Born at Needham Heights, Massachusetts, Carter attended public schools.

He worked in several capacities at the knit-underwear manufacturing plant of the William Carter Co.

He served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1906 and of the Republican State committee in 1907 and 1908.

He was elected president of the William Carter Company in 1918 and continued manufacturing activities until his death.

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