Albert E. Carter

Albert Edward Carter (July 5, 1881 – August 8, 1964) was an American lawyer and politician who served ten terms as a Republican United States Representative from California from 1925 to 1945.

Albert Carter
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 6th district
In office March 4, 1925 – January 3, 1945
Preceded by	James H. MacLafferty
Succeeded by	George P. Miller
Personal details
Born	(1881-07-05)July 5, 1881 Lemon Cove, California
Died	August 8, 1964(1964-08-08) (aged 83) Oakland, California
Political party	Republican

Early life and career

Carter was born in Lemon Cove (sometimes spelled Lemoncove), in Tulare County, California. He attended the public schools and graduated from San Jose State Normal School in 1903, which is now San Jose State University. He taught school six years and then graduated from the law department of the University of California, Berkeley in 1913. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Oakland, California.

Carter was a representative of the United States War Department Commission on Training Camps from 1917 to 1919. He was an attorney for the California State Board of Pharmacy in 1920 and 1921 and commissioner of public works of Oakland 1921–1925 and in 1923 initiated the plan for a comprehensive development of the harbor on the east side of San Francisco Bay. He was the president of the Pacific Coast Association of Port Authorities.

Congress

He was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-ninth and to the nine succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1925 – January 3, 1945). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1944 to the Seventy-ninth Congress.

Later career and death

He resumed the practice of law in California and Washington, D.C. and died in Oakland, California, in 1964. He was buried in Home of Peace Cemetery, Porterville, California.

References

• United States Congress. "Albert E. Carter (id: C000195)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.