1784 - January 7, 1785 Virginia House of Delegates: Representing Surry County from October 17, 1785 - January 21, 1786 United States House of Representatives: Carter was elected to the U. S. Congress from March 4, 1793 - March 3, 1799. These would be the third, fourth & fifth Congress. Virginia House of Delegates: Representing Prince George County from December 2, 1805 - February 6, 1806 Virginia House of Delegates: Representing Prince George County from December 1, 1806 - January 22, 1807 Virginia House of Delegates: Representing Prince George County from December 7, 1807 - February 10, 1808 Altogether, Carter spent at least eleven years in elected office. He was called a "distinguished member of the House of Delegates." - The General Assembly of Virginia July 30, 1619 – January 11, 1978: a Bicentennial Register of Members, by Cynthia Miller Leonard Sources 1756 births 1808 deaths Members of the Virginia House of Delegates Carter Bassett American people of English descent American planters People from Charles City County, Virginia College of William & Mary alumni Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia