# Carleton Hunt

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American politician

Carleton Hunt From the March 1890 edition of The Green Bag magazine Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 1st district In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 Preceded by Randall L. Gibson Succeeded by Louis St. Martin Personal details Born (1836-01-01)January 1, 1836 New Orleans, Louisiana Died August 14, 1921(1921-08-14) (aged 85) New Orleans, Louisiana Party Democratic Other political affiliations Constitutional Union Party

**Carleton Hunt** (January 1, 1836 – August 14, 1921) was a member of the [U.S. House of Representatives](/source/U.S._House_of_Representatives) representing the [state](/source/U._S._state) of [Louisiana](/source/Louisiana). He served one term as a [Democrat](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)).

Hunt was born in [New Orleans](/source/New_Orleans) and attended [Harvard](/source/Harvard) and law school at [Tulane](/source/Tulane). Prior to the [Civil War](/source/American_Civil_War) he had been affiliated with the [Constitutional Union Party](/source/Constitutional_Union_Party_(United_States)). He was a professor and ten-year dean of the law school at Tulane. He served as a lieutenant in the [Confederate](/source/Confederate_Army) [artillery](/source/Artillery) during the [Civil War](/source/American_Civil_War).

Carleton Hunt was the son of prominent New Orleans physician Thomas Hunt (1808–1867), who was one of the founders of [Tulane University's medical school](/source/Tulane_University_School_of_Medicine), and the former Aglae Marie Carleton (1816–1847). He married Georgine Cammack; the couple had three sons, who became a doctor and two lawyers. Hunt died in New Orleans. He was a member of [The Boston Club](/source/The_Boston_Club) of New Orleans.[1]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["History of the Boston club, organized in 1841, by Stuart O. Landry"](https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nnc1.cu09362126&seq=327).

## External links

United States Congress. ["HUNT, Carleton (id: H000969)"](http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000969). *[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress](/source/Biographical_Directory_of_the_United_States_Congress)*.

- [Harvard University Archives. Civil War papers of Carleton Hunt, 1861-1864.](https://archive.today/20121214183757/http://lms01.harvard.edu/F/?func=find-b&find_code=SYS&request=008283034)

- [Carleton Hunt](https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7680892) at [Find a Grave](/source/Find_a_Grave)

U.S. House of Representatives Preceded by Randall Lee Gibson Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 1st congressional district 1883 – 1885 Succeeded by Louis St. Martin

v t e United States representatives from Louisiana 1st district E. Livingston White H. Johnson White Slidell La Sére St. Martin Dunbar Eustis Bouligny Sypher Lawrence Gibson Hunt St. Martin Wilkinson Meyer Estopinal O'Connor Fernández Hébert Tonry B. Livingston Vitter Jindal Scalise 2nd district Gurley Thomas Ripley Chinn Dawson la Branche Thibodeaux Conrad Bullard J. A. Landry Hunt Taylor Mann Sheldon Ellis Hahn Wallace Lagan Coleman Lagan Davey Buck Davey Gilmore Dupré Spearing Maloney H. Boggs Maloney H. Boggs L. Boggs Jefferson Cao Richmond Carter 3rd district Brent Overton Bullard Garland J. Moore Dawson Harmanson Penn Perkins Davidson Newsham Darrall Acklen Darrall Kellogg Gay Price Broussard Martin Montet Mouton Domengeaux Willis Caffery Treen Tauzin Melançon J. M. Landry Boustany Higgins 4th district Bossier Morse J. Moore Jones Sandidge Landrum Vidal Newsham McCleery Boarman Smith Levy Elam Blanchard Ogden Breazeale Watkins Sandlin Brooks Waggonner Leach Roemer McCrery Fields McCrery Fleming M. Johnson 5th district Blackburn Morey Spencer Leonard Young King Newton Boatner Baird Ransdell Elder Wilson Mills McKenzie Passman Huckaby McCrery Cooksey Alexander McAllister Abraham Letlow 6th district Nash E. Robertson Lewis Irion E. Robertson S. Robertson Favrot Wickliffe Morgan Sanders Sr. Favrot Kemp Sanders Jr. Griffith Sanders Jr. Morrison Rarick H. Moore Baker Cazayoux Cassidy Graves Fields 7th district Pujo Lazaro De Rouen Plauché Larcade Thompson Edwards Breaux Hayes John Boustany 8th district Aswell Overton Dear Allen G. S. "Doc" Long McSween G. W. Long S. Long G. W. Long C. Long Holloway At-large Robertson Butler Johnston Sheridan Territory Clark Poydras

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