Henry Hull Carlton

Henry Hull Carlton

Henry Hull Carlton (born May 14, 1835 in Athens , † October 26, 1905 ) was an American politician . Between 1887 and 1891 he represented the state of Georgia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Henry Carlton attended public schools in his home country and then studied for two years at the University of Georgia in Athens. After a subsequent medical degree at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia and his approval as a doctor in 1857, he began to work in his new profession. He was to remain in this position until 1872.

His medical work was supported by the civil war interrupted when he as an officer of artillery in the army of the Confederacy took part. By the end of the war he had attained the rank of major. After the war, Carlton began a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1873 and 1877 he was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives , and became president in 1877. In 1880 he became the editor and owner of the Athens Banner newspaper.

After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1881, he began working in his new profession in Athens. In 1881 and 1882 he was also the legal representative of his hometown. Carlton was a member and president of the Georgia Senate from 1884 to 1885 . In the congressional elections of 1886 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the eighth constituency of his state , where he succeeded Seaborn Reese on March 4, 1887 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1891 .

In 1899, Henry Carlton was once again a member of the Georgia House of Representatives. During the Spanish-American War of 1898 , despite his age, he was a major in the staff of the Inspector General. He then worked in the insurance industry. Henry Carlton died on October 26, 1905 in his native Athens.

Web links

• Henry Hull Carlton in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Henry Hull Carlton in the database of Find a Grave (English)