R. Carter Wellford

{{Short description|American politician}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| image = R. Carter Wellford.jpg

| birth_name = Robert Carter Wellford

| birth_date = {{birth date|1853|08|27}}

| birth_place = Warsaw, Virginia, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1919|04|21|1853|08|27}}

| death_place = Warsaw, Virginia, U.S.

| office1 = Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for Lancaster and Richmond

| term_start1 = January 12, 1910

| term_end1 = January 10, 1912

| predecessor1 = John Curlett

| successor1 = Robert O. Norris Jr.

| term_start2 = December 1, 1897

| term_end2 = December 4, 1901

| predecessor2 = Howard Hathaway

| successor2 = John M. Lyell

| party = Democratic

| spouse = {{marriage|Lizzie Harrison|1878}}

| education = University of Virginia

| signature = Signature of Robert Carter Wellford (1853–1919).png

}}

Robert Carter Wellford (August 27, 1853 – April 21, 1919) was an American politician who served in the Virginia House of Delegates, representing Lancaster and Richmond counties.

A descendant of Robert Carter I, he lived at historic Sabine Hall until his death, now a National Historic Landmark.{{cite web|title=Leading Northern Neck Citizen Dies|work=The Evening Journal|date=April 22, 1919|page=10|url=https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=TEJ19190422.1.10|accessdate=March 10, 2022|via=Virginia Chronicle}}{{cite web|title=Deaths|work=Richmond Times-Dispatch|date=April 23, 1919|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97335588/|accessdate=March 10, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}