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

Rex L. Carter
55th Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives
In office
August 1, 1973 – December 1980
Preceded bySolomon Blatt
Succeeded byRamon Schwartz, Jr.
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
from the 24th district
In office
December 1974 – December 1980
Preceded byNone (district created)
Succeeded byDavid Wilkins
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Greenville County
In office
December 1952 – December 1974
Preceded byClarence E. Clay, Jr.
Succeeded byNone (districts numbered)
Personal details
Born
Rex Lyle Carter

(1925-06-20)June 20, 1925
Honea Path, South Carolina, U.S.
DiedJune 9, 2014(2014-06-09) (aged 88)
Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseFloride Gulledge
Children4
Alma materErskine College
University of South Carolina
Military service
AllegianceUnited States of America
Branch/serviceUnited States Coast Guard
Years of service1943 - 1946
Battles/warsWorld War II

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][3]

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  1. ^ Former SC House Speaker Rex Carter dies
  2. ^ "Rex L. Carter (of Counsel)". Archived from the original on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
  3. ^ 'Former SC House Speaker Rex Carter dies,' The Post and Courier, June 9, 2014