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Frederick CarterSir Frederick Bowker Terrington Carter (born February 12, 1819 in St. John's, Newfoundland, died March 1, 1900) was a lawyer and Premier of Newfoundland from 1865 to 1869. He was the great-grandson of Robert Carter who was appointed justice of the peace at Ferryland in 1750. In 1855, he was elected to the House of Assembly as a Conservative and became Speaker in 1861. In 1865 he succeeded Sir Hugh Hoyles as Premier. Carter was a supporter of Canadian confederation having been a delegate to the 1864 Quebec conference. However, the Conservatives were defeated on the Confederation issue in the November 1869 election by the Anti-Confederation Party led by Charles Fox Bennett. Carter became Premier a second time in 1874 but had dropped the issue of joining Canada. In 1878 Carter was appointed Chief Justice succeeding Sir Hugh Hoyles. External links Carter, Frederick Bowker Terrinton Carter, Frederick Bowker Terrington Carter, Frederick Bowker Terrington Carter, Frederick Bowker Terrington
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