William Edward Carter (28 February 1900 – 24 August 1969), known as Ted Carter, was a

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and member of the

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Biography

Carter was born in 1900 in Mount Morgan,

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, to parents Joseph Frederick Carter and his wife Clara Jane (''née'' Vickers). He attended state schools in Mount Morgan and Red Hill and, from 1916 until he entered politics, he worked for

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. Carter married Margaret McNae on 9 March 1927. Carter won the state seat of

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for the CPNP. He did not contest the seat in the

1932 Queensland state election Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 11 June 1932 to elect the 62 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The election was the first electoral test of the Country and Progressive National Party government led by A ...

. After his retirement from politics, Carter managed a hotel in

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from 1941 until 1967. He died in

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in 1969 and was buried at Pinnaroo Lawn Cemetery, Brisbane.Deceased Search
— Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 28 March 2016.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Carter, William Edward Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1900 births 1969 deaths Burials at Pinnaroo Cemetery, Brisbane 20th-century Australian politicians