John Corrie Carter (29 December 1839 – 5 June 1927) was an English barrister, High Sheriff, author and sportsman.
Life and family
Born at Islington Row, Birmingham, Corrie Carter was the third son of Maria (youngest sister of inventor Sir Francis Ronalds) and solicitor Samuel Carter.[1][2] The painter Hugh Carter was his brother. He married Amy Josephine Lonsdale, the granddaughter of Bishop John Lonsdale, on 31 October 1876 at Lichfield Cathedral.[3] The couple had no children. Around 1880 he and Amy purchased an estate at Rhayader, in Radnorshire, Wales, and he died and was buried there approaching 50 years later.[4]
From 1876, for a decade, he served as a Revising Barrister[7] in numerous districts around the Midlands. In the period 1881–1912 he was Recorder of Stamford, and in 1895–1913 he was also chairman of the Radnorshire Court of Quarter Sessions. He served as High Sheriff for Radnorshire in 1893. He was in addition a director of the Midland Railway in 1896–1910.[3]
Author
Corrie Carter was responsible for three editions of Rogers on Elections: the 13th (1880), 14th (1885) and part 2 of the 15th (1886). It was a standard legal text first penned by Francis Rogers. He also wrote a book on the Corrupt and Illegal Practices Prevention Act, 1883 as a supplement to Rogers’ 13th edition. In 1901 he edited the 10th edition of his uncle Alfred Ronalds’ book The Fly-fisher's Entomology.[3][8]
