John A. Carter (May 15, 1933 – December 29, 2017) was a farmer and former politician in

Newfoundland Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...

. He represented St. John's North in the

Newfoundland House of Assembly The Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly is the unicameral deliberative assembly of the General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It meets in the Confederation Building in St. Jo ...

from 1971 to 1989.

Biography

Carter was born to Allan and Eda (Pittman) in

St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador St. John's is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. The city spans and is the easternmost city in North America ...

on May 15, 1933. Carter attended school at Bishop Field College and Saint Bonaventure's College, and he is a

Memorial University Of Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland, also known as Memorial University or MUN (), is a public university in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, based in St. John's, with satellite campuses in Corner Brook, elsewhere in Newfoundland and ...

graduate. In 1960, Carter married Brenda Marjorie Murphy. He was elected to the provincial legislature (the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly) in 1971 as the member for St. John's North, and served for a time as Minister of Education and Youth for Premier Frank Moores. Carter was reelected five times by the voters of St. John's North and continued to represent the district until 1989. Carter continued to own and operated Mount Scio Farm, a major

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producer of

summer savoury Summer savory (''Satureja hortensis'') is among the best known of the savory genus. It is an annual, but otherwise is similar in use and flavor to the perennial winter savory. It is used more often than winter savory, which has a slightly more ...

. He died on December 29, 2017, at the age of 84 after a brief illness.Politician and Mt. Scio Savoury founder John Carter dead at 84
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References

1933 births 2017 deaths Canadian farmers Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador MHAs Members of the Executive Council of Newfoundland and Labrador Politicians from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador {{Newfoundland-politician-stub