Ezra C. Carleton

Ezra C. Carleton
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	(1838-09-06)September 6, 1838 St. Clair, Michigan, U.S.
Died	July 24, 1911(1911-07-24) (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

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