John Carter (South Carolina politician)

John W. Carter
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 8th district
In office March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1829
Preceded by	Joseph Gist
Succeeded by	James Blair
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 9th district
In office December 11, 1822 – March 3, 1823
Preceded by	James Blair
Succeeded by	Starling Tucker
Personal details
Born	September 10, 1792 Camden, South Carolina
Died	June 20, 1850 (aged 57) Georgetown, District of Columbia
Political party	Jacksonian Democratic-Republican (until 1825)
Other political affiliations	Jacksonian (after 1825)
Alma mater	South Carolina College
Occupation	lawyer

John W. Carter (September 10, 1792 – June 20, 1850) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.

Born on the Black River, near Camden, in what is now Kershaw County, South Carolina, Carter was graduated from South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina) at Columbia in 1811. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1814 and commenced practice in Camden, South Carolina. He served as commissioner in equity 1814–1820.

Carter was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Seventeenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James Blair. He was reelected as a Jackson Republican to the Eighteenth Congress and as a Jacksonian to the Nineteenth and the Twentieth Congresses and served from December 11, 1822, to March 3, 1829.

He resumed the practice of law in Camden and moved to Georgetown, D.C., in 1836, and died there June 20, 1850.

Sources

• John Carter at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress