Lillard H. Carter

{{Short description|American politician}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Lillard H. Carter

| image = Lillard H. Carter.jpg

| office1 = Acting Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky

| governor1 = J. C. W. Beckham

| termstart1 = February 3, 1900

| termend1 = January 1, 1902

| preceded1 = J. C. W. Beckham

| succeeded1 = Newton Willard Utley (acting)

| office2 = President pro tempore of the Kentucky Senate

| termstart2 = February 2, 1900

| termend2 = January 1, 1902

| preceded2 = William Goebel

| succeeded2 = Newton Willard Utley

| state_house3 = Kentucky

| district3 = 57th

| term_start3 = January 1, 1910

| term_end3 = January 1, 1912

| predecessor3 = William E. Dowling

| successor3 = J. R. Paxton

| state_senate4 = Kentucky

| district4 = 20th

| term_start4 = January 1, 1898

| term_end4 = January 1, 1902

| predecessor4 = W. W. Stephenson

| successor4 = Edmund H. Taylor Jr.

| birth_date = {{birth date|1867|08|11}}

| birth_place = Owen County, Kentucky, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1923|06|21|1867|08|11}}

| death_place = Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, U.S.

| party = Democratic

}}

Lillard Harvey Carter (August 11, 1867 – June 21, 1923) was an American politician from Kentucky who was a member of the Kentucky Senate from 1898 to 1902 and the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1910 to 1912.

Following the resignation of William Goebel from the Senate to become governor of Kentucky, Carter was elected by the Senate in his place on February 2, 1900, to become President pro tempore. The following day, Goebel died and lieutenant governor J. C. W. Beckham ascended to the governorship, making Carter acting lieutenant governor.

He died on June 21, 1923, at age 55.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-lexington-herald-obituary-for-lillar/170023859/ |date=June 22, 1923 |title=Lillard Carter Dies |work=The Lexington Herald |page=1 |via=Newspapers.com}}