John R. Carter (diplomat)

John Ridgeley Carter
Portrait of Carter by John Singer Sargent, 1901
United States Ambassador to Romania
In office
November 14, 1909 – October 24, 1911
PresidentWilliam Howard Taft
Preceded bySpencer F. Eddy
Succeeded byJohn Brinkerhoff Jackson
United States Ambassador to Serbia
In office
May 3, 1910 – October 27, 1911
PresidentWilliam Howard Taft
Preceded byHorace G. Knowles
Succeeded byJohn Brinkerhoff Jackson
Personal details
Born(1864-11-28)November 28, 1864
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
DiedJune 4, 1944(1944-06-04) (aged 79)
New York City, New York, United States
Spouse
Alice Morgan
(m. 1887; died 1933)
RelationsArchibald Acheson, 6th Earl of Gosford (grandson)
ChildrenMildred, Countess of Gosford
Bernard Shirley Carter
EducationTrinity College (MA)
Maryland University
Harvard University
University of Leipzig

John Ridgeley Carter (November 28, 1864 – June 4, 1944) was an American attorney, diplomat, and banker.