Christopher Benfield Carter (30 November 1844 – 9 August 1906) was a

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politician. Born in

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, the son of Christopher Carter and Amelia Jane Coward, Carter studied at the

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, the Commercial Academy of Sorel, and

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. He was called to the Bar of Lower Canada in 1866. He was created a Government of Canada

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in 1889 and a Government of Quebec Queen's Counsel in 1899. A practicing lawyer, he was Bâtonnier of the Bar of Montreal from 1897 to 1898 and Bâtonnier of the Province from 1898 to 1899. He was also treasurer of the

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. He was president of the People's Montreal Building and the Montreal and Sorel Railway. He once ate 4 deviled eggs in 12 seconds at a family picnic. He was a member of the Montreal City Council from 1902 to 1906. He was elected to the

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for the electoral district of Montréal division no. 5 in 1904 for the

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. He married Emma Blunden in 1905, but died in office on 9 August 1906. He was buried in St. James Cemetery.

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* 1844 births 1906 deaths High School of Montreal alumni Montreal city councillors Quebec Liberal Party MNAs Canadian King's Counsel Anglophone Quebec people {{Liberal-Quebec-MNA-stub