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Alfred Wellington Carter
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1867-04-22 / 1949-04-27
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Mr. Carter was born in Honolulu on April 22, 1867, the son of Samuel Morrill Carter and Harriet Layman Carter. His grandfather, Captain Joseph O. Carter, came to the Hawaiian Islands from New England in the 1820s. He married Edith Millicent Hartwell, daughter of Judge and Mrs. Alfred S. Hartwell, on October 12, 1895.
Mr. Carter was educated in Honolulu schools, until 14 or 15, when he went to work for the late Charles Reed Bishop in the Bishop Bank. He was later employed in various departments of the government until 1891, when he entered the Yale Law School. He completed his law course in two years and was graduated in 1893. He returned to Honolulu and practiced law. He later served as deputy attorney general. From January 11, 1896 to November 1, 1897, he served as a Judge of the First Circuit Court. In addition to his law practice, he became interested in various business enterprises, serving as a director of several corporations. He was among the organizers of several, including the Molokai Ranch, Hilo Railroad Company, Olaa Sugar Company, and the Hawaii Meat Company. He had served as president of the Hawaii Meat Company continuously since its incorporation in 1909, except for the year 1917.
On September 25, 1899, he was appointed guardian of the estate of Thelma K. Parker and began his association with Parker Ranch which was to become his life work.
Mr. Carter passed away on April 22, 1949 in Honolulu.
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Honolulu Advertiser, 28 April 1949
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2021-11-22, Carol Kellett: Entered into AtoM.