Robert Carter
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Robert Carter or Bob Carter may refer to:
- Robert Carter IRobert Carter IRobert "King" Carter , of Lancaster County, was a colonist in Virginia and became one of the wealthiest men in the colonies....
of Corotoman, aka King Carter (1663–1732), Virginia colonist - Robert Carter IIIRobert Carter IIIRobert "Councillor" Carter III was an American plantation owner, founding father and onetime British government official. After the death of his wife, Frances Ann Tasker Carter, in 1787, Carter embraced the Swedenborgian faith and freed almost 500 slaves from his Nomini Hall plantation and large...
, United States founding father - Robert Carter (illustrator), Canadian illustrator
- Robert Carter (magistrate)Robert Carter (magistrate)Robert Carter was a Newfoundland naval officer and political figure.He was born in Ferryland, the son of judge William Carter, and joined the Royal Navy as a young man, retiring as a lieutenant in 1815. Later that year, he was named surrogate magistrate after the death of his brother William,...
(1791–1872), naval officer and magistrate in colonial Newfoundland - Robert B. CarterRobert B. CarterRobert B. Carter is the current Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer for the FedEx Corporation.Carter was born in Taiwan in 1960 and he grew up in Florida. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Florida in 1981...
, current Executive Vice President and CIO of the FedEx Corporation - Robert G. CarterRobert G. CarterRobert Goldthwaite Carter was a US Cavalry officer who participated in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars, most notably against the Comanche during which he received the Congressional Medal of Honor for his role against a Comanche raiding party at Brazos River in Texas on October 10,...
(1845–1936), U.S. Cavalry officer and Medal of Honor recipient - Robert L. CarterRobert L. CarterRobert Lee Carter is a U.S. civil rights activist and judge.-Personal history and early life:Robert Lee Carter was born on March 11, 1917, in Careyville, Florida. While still very young, his mother moved north to Newark, New Jersey, where he was raised...
, civil rights activist, NAACP lawyer, and U.S. District Court judge - Robert M. CarterRobert M. CarterRobert M. "Bob" Carter is an adjunct research professor in the Marine Geophysical Laboratory at James Cook University, Queensland, and the University of Adelaide, South Australia. He is a geologist specializing in palaeontology, stratigraphy, marine geology, and environmental science...
, Australian geologist and palaeontologist - Robert Meek CarterRobert Meek CarterRobert Meek Carter was a British coal merchant and Liberal politician.In 1850 he was elected to Leeds council as a Chartist, and was reelected in 1853. In 1868 he was elected as a Member of Parliament for Leeds, a position he held until his resignation in 1876.-References:* at Berkshire Record...
(1814–1882), English politician, Member of Parliament for Leeds - Robert Carter (editor)Robert Carter (editor)Robert Carter was a United States editor, historian and author. He was involved in the formation of the Republican Party.-Education:...
(1819–1879), United States editor - Rob CarterRob CarterRob Carter is professor of typography and graphic design at Virginia Commonwealth University.Carter has received numerous awards for his work from organizations such as the American Institute of Graphic Arts, New York Type Directors Club, Society of Typographic Arts, Creativity, and Print regional...
, professor of typography and graphic design at Virginia Commonwealth University - Robert Carter (footballer)Robert Carter (footballer)Robert Carter was an English footballer, nicknamed Toddler because of his small stature. He was the father of footballing legend Raich Carter.-Club career:...
(1881–1928), English pre-war football player - Bob Carter (musician)Bob Carter (musician)Robert Kahakalau, better known as Bob Carter was an American jazz bassist and arranger.Carter learned bass and guitar from his father, a vaudeville performer of Hawaiian heritage. He played in local orchestras from 1937 to 1940, toured from 1940 to 1942 and worked with his own trio in Boston in 1944...
(born 1922), American jazz bassist and arranger - Bob Carter (footballer)Bob Carter (footballer)Bob Carter was an Irish soccer player during the 1920s.He played for Bohemians and St. James's Gate F.C. during his career in the League of Ireland. Carter was a left half who played in the very first FAI Cup Final against Shamrock Rovers in 1922...
, Irish footballer - Bob Carter (cricketer, born 1937)Bob Carter (cricketer, born 1937)Robert George Mallaby Carter , known as Bob, is a former English cricketer who played first-class and List A cricket for Worcestershire. He was capped by the county in 1965, and was awarded a benefit season in 1963, which raised about £7,000...
, English cricketer for Worcestershire - Robert Carter (cricketer, born 1960)Robert Carter (cricketer, born 1960)Robert Michael Carter is a former cricketer who played 60 first-class and 55 List A games between 1978 and 1984-85 for Northamptonshire and Canterbury.-References:...
, English cricketer for Northamptonshire, and for Canterbury in New Zealand - Robert Carter (ballet dancer)Robert Carter (ballet dancer)Robert Carter is an Internationally known African-American primo donnaAlso known as a ballerina assoluta, see Finis Jhung, "Interview with Robert Carter", q.v. ballet dancer for the famous Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, or "Trocks". He is perhaps the best known drag ballet dancer in the...