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American politician

Peter Carleton
Member of the U.S. House of Representativesfrom New Hampshire's at-large district
In officeMarch 4, 1807 – March 3, 1809
Preceded by	Silas Betton
Succeeded by	Daniel Blaisdell
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
In office1803-1804
Personal details
Born	(1755-09-19)September 19, 1755Haverhill, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America
Died	April 29, 1828(1828-04-29) (aged 72)Landaff, New Hampshire, U.S.
Resting place	Landaff Center CemeteryLandaff, Grafton CountyNew Hampshire
Political party	Democratic-Republican
Spouse(s)	Abigail Haseltine CarletonAzubah Taylor Carleton
Children	Prisilla CarletonFrederick CarletonEdward CarletonZalinda CarletonGeorge CarletonJohn CarletonLouise CarletonGeorge CarletonMary CarletonJames CarletonHannah CarletonCarleton
Parent(s)	Peter CarletonHanna Gage Carleton
Profession	FarmerBankerPolitician
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America
Branch/service	Continental Army
Years of service	January 1777 - December 31, 1779
Rank	Sergeant Major
Battles/wars	American Revolutionary WarBemis HeightsStillwater

Peter Carleton (September 19, 1755 – April 29, 1828) was an American politician, a farmer, and a United States representative from New Hampshire.

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.

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,[1] 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[2] from (March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1809).

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.

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.[3]

According to research conducted by The Washington Post, Carleton owned a young female slave named Gin and had her baptised in 1764.[4][5]

1. ^ "Peter Carleton". The Granite Monthly, 1927. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
2. ^ Capace, Nancy (January 2000). Encyclopedia of New Hampshire. North American Book Dist LLC, January 1, 2001 - New Hampshire. p. 394. ISBN 9780403096015. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
3. ^ "Peter Carleton". 2014 Ancestry.com. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
4. ^ Chase, George Wingate (1861). The History of Haverhill, Massachusetts, from Its First Settlement, in 1640, to the Year 1860. Author. p. 31. ISBN 9781548807139. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
5. ^ Zauzmer Weil, Julie; Blanco, Adrian; Dominguez, Leo (January 10, 2022). "More than 1,700 congressmen once enslaved Black people. This is who they were, and how they shaped the nation". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 11, 2022.

• United States Congress. "Peter Carleton (id: C000148)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Peter Carleton at Find a Grave