Peter Carleton
{{Short description|American politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Peter Carleton
| image =
| state1 = New Hampshire
| district1 = at-large
| term_start1 = March 4, 1807
| term_end1 = March 3, 1809
| preceded1 = Silas Betton
| succeeded1 = Daniel Blaisdell
| office2 = Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
| term2 = 1803-1804
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1755|09|19}}
| birth_place = Haverhill, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1828|04|29|1755|09|19|mf=yes}}
| death_place = Landaff, New Hampshire, U.S.
| resting_place = Landaff Center Cemetery
Landaff, Grafton County
New Hampshire
| spouse = Abigail Haseltine Carleton
Azubah Taylor Carleton
| children = Prisilla Carleton
Frederick Carleton
Edward Carleton
Zalinda Carleton
George Carleton
John Carleton
Louise Carleton
George Carleton
Mary Carleton
James Carleton
Hannah Carleton
Carleton
| relations =
| parents = Peter Carleton
Hanna Gage Carleton
| profession = Farmer
Banker
Politician
| party = Democratic-Republican
| alma_mater =
| nickname =
| allegiance = {{flagicon|United States of America}} United States of America
| branch = Continental Army
| serviceyears = January 1777 - December 31, 1779
| rank = Sergeant Major
| unit =
| commands =
| battles = American Revolutionary War
Bemis Heights
Stillwater
| awards =
}}
Peter Carleton (September 19, 1755 – April 29, 1828) was an American politician, a farmer, and a United States representative from New Hampshire.
Early life
Born in Haverhill in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, Carleton attended the public schools and engaged in agricultural pursuits. During the American Revolutionary War, he enlisted in January 1777 in Massachusetts, and served under Capt. John Blanchard and Col. James Wesson. He held the rank of Sergeant Major and served until December 31, 1779, when he was discharged at West Point, New York. During his service, he was in the battles of Bemis Heights and Stillwater.
Career
Carleton moved to Landaff, Grafton County, New Hampshire, about 1789. He was a member of the New Hampshire constitutional convention in 1790. In 1803 the Coos Bank of Haverhill was chartered. One of the incorporators,{{cite web|title=Peter Carleton|url=http://www.forgottenbooks.com/readbook_text/The_Granite_Monthly_1927_1000641674/125|publisher=The Granite Monthly, 1927|accessdate=July 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060635/http://www.forgottenbooks.com/readbook_text/The_Granite_Monthly_1927_1000641674/125|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=dead}} he was also a director of the bank.
A member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1803 and 1804, he then served in the New Hampshire Senate in 1806 and 1807.
Elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Tenth Congress, Carleton served as United States Representative for New Hampshire{{cite book|last1=Capace|first1=Nancy|title=Encyclopedia of New Hampshire|date=January 2000|publisher=North American Book Dist LLC, January 1, 2001 - New Hampshire|page=394|isbn=9780403096015|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FyCVd_nCYl8C&q=peter+carleton+us+representative+for+New+Hampshire&pg=PA394|accessdate=July 6, 2014}} from (March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1809).
Death
Carleton died in Landaff, New Hampshire on April 29, 1828 (age 72 years, 223 days); and is interred at Landaff Center Cemetery, Landaff, Grafton County, New Hampshire.
Family life
Son of Peter and Hanna Gage, Carleton married Abigail Haseltine on January 6, 1782, and they had seven children, Prisilla, Frederick, Edward, Zalinda, George, John, and Louise. He married Azubah Taylor on March 8, 1801, in Bath, Grafton County, New Hampshire; and they had five children, George, Mary, James, Hannah, and Carleton. He applied for a pension on April 9, 1818, for his service during the Revolutionary war and the pension was allowed.{{cite web|title=Peter Carleton|url=http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=roncarlton&id=I5152|publisher=2014 Ancestry.com|accessdate=July 6, 2014}}
Slave ownership
According to research conducted by The Washington Post, Carleton owned a young female slave named Gin and had her baptised in 1764.{{cite book |last1=Chase |first1=George Wingate |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d_tPAQAAIAAJ&q=%22peter+carleton%22+owned+slaves |title= The History of Haverhill, Massachusetts, from Its First Settlement, in 1640, to the Year 1860 |year=1861 |page=31 |publisher=Author |isbn=9781548807139 |accessdate=2022-01-11 }}{{cite news |last1=Zauzmer Weil |first1=Julie |last2=Blanco |first2=Adrian |last3=Dominguez |first3=Leo |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/interactive/2022/congress-slaveowners-names-list/ |title=More than 1,700 congressmen once enslaved Black people. This is who they were, and how they shaped the nation. |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=2022-01-10 |accessdate=2022-01-11 }}
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External links
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Category:Politicians from Haverhill, Massachusetts
Category:People from colonial Massachusetts
Category:American people of English descent
Category:People from Landaff, New Hampshire
Category:Continental Army soldiers
Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives who owned slaves
Category:19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives
Category:19th-century members of the New Hampshire General Court