Herbert L. Carpenter

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Herbert L. Carpenter
Attorney General of Rhode Island
In office
1923–1925
GovernorWilliam S. Flynn
Preceded byHerbert A. Rice
Succeeded byCharles P. Sisson
Personal details
Born(1878-09-02)September 2, 1878
Mendon, Massachusetts
DiedAfter 1925
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseGertrude Woodworth
Children1

Herbert L. Carpenter (fl. September 2, 1878 – 1925) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the attorney general of Rhode Island from 1923 to 1925.[1][2] He was a member of the Democratic Party.[3] He served under Governor William S. Flynn.

Life

Herbert L. Carpenter was born on September 2, 1878, in Mendon, Massachusetts.[3][4] He graduated from Boston University School of Law in 1901, and became a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in January of 1905.[3] In 1923, Carpenter was elected as the attorney general of Rhode Island, a position he would hold for the next two years until 1925, when he was replaced by Charles P. Sisson. It is unknown when Carpenter died, as there do not exist any records about his life after his term as attorney general ended. He was married to Gertrude Woodworth, with whom he had one child.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Rhode Island Former Attorneys General - NAAG". National Association of Attorneys General. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
  2. ^ Auditor, Rhode Island State (1924). Annual Report of the State Auditor, Made to the General Assembly. Office of the State Auditor.
  3. ^ a b c State, Rhode Island Department of (1905). Manual, with Rules and Orders, for the Use of the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island. Rhode Island Department of State.
  4. ^ a b "Herbert L. Carpenter". Ancestry. Retrieved 2024-09-21.