Sir 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 1870. 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. Hon. ... February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1819 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... St. ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... 1900 (MCM) is a common year starting on Monday. ... A premier is an executive official of government. ... This is about the island in Canada. ... Robert Carter An English novelist. ... A Justice of the Peace (JP) is a magistrate appointed by a commission to keep the peace, dispense summary justice and deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions. ... Ferryland in Newfoundland is part of the Avalon Peninsula on the southern shore of the island south of St. ... House of Assembly is a name given to the legislature or lower house of a bicameral legislature, in some countries, often at subnational level. ... The Conservative Party of Newfoundland was a political party in Newfoundland and Labrador prior to confederation with Canada in 1949. ... The term Speaker is usually the title given to the presiding officer of a countrys lower house of parliament or congress (i. ... Hugh Hoyles was the Premier of Newfoundland from 1861 through 1865. ...

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. We dont have an article called Canadian-confederation Start this article Search for Canadian-confederation in. ... A delegate is an individual (or a member of a group called a delegation) who represents the interests of a larger organization (e. ... (Redirected from 1864 Quebec conference) Delegates of the convention The Quebec Conference was the second meeting held in 1864 to discuss Canadian Confederation. ... Anti-Confederation was the name used by several parties in what is now Atlantic Canada by movements opposed to Canadian confederation. ... Charles James Fox Bennett (1793-1883) was a merchant and politician who successfully fought attempts to take Newfoundland into Canadian confederation. ... In many countries, especially common law countries such as Canada and the United States the Chief Justice is the name for the presiding officer on a senior court such as the United States Supreme Court, the Supreme Court of Canada, the Supreme Court of New Zealand, the Supreme Court of... Hugh Hoyles was the Premier of Newfoundland from 1861 through 1865. ...

External links

• Sir Frederick Carter
• Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online