Co. D 11th NH Vol
Member of the G.A.R. James B. Perry Post #13. He was Department Commander for the State of N.H. - Grand Army of the Republic, 1903.
William Scott Carter was born in Warner, NH, the son of William Carter and Hannah (Badger). In the summer of 1862 he entered Dartmouth College, but almost immediately enlisted in the 11th regiment NH Vols. as a private. He was later appointed commissary sergeant of the same regiment. He participated in the campaigns of Fredericksburg, Vicksburg, and Grant's campaign up to the battle of Petersburg. He was discharged at the close of the war at the age of 23. He married: 1868, Theodora Bugbee.
Having sacrificed his education to serve his country, he entered into the employ of his uncle, H.W. Carter, who was a wholesale dealer in gentlemen's furnishings and small wares. William took charge of his store in Lebanon.
In 1877, he entered into a partnership with Frank C. Churchill, "Carter & Churchill". They manufactured men's working clothes and sporting goods. When Mr. Churchill withdrew from the company in 1898, Mr. Carter continued as President of the corporation.
President of the Lebanon Electric Co.
Committee to build the Lebanon Public Library
Member of the State Senate 1901-1902.
Director of the National Bank of Lebanon.
William Scott Carter bequeathed a tremendous amount of money to the town; and local organizations.
He donated the Carter Community Building (CCB); along with monies for upkeep.
His bequests amounted to $155,000.00.
Before his death, he had donated $175,000.00 to various organizations.
Excerpts from "The Free Press", July 10, 1931.
List of Bequeaths in his will:
CCB Upkeep $75,000.
Lebanon Public Library $10,000.
Congregational Church $5,000.
Orphan's Home in Franklin, NH $5,000.
American Missionary Association $10,000.
Board of Ministerial Relief $10,000.
KUA $10,000.
Proposed Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital $20,000.
Student Relief fund $10,000. (income to be used for LHS student to go thru college)
In the 10yrs. before his death he donated:
The Building of the CCB and donated to the City $85,000.
American Missionary Association & Board of Ministerial Relief $50,000.
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital $40,000. (For the x-ray wing).
AND WILLIAM S. CARTER STILL HAD ENOUGH MONEY TO TAKE CARE OF HIS WIFE, WHO DIED IN 1938.
Member of the G.A.R. James B. Perry Post #13. He was Department Commander for the State of N.H. - Grand Army of the Republic, 1903.
William Scott Carter was born in Warner, NH, the son of William Carter and Hannah (Badger). In the summer of 1862 he entered Dartmouth College, but almost immediately enlisted in the 11th regiment NH Vols. as a private. He was later appointed commissary sergeant of the same regiment. He participated in the campaigns of Fredericksburg, Vicksburg, and Grant's campaign up to the battle of Petersburg. He was discharged at the close of the war at the age of 23. He married: 1868, Theodora Bugbee.
Having sacrificed his education to serve his country, he entered into the employ of his uncle, H.W. Carter, who was a wholesale dealer in gentlemen's furnishings and small wares. William took charge of his store in Lebanon.
In 1877, he entered into a partnership with Frank C. Churchill, "Carter & Churchill". They manufactured men's working clothes and sporting goods. When Mr. Churchill withdrew from the company in 1898, Mr. Carter continued as President of the corporation.
President of the Lebanon Electric Co.
Committee to build the Lebanon Public Library
Member of the State Senate 1901-1902.
Director of the National Bank of Lebanon.
William Scott Carter bequeathed a tremendous amount of money to the town; and local organizations.
He donated the Carter Community Building (CCB); along with monies for upkeep.
His bequests amounted to $155,000.00.
Before his death, he had donated $175,000.00 to various organizations.
Excerpts from "The Free Press", July 10, 1931.
List of Bequeaths in his will:
CCB Upkeep $75,000.
Lebanon Public Library $10,000.
Congregational Church $5,000.
Orphan's Home in Franklin, NH $5,000.
American Missionary Association $10,000.
Board of Ministerial Relief $10,000.
KUA $10,000.
Proposed Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital $20,000.
Student Relief fund $10,000. (income to be used for LHS student to go thru college)
In the 10yrs. before his death he donated:
The Building of the CCB and donated to the City $85,000.
American Missionary Association & Board of Ministerial Relief $50,000.
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital $40,000. (For the x-ray wing).
AND WILLIAM S. CARTER STILL HAD ENOUGH MONEY TO TAKE CARE OF HIS WIFE, WHO DIED IN 1938.
