Thomas H. Carter

Thomas Carter
Carter in 1910
United States Senator from Montana
In office March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911
Preceded by	Paris Gibson
Succeeded by	Henry L. Myers
In office March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1901
Preceded by	Thomas Power
Succeeded by	William Clark
Chair of the Republican National Committee
In office July 16, 1892 – June 18, 1896
Preceded by	William Campbell
Succeeded by	Mark Hanna
Commissioner of the General Land Office
In office March 31, 1891 – November 18, 1892
President	Benjamin Harrison
Preceded by	Lewis Groff
Succeeded by	William M. Stone
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Montana's at-large district
In office November 8, 1889 – March 3, 1891
Preceded by	Himself (Delegate)
Succeeded by	William W. Dixon
Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from Montana's at-large district
In office March 4, 1889 – November 8, 1889
Preceded by	Joseph Toole
Succeeded by	Himself (Representative)
Personal details
Born	Thomas Henry Carter (1854-10-30)October 30, 1854 Junior Furnace, Ohio, U.S.
Died	September 17, 1911(1911-09-17) (aged 56) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Ellen Galen ​ (m. 1886)​
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Thomas Henry Carter (October 30, 1854 – September 17, 1911) was an American politician, who served as territorial delegate, a United States representative, and a U.S. Senator from Montana. Carter was born in Junior Furnace, Ohio, on October 30, 1854. Born to an Irish immigrant family, he spent most of his childhood in on small farms in the Midwest. In 1882, he moved to Helena, Montana to begin his law career there. He entered then politics, and was elected Montana's territorial delegate in 1888. Following Montana's admission into the union as a state, Carter represented the state in U.S. House of Representatives. He ran for re-election in 1890, but was narrowly defeated by Democrat William W. Dixon in the general election.

Following his failed re-election bid, President Benjamin Harrison appointed Carter as the Commissioner of the General Land Office in 1891. He served as commissioner until 1892, when he was elected chairman of the Republican National Committee, the first Catholic to do so.