David Kellogg Cartter

1812–1887 (age 75)

Politician, Judge

Biography

David Kellogg Cartter's legal acumen earned him election to Congress from Ohio and later diplomatic and judicial appointments, including service as United States minister to Bolivia and chief justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.

His burial at Lake View Cemetery memorializes a career rooted in the law and the public trust he maintained throughout turbulent national affairs.