Frank Carlton | |
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Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives | |
In office 1963 – January 1972 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | February 12, 1935
Died | March 8, 2009 | (aged 74)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Frances Caillouet [1] [2] |
Children | 3, including Neely [1] |
Alma mater |
University of Southern Mississippi University of Mississippi |
Colonel Frank Anderson Carlton, Jr. [1] (February 12, 1935 – March 8, 2009) was an American lawyer and Democratic [3] politician. He served as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1963 to 1972. [4]
Carlton was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Frank Anderson Carlton Sr. and Hazel (Wells) Carlton. [4] [5] He lived with his maternal aunt, Zelma Wells Price, who represented Washington County in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1944 to 1956. [6] [7] [8] As a teenager, Carlton worked in the Mississippi Legislature Post Office. [5] He graduated from the Jefferson Military College high school as class valedictorian. [8] He attended the University of Southern Mississippi on a scholarship from the Golden Gloves amateur boxing organization. [5] [8] Also at USM, he became a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army through Reserve Officers' Training Corps, and remained active in military service until retirement in 1984. [8] Carlton was the president of the student body his senior year and named USM's Outstanding Male Graduate of 1957. [5] After graduating, Carlton entered the University of Mississippi School of Law, where he dropped out a semester early in an unsuccessful run for the Mississippi House of Representatives, but returned and graduated in 1960. [5] [8] Carlton then moved to Greenville, Mississippi, where he opened a law practice. [8]
Carlton served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1963 to 1972. [1] From 1968 to 1972, he represented the 17th District, which comprised Washington, Sharkey, and Issaquena Counties. [9] From 1971 to 1975, he was an Assistant District Attorney for Washington County, Mississippi, under District Attorney George Everett. [5] [8] From 1980 to his retirement in 2004, Carlton was the District Attorney for Mississippi's 4th Circuit Court District. [5] [8]
Carlton died on March 8, 2009, at the age of 74. [1]
Carlton married Frances Caillouet in 1961 in Greenville, Mississippi. [1] They had three children. [1] Their daughter, Neely C. Carlton, served in the Mississippi State Senate from 1996 to 2004. [6]
Frank Carlton | |
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Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives | |
In office 1963 – January 1972 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | February 12, 1935
Died | March 8, 2009 | (aged 74)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Frances Caillouet [1] [2] |
Children | 3, including Neely [1] |
Alma mater |
University of Southern Mississippi University of Mississippi |
Colonel Frank Anderson Carlton, Jr. [1] (February 12, 1935 – March 8, 2009) was an American lawyer and Democratic [3] politician. He served as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1963 to 1972. [4]
Carlton was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Frank Anderson Carlton Sr. and Hazel (Wells) Carlton. [4] [5] He lived with his maternal aunt, Zelma Wells Price, who represented Washington County in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1944 to 1956. [6] [7] [8] As a teenager, Carlton worked in the Mississippi Legislature Post Office. [5] He graduated from the Jefferson Military College high school as class valedictorian. [8] He attended the University of Southern Mississippi on a scholarship from the Golden Gloves amateur boxing organization. [5] [8] Also at USM, he became a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army through Reserve Officers' Training Corps, and remained active in military service until retirement in 1984. [8] Carlton was the president of the student body his senior year and named USM's Outstanding Male Graduate of 1957. [5] After graduating, Carlton entered the University of Mississippi School of Law, where he dropped out a semester early in an unsuccessful run for the Mississippi House of Representatives, but returned and graduated in 1960. [5] [8] Carlton then moved to Greenville, Mississippi, where he opened a law practice. [8]
Carlton served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1963 to 1972. [1] From 1968 to 1972, he represented the 17th District, which comprised Washington, Sharkey, and Issaquena Counties. [9] From 1971 to 1975, he was an Assistant District Attorney for Washington County, Mississippi, under District Attorney George Everett. [5] [8] From 1980 to his retirement in 2004, Carlton was the District Attorney for Mississippi's 4th Circuit Court District. [5] [8]
Carlton died on March 8, 2009, at the age of 74. [1]
Carlton married Frances Caillouet in 1961 in Greenville, Mississippi. [1] They had three children. [1] Their daughter, Neely C. Carlton, served in the Mississippi State Senate from 1996 to 2004. [6]