E. V. Carter Explained

E. V. Carter
Office:Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives
Term Start:1898
Term End:1901
Predecessor:Charles B. Moores
Successor:Levi Branson Reeder
Party:Republican
Birth Name:Ernest Victor Carter
Birth Date:13 October 1860
Birth Place:Elkader, Iowa, U.S.
Death Place:Ashland, Oregon, U.S.
Profession:banker

Ernest Victor Carter (October 13, 1860 – January 3, 1933) was an American politician who served in the Oregon House of Representatives. He was chosen as Speaker of that body from 1898 to 1901.[1] He was the son of Henry B. Carter, a businessman and banker from Iowa and former member of the Iowa State Senate and namesake of the Carter House in Ashland, Oregon which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Historic Names and Timeline | the Carter House Inn.
  2. Web site: Portrait and Biographical Record of Western Oregon: Containing Original Sketches of Many Well Known Citizens of the Past and Present. 1904.