William Carter (mayor)

Sir William Carter JP (25 May 1848 – 14 October 1932) was an English insurance executive who was elected Mayor of Windsor, Berkshire, thirteen times.

Sir William Carter
Mayor of Windsor
In office
1908–1928
Personal details
Born(1848-05-25)25 May 1848
Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England
Died14 October 1932(1932-10-14) (aged 84)
OccupationInsurance executive

Carter was born in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, and became a painter and decorator and later a gardener. He then joined the Prudential Assurance Company as a clerk and served successively at their offices in Marlow, Maidenhead and Windsor, becoming superintendent of the Windsor office in 1879 and remaining there until his retirement in 1908.

He was elected to Windsor Town Council in November 1902 and became an Alderman in November 1922. He served as mayor from 1908 to 1928, serving throughout the First World War when there were no elections. For these services he was knighted in the 1920 New Year Honours.[1]

Footnotes

  1. "No. 31712". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1919. p. 2.

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