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{{Infobox MP
| honorific-prefix = The Honourable
| name = Chesley William Carter
| honorific-suffix =
| smallimage = ChesleyWilliamCarter.jpg
| constituency_MP = Burin—Burgeo
| parliament = Canadian
| majority =
| predecessor = Riding created
| successor = Don Jamieson
| term_start = June 27, 1949
| term_end = November 8, 1965
| office2 = Senator for the Grand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador
| appointed2 = Lester B. Pearson
| term_start2 = July 8, 1966
| term_end2 = July 28, 1977
| birth_date = {{birth date|1902|07|29}}
| birth_place = Pass Island, Newfoundland
| death_date = {{death date and age|1994|01|14|1902|07|29}}
| death_place =
| nationality = Canadian
| spouse =
| party = Liberal
| portfolio = Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs
| committees = Chair, Standing Committee on Health, Welfare and Science (1974–1977)
| relations =
| children =
| residence =
| alma_mater =
| occupation =
| profession = Educator
| religion =
| signature =
| website =
| footnotes =
}}

Chesley William Carter (July 29, 1902 – January 14, 1994) was a Canadian Member of Parliament representing the riding of Burin—Burgeo and a senator for Grand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Born in Pass Island, Hermitage Bay, Newfoundland,[1] Carter, educated at Church of England School, Pass Island and Bishop Feild College, St. John's served in the Royal Newfoundland Regiment from 1917 to 1919.[1] In 1941 he joined the Canadian Army to fight in World War II and discharged with the rank of Major in 1946.[1] Carter entered politics in 1949, following Newfoundland's entry into Canadian Confederation, and was elected to the House of Commons as a Liberal in the 1949 federal election. He was re-elected in 1953, 1957 (when he was elected by acclamation),[2] 1958, 1962, 1963 and 1965.[1] On July 8, 1966 he was appointed to the Senate where he remained until he retired on July 28, 1977.[1]

References

1. ^Volume one, p. 363, Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, {{ISBN|0-9693422-1-7}}.
2. ^Elected by acclamation, at the Parliament of Canada; published October 15, 2008; retrieved March 14, 2014

External links

  • {{Canadian Parliament links|ID=6895}}
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