Rex L. Carter

Rex L. Carter
55th Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives
In office
August 1, 1973  December 1980
Preceded by Solomon Blatt
Succeeded by Ramon Schwartz, Jr.
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
from the 68th district
In office
December 1974  December 1980
Preceded by None (district created)
Succeeded by David Wilkins
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Greenville County
In office
December 1952  December 1974
Preceded by Clarence E. Clay, Jr.
Succeeded by None (districts numbered)
Personal details
Born Rex Lyle Carter
(1925-06-20)June 20, 1925
Honea Path, South Carolina
Died June 9, 2014(2014-06-09) (aged 88)
Greenville, South Carolina
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Floride Gulledge
Alma mater Erskine College
University of South Carolina
Religion Baptist

Rex Lyle Carter (June 20, 1925 June 9, 2014) was an American lawyer and politician.

Born in Honea Path, South Carolina, Anderson County, South Carolina, Carter served in the United States Coast Guard during World War II. He then received his bachelor's degree from Erskine College and then his law degree from University of South Carolina School of Law. Carter then practiced law in Greenville, South Carolina. He served in the South Carolina House of Representatives, as a Democrat, from 1953 until 1980 and was speaker. He died in Greenville, South Carolina.[1][2]

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