Francis B. Carter

[2] Carter was politically active, and was "a strong free silver man", to the point of becoming a "silver delegate" to the 1896 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

[3] In August 1896, Carter was selected as a Democratic presidential elector for the state of Florida.

[3] On January 11, 1897 Governor William D. Bloxham appointed Carter, then 35 years old, to a seat on the Florida Supreme Court vacated by the retirement of Justice Liddon.

Carter served until 1905, when he "resigned to take a more active position as judge of the First Judicial Circuit".

[2] Carter died in Pensacola, Florida following an illness, at the age of 75.