Lawrence Carter (judge)

{{Short description|English judge and politician}}

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Lawrence Carter (baptised 30 September 1668 – 14 March 1745) of Leicester, was an English judge and politician, a baron of the Court of Exchequer (1726–1745).

He was born in September 1671, the eldest son of Lawrence Carter and Elizabeth Wadland.{{HistoryofParliament |1715 |first=Eveline |last=Cruickshanks |authorlink=Eveline Cruickshanks|title=Carter, Lawrence (1668-1745)|url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1715-1754/member/carter-lawrence-1668-1745}}

He died on 14 March 1745, aged 69, and was buried at the church of St Mary de Castro, Leicester.{{HistoryofParliament |1690 |first= Andrew A. |last=Hanham|title=Carter, Lawrence II (1671-1744)|url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1690-1715/member/carter-lawrence-ii-1671-1744}}