Background
Carter, George was born on July 31, 1865 in Smyrna, Delaware, United States. Son of John and Mary Hurd (Spratt) Carter.
Carter, George was born on July 31, 1865 in Smyrna, Delaware, United States. Son of John and Mary Hurd (Spratt) Carter.
Educated elementary public schools and business college.
Worked at printer’s trade. Local editor Delaware Farm and Home. Editorial staff New York newspaper 14 years.
Served as reporter, city editor, and editor Wilmington Journal-Every Evening, editor emeritus, since 1939.
Member Delaware Committee of Defense, World War. Past president Delmarvia Press Association. Mason (Knight of the Order of the Thistle).; Clubs: Torch, Church, The Senate.
Married Susie Etta Wyatt, 1886. Married second, Ann B. Foard, June 19, 1895. Children: Mildred Lee (Mistress J. Bayard Briggs), F(rancis) Bayard, G(eorge) Gray (the two sons held Rhodes scholarships at same time).