Josiah Mason Carter (June 19, 1813 – March 21, 1868) was a Whig member of the Connecticut House of Representatives representing Norwalk, Connecticut in 1857 and 1861 to 1862. He served as speaker of the Connecticut House in 1862.

Josiah Mason Carter
Speaker of the
Connecticut House of Representatives[1]
In office
1862–1863[2][1]
Preceded byAugustus Brandegee
Succeeded byChauncey Fitch Cleveland
Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
from Norwalk
In office
1857–1858[2][1]
Preceded byAsa Hill,
Daniel Nash
Succeeded byDaniel Nash,
A. Homer Byington
In office
1861–1863[2][1]
Preceded byWilliam Craw,
Samuel Olmsted
Succeeded byWilliam C. Street,
Joseph H. Cummings
Personal details
Born(1813-06-19)June 19, 1813[3][2]
New Canaan, Connecticut, US[3][2]
DiedMarch 21, 1868(1868-03-21) (aged 54)[3][2]
Norwalk, Connecticut, US[3][2]
Political partyWhig, Republican
Residence(s)Norwalk, Connecticut, US[3][2]
Alma materYale College (1836)[2]
Occupationlawyer

Early life and family

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Cater was born in New Canaan on June 19, 1813.[3][2] He graduated at Yale College in the year of 1836.[3][2] He studied law with Thomas B. Osborne in Fairfield, and was admitted to the Fairfield County bar in August 1839.[3][2] He practiced law in New York City in 1841.[3][2] He was married the same year.[3][2]

In 1847, he moved to Norwalk, and formed a law partnership with Thomas B. Butler, who was later appointed to the Connecticut Supreme Court.[3][2] He continued in the partnership until 1855.[3][2]

He was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in the years 1850, 1861 and 1862, and the last year was Speaker of the House.[3][2]

He was the candidate of the Whig Party for the office of Lieutenant Governor in 1856.[3][2]

He was appointed State Attorney for Fairfield County in 1862 and held the office until his death.[3][2]

On two occasions he declined to be a candidate for a judgeship in the Superior Court, when it was urged upon him by his political friends then in power.[3][2]

He died in Norwalk on March 21, 1868.[3][2]

References

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Preceded by Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
from Norwalk

1857–1858
With: William Craw
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
from Norwalk

1861–1863
With: Peter L. Cunningham,
Ebenezer J. Hill
Succeeded by
Preceded by Speaker of the
Connecticut House of Representatives

1862–1863
Succeeded by