Biography of 	Carter, Henry Josiah; Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by 	Mike Miller April 1998

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Carter, Henry Josiah, New Orleans, attorney and clerk of United States
District court, was born at New Orleans, Orleans parish, La., April 1,
1861; son of John B. Carter, born at Portland, Me., and Mary S. (Whitney)
Carter, born at Bennington, Vt.  John B., the father, was the first
superintendent of the public schools of the city of New Orleans.  Henry
Josiah, after passing through the public schools of New Orleans, and
successively the Louisiana state university and agricultural and mechanical
college, entered Tulane university, at New Orleans, and in the year 1886
graduated in law from that institution.  May 27, the same year, he was
admitted to practice before the supreme court of Louisiana.  Much of Mr.
Carter's experience has been in an official capacity and of such nature as
to afford him exceptional advantages in acquiring a wide knowledge of men
and affairs in Louisiana and throughout the country.  Prior to his
graduation in law he had for some years occupied the position of auditor at
the New Orleans post-office, only leaving this place in May, 1885.  In
1888, his abilities seeming to peculiarly qualify him for such a post, he
was appointed deputy clerk of the United States Circuit court at New
Orleans, and he so remained until the time of his advancement to the more
important position of clerk of the same court, which took place in 1902.
In 1888 Mr. Carter enlisted as a private in Company C, Southern Athletic
battalion, Louisiana state militia, and served the regulation 3 years term
of enlistment.  He is affiliated with the Republican party organization and
with the Protestant Episcopal church, his membership being with the Church
of the Annunciation, New Orleans.  He is also a member of the Chess,
Checkers & Whist club, the American Bar association, and St. Andrew's
brotherhood.  Dec. 26, 1898, Mr. Carter was married to Miss Lillian M.
Ferry (now deceased), daughter of Edward M. and Hattie (Morton) Ferry, of
East Hampton, Mass.  Their only child, Ruth M., was born March 3, 1900, and
died Feb. 24, 1914.

Source:  Louisiana:  Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events,
Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (volume 3), pp.
90-91.  Edited by Alcee Fortier, Lit.D.  Published in 1914, by Century
Historical Association.