The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-24
Hiram Carleton Died To-day
Montpelier
AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS
Born in Barre, Graduated at Barre Acad-
emy and the University Of Vermont,
He First Taught School and
Then Entered Law.

Hiram Carleton, for 20 years judge Of
the Washington county probate court
and one OF Montpelier's best known citi-
zens, passed away at seven o'clock this
morning at his residence, the Riverside,
on State street, after brief illness.
Judge Carleton was taken i'll with cold
last Thursday, and this silment devel-
oped into pneumonia on Sunday His
condition was not considered critical,
however, until late yesterday afternoon.
when the patient began to sink rapidly.
Hiram Carleton came from an old New
England family which in turn traced its
ancestry back to Baldwin de Carleton OF
Carleton Hall, Cumberland, Eng David
Carleton, father of Hiram, was the sew
enth in descent from Edward Carleton,
who emigrated from England in 1899 and
settled in Old Rowley, Mass.
Judge Carleton was born in Barre on
August 2S, 1898, the son Of David and
Mary (Wheeler) Carleton. He pursued
his education in the common schools Of
this town and later entered the old Barre
academy and prepared for college under
the tuition OF Principal Jacob s. Spauld-
ing. After graduation from the uniyer-
sity Of Vermont in 1860, he was for a
time principal of the Hinesburg academy,
later going to Keeseville, N. Y, where
he was instructor in natural science,
mathematics and Greek in the academy,
being subsequently made principal Of
that institution.
But he had chosen law for his life
work, and in 1865 he completed his stud
les prior to admission to the Vermont
bar while in the Office OF Ephraim Z.
French of Barre. The year following his
admission to the bar, he went to Waits
field to locate, remaining there for ten
years following 1866. During his resi-
dence in Waitsfeld, he represented the
town twice in the state legislature, being
first chosen in 1869 and being reelected
the next term by unanimous vote. He
served while in that body as chairman
of the committee on education and was
largely instrumental in the passage OF
the act permitting the establishment Of
the town system of schools. In 1870 he
was Waitsfeld's delegate to the state
constitutional convention and he was also
states attorney for two pears.
Judge Cartoons residence in Mont
pelier dates from 1875, when be went to
that place to form law partnership
with Charles II. Heath under the firm
name of Heath & Carleton This rela-
tionshp was maintained until 1888, when
the latter was appointed Judge Of probate
for the county. He had received sgecess-
i've elections ever since, on some occa~
sions getting the vote of all parties.
He was member Of the Congrega-
tional church, had served as president Of
the Vermont Historical society, treasurer
of the Vermont Bar association, was for
a great many years trustee and treasurer
Of the Washington County Grammar
school in Montpelier and was a member
Of Aurora lodge OF the Masonic fratern-
ity in Montpelier.
He was married in Chesterfield, n. ".
on October 26, 1866, to Mary Elizabeth.
daughter of Lathrop and Mary tBal)
Pope. His wife survives him, together
with two children, Frederick p Carleton.
a Montpelier attorney, and Mrs. Mary
Walker Of New York. He leaves one
brother, Edwin Carleton of Barre. and
two sisters, Mrs. e. g. Osgood of Mont
peIer and Mrs. Fannie Dyke Of Chi
cago.
1t is expected that the funeral will
be held from the Congregational church
Friday afternoon at two o'clock.