Background
Carter, Manson Hildreth was born on November 12, 1923 in Newton, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Horace Ronald and Anne Margaret (Noble) Carter.
Carter, Manson Hildreth was born on November 12, 1923 in Newton, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Horace Ronald and Anne Margaret (Noble) Carter.
Bachelor, Colby College, 1949.
Assistant product manager William Carter Company, Needham Heights, Massachusetts, 1953-1958, product manager, 1958-1962, clerk, 1959-1978, manager merchandise, 1962-1973, vice president, 1973-1978, vice chairman, 1978-1985, chairman, chief executive officer, since 1985, also board directors. Member national advisory committee for Flammable Fabrics Act Consumer Product Safety Commission, 1980-1982. Board directors Eliot Savings Bank, Boston.
Corporator New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, since 1967. Member advisory board Greater Boston Salvation Army, since 1981. President Needham Cemetery Association, Massachusetts Served with United States Navy, 1943-1946.
Member American Apparel Manufacturers Association (board directors since 1985), Associated Industries Massachusetts (board directors since 1986). Clubs: Brae Burn Country (West Newton, Massachusetts). Capitol Hill (Washington).
Lodges: Masons (33 degree) (past master, past district deputy), Shriners.
Married Barbara Hecker Replogle, October 20, 1951. Children: Deborah Carter Roman, Stephen William.