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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | Thomas H. Carter |
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Helena, Montana , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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October 30, 1854 |
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September 17, 1911
(56 years) |
| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Modifed | Chronicler
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| Info | CARTER, Thomas Henry, a Delegate, a Representative, and a Senator from Montana; born near Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio, October 30, 1854; moved with his parents to Pana, Ill.; attended the common schools in Illinois; engaged in farming, school teaching, and railroading; at the same time studied law and was admitted to the bar; in 1882 moved from Burlington, Iowa, to Helena, Mont.
Delegate (R-MT) 1889
US House (R-MT) 1889-1891; chairman, Committee on Mines and Mining (Fifty-first Congress); unsuccessful candidate in 1890 for reelection.
Commissioner of the General Land Office 1891-1892
Chairman of the Republican National Committee 1892
US Senate (R-MT) 1895-1901; chairman, Committee on Relations with Canada (Fifty-fourth Congress), Committee on the Census (Fifty-fifth and Fifty-sixth Congresses).
Appointed by President William McKinley a member of the board of commissioners of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition and served as its president.
US Senate (R-MT) 1905-1911; not a candidate for reelection; chairman, Committee on Organization, Conduct, and Expenditures of Executive Departments (Fifty-ninth and Sixtieth Congresses), Committee on Expenditures in the Department of State (Sixtieth Congress), Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation of Arid Lands (Sixty-first Congress).
Chairman of the United States section of the International Joint Commission created to prevent disputes regarding the use of boundary waters between the United States and Canada from March 1911 until his death in Washington, D.C., September 17, 1911; interment in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
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In 1910, this Montana Senator and his backers goaded Montana citizens to "ban" corporations from candidate campaigns and elections. Today Montanans have defied the U.S. Supreme Court over its Citizen United Decision. Want to know more? http://www.peoplespowerleague.info
In 1910, this Montana Senator and his backers goaded Montana citizens to "ban" corporations from candidate campaigns and elections. Today Montanans have defied the U.S. Supreme Court over its Citizen United Decision. Want to know more? [Link]
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