine
American people of English descent
Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Maine
Democratic Party Maine state senators
County district attorneys in Maine
19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives
19th-century members of the Maine Legislature
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