Robert Meek Carter
Robert Meek Carter | |
|---|---|
| Member of Leeds council | |
| In office 1850–1853 | |
| Member of Parliament for Leeds | |
| In office 1868–1876 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1814 |
| Died | 1882 (aged 67–68) |
| Party | Liberal |
| Occupation | Coal merchant |
Robert Meek Carter (1814–1882) was a British coal merchant and Liberal politician.
In 1850 he was elected to the 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
- Portrait Archived 23 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine at Berkshire Record Office
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs