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	Bernard Carter,  Esq. (1834-1912) Thomas C. Corner (1865-1938) Oil on Canvas, 1915 62 ½ H x 36 ½ W in. Presented, May 1915 Donor, Charles H. Carter and Shirley Carter (sons) Owner, Baltimore City Circuit Court Private Career: Admitted to the bar, 1856 Counsel, Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, 1894 20th President, Bar Association of Baltimore City, 1898-1899 Public Service: Delegate, Baltimore City, Constitutional Convention, 1867 Baltimore City Solicitor, 1883-1889 Member, first branch of the City Council of Baltimore City, 1869-1870 Provost, University of Maryland, 1895-1912 Comments: Carter served as the chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, and on the new City Hall and Jones’ Fall Committees. Chaired the committee that created the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City, 1867. Named one of the pre-eminent Baltimore lawyers and judges of the 20th century. Spokesman and supporter of the New Judge Movement of 1882.
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