Background
Carter was born in Fall River, Massachusetts on April 27, 1897 as one of seven children of Review John Franklin Carter.
Carter was born in Fall River, Massachusetts on April 27, 1897 as one of seven children of Review John Franklin Carter.
He attended Yale University, where he served as chairman of campus humor magazine The Yale Record.
He notably wrote the syndicated column, "We the People", under his pen name Jay Franklin. He wrote over 30 books on a variety of subjects including his detective novels about the character Dennis Tyler. In his column, he was notably one of the few who predicted Truman"s victory in the 1948 presidential election.
He left Yale early to serve as a representative of the Williamstown Institute of Politics in Italy.
Afterwards, he became the Rome correspondent for the London Daily Chronicle and the New York Times. In 1928, Carter began working for the State Department as an economic specialist.
He then became a correspondent for the magazines Liberty and Vanity Fair. He wrote the syndicated column, "We, The People" from 1936 to 1948 under his pen name "Jay Franklin".
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In 1948, Carter worked as a speech writer for Harry South. Truman. Carter died in Washington, District of Columbia, on November 28, 1967 at the age of 70. His books and remain valuable sources for historians of the New Deal era.