Question: Facts: - death place: baton rouge , louisiana - residence: baton rouge , louisiana - death date: 2 october 1995 - spouse: maureen o'hearn carleton -lrb- married 1963-1982 , divorced -rrb- - children: roderick lewis carleton - birth date: 7 february 1935 - name: mark thomas carleton - occupation: historian professor at louisiana state university - birth place: baton rouge east baton rouge parish louisiana , usa - alma mater: yale university - yearsactive: 1964-1995 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of mark t. carleton .
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mark thomas carleton -lrb- february 7 , 1935 -- october 2 , 1995 -rrb- , was an historian who specialized in political studies of louisiana .from 1964 until his death at the age of sixty , he was a professor at louisiana state university in his native baton rouge .