Robert Meek Carter
British coal merchant and Liberal politician
Robert Meek Carter (1814–1882) was a British coal merchant and Liberal politician.
In 1850 he was elected to Leeds council as a Chartist, and was reelected in 1853.[1] In 1868 he was elected as a Member of Parliament for Leeds, a position he held until his resignation in 1876.
References
- ^ Chartists in Leeds: Chartism.net
- Portrait at Berkshire Record Office
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Robert Carter
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| Preceded by George Skirrow Beecroft Edward Baines | Member of Parliament for Leeds 1868–1876 With: William St James Wheelhouse 1868–1876 Edward Baines 1868–1874 Robert Tennant 1874–1876 | Succeeded by |
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