Biographical Sketch of W. H. Carter, Lafayette County, Missouri

>From "History of Lafayette County, Mo., carefully written and compiled
from the most authentic official and private sources" St. Louis, Mo.
Historical Company, 1881.
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W. H. Carter, farmer and stock raiser, P. O. Dover.  The subject of this
brief sketch, one of the influential citizens of the county, was born
January 30, 1842, and is a native of Richmond, Virginia.  His father,
having made several trips through the west, and being pleased with the
country, made preparations for removing his family thither, but died in
January, 1849, before accomplishing his object.  His mother, however
completed the preparations and moved to this state, November 5, 1848,
locating on a farm, where our subject passed his boyhood, attending the
high school at Dover for several years.  In 1864 he entered Bethany
College, remaining there two years.  He then spent the same length of
time in the Kentucky University, at Lexington, Kentucky.  Returning to
Lafayette county he taught school for six or seven years, the most of 
the time at Dover.  Since then he has been engaged in farming and stock
raising.  He was united in marriage to Miss Ada B. Campbell, daughter of
Robert Campbell, of this county, December 20, 1866.  Four children are
the fruit of their union: Jennie, Ollie, Kenneth and Byron.  In November,
1880, he was elected to represent the eastern district of this county, in
the state legislature; was the democratic candidate and was elected by a
large majority, without any effort on his part; showing his popularity
among the voters of the district.  With such men as Mr. Carter in the
legislature, the people may rest assured that public affairs will be
administered upon a basis of right and justice.

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