He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for the borough of Old Leighlin in County Carlow from 1745 to 1761.
[1] He was the eldest son of Thomas Carter, one of the leading Irish statesmen of the era, and Mary Claxton, daughter of Thomas Claxton of Dublin.
His marriage, only a few days after his father's death, caused some comment.
It was suggested that his father had discouraged him from marrying due to a chronic illness, probably tuberculosis, which caused his early death two years later.
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