Carter practiced law in Staunton . In 1935 Staunton 's voters elected him mayor . He served one term ( 1936 – 1938 ) . In 1940 , he was a Delegate to the Democratic National Convention . During World War II , Carter again donned his uniform to serve the country with the rank of lieutenant colonel , and continued in the National Guard after the war ended . In addition to his private legal practice , Carter served as president of the Board of Visitors of the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind in Staunton . As a legislator ( discussed below ) , Carter was interested in vocational and technical education , as well as fostering the tourist trade in Virginia . His wife chaired the commission to study the Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation center , which issued a report in 1963 . In 1947 , Curry Carter was elected to the Virginia Senate ( a part-time position ) from the 23rd District . He represented the City of Staunton , Augusta County and Highland County in the Shenandoah Valley , succeeding W. Stuart Moffet . Senator Carter served until 1965 , but the district changed numbers several times . The City of Waynesboro was added to the district before his re-election in 1951 , and Bath County before his re-election in 1955 from what had become 22nd district
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1940 Democratic National Convention
Curry Carter