Josiah Carter

Josiah Mason Carter
Speaker of the
Connecticut House of Representatives[1]
In office
1862–1863[2][1]
Preceded byAugustus Brandegee
Succeeded byChauncey Fitch Cleveland
Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
from Norwalk
In office
1857–1858[2][1]
Preceded byAsa Hill,
Daniel Nash
Succeeded byDaniel Nash,
A. Homer Byington
In office
1861–1863[2][1]
Preceded byWilliam Craw,
Samuel Olmsted
Succeeded byWilliam C. Street,
Joseph H. Cummings
Personal details
Born(1813-06-19)June 19, 1813[3][2]
New Canaan, Connecticut, US[3][2]
DiedMarch 21, 1868(1868-03-21) (aged 54)[3][2]
Norwalk, Connecticut, US[3][2]
Political partyWhig, Republican
Residence(s)Norwalk, Connecticut, US[3][2]
Alma materYale College (1836)[2]
Occupationlawyer

Josiah Mason Carter (June 19, 1813 – March 21, 1868) was a Whig member of the Connecticut House of Representatives representing Norwalk, Connecticut in 1857 and 1861 to 1862. He served as speaker of the Connecticut House in 1862.