Carter Braxton

American politician (1736-1797), signer of the Declaration of Independence
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Carter Braxton
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Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
September 16, 1736, September 10, 1736[6]
Date of death
October 10, 1797
Place of birth
King and Queen County
Place of death
Richmond
Occupation
politician
Child
Mary Page, Betsy Braxton Griffin, Judith Robinson White (Braxton)[11][12][13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[23]
Family name
Braxton[19]
Given name
Carter[20]
Name in native language
Carter Braxton[24]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject Smithsonian Names[27]
Social classification
slave owner[26]
🏷️ Also known as
en Carter Braxton ar كارتر براكستون fa کارتر برکستون he קרטר ברקסטון ja カーター・ブラクストン zh 卡特·布拉克斯顿
🔖 Identifiers · 30
VIAF cluster ID
30880924
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n82062531
American National Biography ID
0200040
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp02328819
Electronic Enlightenment ID
braxtcarte026214
Encyclopedia Virginia ID
Braxton_Carter_1736-1797
FAST ID
91765
FamilySearch person ID
LTD9-366
Find a Grave memorial ID
2803
Freebase ID
/m/01mptp
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GeneaStar person ID
braxtoncart
Genealogics.org person ID
I00282570
Geni profile ID
6000000000177082370
J9U entity ID
987007454882905171
Open Library ID
OL4634481A
OpenMLOL author ID
322343
Political Graveyard politician ID
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Prabook ID
1055631
SAR ancestor ID
120261
SNAC ARK ID
w6n69cfk, w6765jfd
Trading Card Database name ID
122023
UK National Archives ID
F235663
US Congress Bio ID
B000776
Virginia House of Delegates ID
430
WeRelate person ID
Carter_Braxton_(1)
WikiTree person ID
Braxton-22
WorldCat Entities ID
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Educated at 1
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Place of death 1
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Summary

Carter Braxton was born on September 16, 1736[1], in King and Queen County[2]. He died on October 10, 1797[3], in Richmond[4]. He worked as a politician[5].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Carter Braxton include Braxton County[28], a county of West Virginia[29], in United States[30], founded in 1836[31].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include Braxton County[28], a county of West Virginia[29], in United States[30], founded in 1836[31].

FAQs

Where was Carter Braxton born?

Carter Braxton was born in King and Queen County[2].

Where did Carter Braxton die?

Carter Braxton died in Richmond[4].

Who were Carter Braxton's parents?

Carter Braxton's father was George Braxton II[7]. Carter Braxton's mother was Mary Carter[8].

Who was Carter Braxton married to?

Carter Braxton's spouses include Judith Robinson Braxton[9] and Elizabeth Corbin Braxton[10].

What did Carter Braxton do for work?

Carter Braxton worked as a politician[5].

Where did Carter Braxton go to school?

Carter Braxton was educated at College of William & Mary[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . history.house.virginia.gov. history.house.virginia.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . history.house.virginia.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [6] ↑ . colonialhall.com. Retrieved . colonialhall.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 26w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → Braxton
    Sibling → George Braxton III
    Place of death → Richmond
    CERL Thesaurus ID → cnp02328819
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