Ezra C. Carleton | |
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.jpg.webp) C.M. Bell Studio Collection (Library of Congress), Circa 1882 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 7th district | |
| In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887 | |
| Preceded by | John Treadway Rich |
| Succeeded by | Justin Rice Whiting |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 6, 1838 St. Clair, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | July 24, 1911 (aged 72) Port Huron, Michigan, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
Ezra Child Carleton (September 6, 1838 – July 24, 1911) was a U.S. Representative from the 7th district of Michigan.
Carleton was born in St. Clair, Michigan, where he attended the common schools and graduated from the Port Huron High School in 1859. He engaged in business as a hardware merchant in Port Huron and served as mayor of Port Huron in 1881 and 1882.
Carleton was elected as a Democrat to the 48th and 49th Congresses, serving from March 4, 1883, until March 3, 1887, in the U.S. House representing Michigan's 7th congressional district. He was succeeded in office by Democrat Justin Rice Whiting.
After leaving Congress in 1887, Carleton returned to his former mercantile pursuits in Port Huron. He was the Democratic candidate for the 7th District in the election of 1894, losing to Republican Horace G. Snover.
Carleton died in Port Huron and is interred there in Lakeside Cemetery.
External links
- United States Congress. "Ezra C. Carleton (id: C000147)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Political Graveyard
