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Arthur N. Carter
MC QC LLD
Arthur N. Carter MC QC LLD
21st President of the Canadian Bar Association
	In office; 1949–1950
Preceded by	Stanley Harwood McCuaig, MC QC LLD
Succeeded by	E. Gordon Gowling, K.C., LL.D.
Personal details
Nationality	Canadian
Profession	Lawyer
Awards	Military Cross
Military service
Allegiance	Canadian Army
Battles/wars	World War I: Western Front

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Arthur N. Carter MC QC LLD (born 1891) was a prominent Canadian lawyer and academic from Saint John, New Brunswick. A decorated veteran of the Great War, he was a Rhodes scholar, practised law, taught at the University of New Brunswick Faculty of Law and was national president of the Canadian Bar Association. As president, he jointly presided over the first combined meeting of the Canadian Bar Assocation and the American Bar Association in 1950.

Early life and family

Carter was born in Saint John in 1891.^[1] He was descended from John Carter who immigrated to Nova Scotia in 1774 from Yorkshire. His father, Edward S. Carter, was a well-known newspaper editor, author and publisher, as well as being a founding member of the Saint John Press Club.^[2] His mother was a daughter of George E. Fenety, who was also a newspaperman and publisher, eventually becoming the Queen's Printer for New Brunswick. Fenety, a political associate of Joseph Howe, was an early advocate for responsible government and later for Confederation, as well as mayor of Fredericton.^[3]

References

^ D. Gordon Willet, "Arthur N. Carter, K.C." (1950), 3 UNBLSJ 22.
^ An Act to incorporate the Saint John Press Club, SNB 1894, c 68, s 2.
^ C. M. Wallace, "Fenety, George Edward", Dictionary of Canadian Biography, Volume XII (1891-1900).

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[bio-1] D. Gordon Willet, "Arthur N. Carter, K.C." (1950), 3 UNBLSJ 22.

[2] An Act to incorporate the Saint John Press Club, SNB 1894, c 68, s 2.

[3] C. M. Wallace, "Fenety, George Edward", Dictionary of Canadian Biography, Volume XII (1891-1900).

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