Zilford C. Carter (November 21, 1899 – April 21, 1963)[1] was a lawyer and state legislator in Indiana. He was a Republican.[2]
Biography
editHe was born in Mexia, Texas. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I, including in France. He graduated with a B.S. and then an L.L.B. degree from Howard University and became a lawyer in South Bend, Indiana. He returned to military service during World War II. He was elected to the Indiana House of Representatives in 1947. He also served as a prosecutor and board member on a fair practices employment board. He was a member of the Knights of Pythias and American Legion.[3]
Carter's wife of nine years died in 1939, at the age of 39, leaving Carter to raise their son, Nelson.[4] On April 13, 1947, Carter married Emma Lou Carter, who would survive him by more than thirty years.[5] Carter died at the age of 63 following a heart attack at his home in South Bend, having been pronounced dead on arrival at Memorial Hospital.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Ex-Legislator Carter Dies", The South Bend Tribune (April 22, 1963), p. 4.
- ^ "History of the IBLC". Indiana House Democratic Caucus.
- ^ ""Thirst For Justice": Indiana's Pioneering Black Lawyers". Indiana Legal Archive.
- ^ "Mrs. Zilford Carter", The South Bend Tribune (May 11, 1939), p. 9.
- ^ "Emma Lou Carter", The South Bend Tribune (January 18, 1994), p. B5
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