Co. D 11th NH Vol
Member of the G.A.R. James B. Perry Post #13. He was Department Commander for the State of N.H. - Grand Army of the Republic, 1903.
William Scott Carter was born in Warner, NH, the son of William Carter and Hannah (Badger). In the summer of 1862 he entered Dartmouth College, but almost immediately enlisted in the 11th regiment NH Vols. as a private. He was later appointed commissary sergeant of the same regiment. He participated in the campaigns of Fredericksburg, Vicksburg, and Grant's campaign up to the battle of Petersburg. He was discharged at the close of the war at the age of 23. He married: 1868, Theodora Bugbee.
Having sacrificed his education to serve his country, he entered into the employ of his uncle, H.W. Carter, who was a wholesale dealer in gentlemen's furnishings and small wares. William took charge of his store in Lebanon.
In 1877, he entered into a partnership with Frank C. Churchill, "Carter & Churchill". They manufactured men's working clothes and sporting goods. When Mr. Churchill withdrew from the company in 1898, Mr. Carter continued as President of the corporation.
President of the Lebanon Electric Co.
Committee to build the Lebanon Public Library
Member of the State Senate 1901-1902.
Director of the National Bank of Lebanon.
William Scott Carter bequeathed a tremendous amount of money to the town; and local organizations.
He donated the Carter Community Building (CCB); along with monies for upkeep.
His bequests amounted to $155,000.00.
Before his death, he had donated $175,000.00 to various organizations.
Excerpts from "The Free Press", July 10, 1931.
List of Bequeaths in his will:
CCB Upkeep $75,000.
Lebanon Public Library $10,000.
Congregational Church $5,000.
Orphan's Home in Franklin, NH $5,000.
American Missionary Association $10,000.
Board of Ministerial Relief $10,000.
KUA $10,000.
Proposed Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital $20,000.
Student Relief fund $10,000. (income to be used for LHS student to go thru college)
In the 10yrs. before his death he donated:
The Building of the CCB and donated to the City $85,000.
American Missionary Association & Board of Ministerial Relief $50,000.
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital $40,000. (For the x-ray wing).
AND WILLIAM S. CARTER STILL HAD ENOUGH MONEY TO TAKE CARE OF HIS WIFE, WHO DIED IN 1938.
Member of the G.A.R. James B. Perry Post #13. He was Department Commander for the State of N.H. - Grand Army of the Republic, 1903.
William Scott Carter was born in Warner, NH, the son of William Carter and Hannah (Badger). In the summer of 1862 he entered Dartmouth College, but almost immediately enlisted in the 11th regiment NH Vols. as a private. He was later appointed commissary sergeant of the same regiment. He participated in the campaigns of Fredericksburg, Vicksburg, and Grant's campaign up to the battle of Petersburg. He was discharged at the close of the war at the age of 23. He married: 1868, Theodora Bugbee.
Having sacrificed his education to serve his country, he entered into the employ of his uncle, H.W. Carter, who was a wholesale dealer in gentlemen's furnishings and small wares. William took charge of his store in Lebanon.
In 1877, he entered into a partnership with Frank C. Churchill, "Carter & Churchill". They manufactured men's working clothes and sporting goods. When Mr. Churchill withdrew from the company in 1898, Mr. Carter continued as President of the corporation.
President of the Lebanon Electric Co.
Committee to build the Lebanon Public Library
Member of the State Senate 1901-1902.
Director of the National Bank of Lebanon.
William Scott Carter bequeathed a tremendous amount of money to the town; and local organizations.
He donated the Carter Community Building (CCB); along with monies for upkeep.
His bequests amounted to $155,000.00.
Before his death, he had donated $175,000.00 to various organizations.
Excerpts from "The Free Press", July 10, 1931.
List of Bequeaths in his will:
CCB Upkeep $75,000.
Lebanon Public Library $10,000.
Congregational Church $5,000.
Orphan's Home in Franklin, NH $5,000.
American Missionary Association $10,000.
Board of Ministerial Relief $10,000.
KUA $10,000.
Proposed Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital $20,000.
Student Relief fund $10,000. (income to be used for LHS student to go thru college)
In the 10yrs. before his death he donated:
The Building of the CCB and donated to the City $85,000.
American Missionary Association & Board of Ministerial Relief $50,000.
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital $40,000. (For the x-ray wing).
AND WILLIAM S. CARTER STILL HAD ENOUGH MONEY TO TAKE CARE OF HIS WIFE, WHO DIED IN 1938.
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