Henry H. Carlton
Henry Hull Carlton | |
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Georgia Senate | |
In office 1884-1885 | |
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives | |
In office 1873-1877 1899 | |
Personal details | |
Born | May 14, 1835 Jefferson Medical College'= |
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Military service | |
Allegiance | Confederate States of America |
Branch/service | Confederate States Army |
Rank | Major |
Battles/wars | Spanish–American War American Civil War |
Henry Hull Carlton (May 14, 1835 – October 26, 1905) was an American politician, medical doctor, journalist and soldier.
Biography
Carlton was born in
During the American Civil War, Carlton held the ranks of lieutenant, captain, and major of artillery in the Confederate States Army. Following the war, he married Helen C. Newton on 12 November 1867 in Clarke County, Georgia.[2] He maintained a medical practice until 1872. The next year he was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in the State General Assembly and served in that role until 1877, a year in which he also served as speaker pro tempore of that institution.
Carlton was editor and proprietor of the Athens Banner (Banner Watchman) (currently the
After his federal congressional service, Carlton served an additional term in the Georgia House of Representatives in 1899 before serving in the Spanish–American War as a major in the inspector general's office. He died at his home in Athens on October 26, 1905, and was buried in Oconee Hill Cemetery in that same city.[3]
References
- ^ The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. II. James T. White & Company. 1921. p. 145. Retrieved May 4, 2021 – via Google Books.
- ^ Henry H. Carlton in the Georgia, Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: County Marriage Records, 1828–1978. The Georgia Archives, Morrow, Georgia. Accessed June 2018.
- The Weekly Banner. October 27, 1905. p. 1. Retrieved May 4, 2021 – via NewspaperArchive.
- United States Congress. "Henry H. Carlton (id: C000155)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
External links
- "Henry H. Carlton". Find a Grave. Retrieved April 16, 2009.