Joseph N. Carter
American judge
Joseph Newton Carter (March 12, 1843 – February 6, 1913) was an American attorney and politician from Kentucky, United States. He spent most of his life in Quincy, Illinois, where he was a partner in a successful law practice. Carter was elected to two terms in the Illinois House of Representatives starting in 1878. He was elected to the Supreme Court of Illinois in 1894, serving one nine-year term.
Biography
Joseph Newton Carter was born in Hardin County, Kentucky on March 12, 1843. He attended public schools and assisted on the family farm. In 1857, his family moved with him to Charleston, Illinois, then to Douglas County the following year. Upon graduating from school, he taught at another school. He served a three-month stint with the 70th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment in the Civil War. In 1863, he was accepted at Illinois College in Jacksonville, Illinois, graduating there years later.
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