Amon G. Carter

For his son, also publisher, see Amon G. Carter Jr.
Amon G. Carter
Born
Giles Amon Carter

(1879-12-11)December 11, 1879
Crafton, Texas, U.S.
DiedJune 23, 1955(1955-06-23) (aged 75)
Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Resting placeGreenwood Memorial Cemetery
Alma materTexas Tech University
OccupationPublisher

Amon Giles Carter Sr. (born Giles Amon Carter; December 11, 1879 – June 23, 1955) was an American newspaperman. He was the creator and publisher of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, as well as a civic booster for Fort Worth, Texas. He is the namesake of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, which was founded by his daughter, Ruth Carter Stevenson, in January 1961.

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