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John Porter CARLETON

Male 1899 - 1977  (77 years)


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  • Name John Porter CARLETON 
    Birth 13 Sep 1899  Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death Jan 1977  Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I6818  bmds
    Last Modified 18 Apr 2012 

    Father Dr. Elmer Howard CARLETON,   b. Jul 1868, Dresden, Lincoln, Maine Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jun 1952, Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Louise PORTER,   b. Jul 1874, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1952 (Age > 79 years) 
    Family ID F2542  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Alicia Prescott SKINNER,   b. 10 Dec 1909, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Dec 1981, Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage 1 Jul 1931  Paris, Seine, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage John : 31 years old | Alicia : 21 years old. 
    Notes 
    • From The American Oxonian, Association of American Rhodes Scholars, 1931
      J.P. Carleton, (New Hampshire and Magadalen) according to indirect but reliable news, was married in Paris, on July first, to Miss Alicia Prescott Skinner. He is a member of the law firm of McLane, Davis, & Carleton, Manchester,
    Children 1 son and 2 daughters 
    +1Female. Janet Porter CARLETON,   b. 20 Jan 1933, Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
    +2Male. Anthony Wayne CARLETON,   b. 22 Jan 1935, Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
    +3Female. Alice Prescott CARLETON,   b. 5 Sep 1941, Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     
    Family ID F2540  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 13 Sep 1899 - Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1 Jul 1931 - Paris, Seine, France
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Jan 1977 - Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Political Graveyard: Carleton, John P. of Bedford, Hillsborough, N.H. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1948. Still living as of 1948.

      U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame and Museum: John P. Carleton was a true skiing pioneer in the north eastern United States. He captained the Dartmouth Ski Team, and later the Oxford University Ski Team, where he attended as a Rhodes Scholar. A lawyer he was also a veteran of both World Wars. He was on the first U.S. Olympic Ski Team, competing in Chamonix in 1924 in the cross country and nordic combined events. With Charles Proctor he was, in 1931, the first to climb and ski the Tuckerman headwall. In 1932 he competed in the Eastern Amateur Ski Association’s first downhill race on Mount Mooselauke. He also was successful in obtaining Civilian Conservation Corps funds for the development of 15 ski trails in New Hampshire.

      — Register of Rhodes Scholars, 1903-1945 – p. 188
      from Rhodes Trust (Oxford, England), University of Oxford Rhodes Scholarships, C. K. Allen - 1950 - 290 pages
      Carleton, John Porter (New Hampshire)., b. 13 Sept. 1899. Hanover HSc. [...] Phillips Acad., Andover, Mass., & Dartmouth Coll. AB Magdalen 1922-5. Jurispr. 3rd CI. B.A. 1925.. L.T. v. Camb. 1923–5 (Capt. 1925). 1925– : Practice of Law, Manchester, N.H. ; 1928–9: Asst. Attorney-Gen. for N.H. 1939–45; Capt. to Maj., U.S. Army Air Corps; European theater; Bronze Star Medal. m. Alicia Prescott Skinner. One s. Two d. 40 Stark St., Manchester, NH

      — A Genealogical and Biographical Record Concerning Amos Reed and Annie (Webb) Reed and All Their Descendants to January 1, 1955.
      Worrall Dumont Prescott, 1956 (ISBN:1417300841)
      Children of Dr. Elmer Howard Carleton and Louise Porter Carleton.
      1. John Porter Carleton (only child).
      Born, Sept. 13, 1899, Hanover, New Hampshire.
      Married, Alice Prescott Skinner, July 1, 1931, Paris, France.
      Alice Prescott Skinner, daug. of Ord Prescott Skinner and Alice Van Loan Carrick Skinner.
      John graduated from Hanover High School; Phillips-Andover Academy; Dartmouth College, with a B.A. Degree, in 1922; Oxford University, England, with a B.A. and B.C.L. Degree. During his Junior year at Dartmouth he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He is a practicing attorney in Manchester, New Hampshire and a member of the Law Firm of “McLane, Carleton, Graf, Green & Brown.” In World War I he served as a Sergeant in the US Army and in World War II was a Major in the US Air Corps, 1942-1945. Alice attended Hanover High School; Northampton School for Girls; and Smith College. She was elected to Phi Beta Kappa while at Smith. She also attended University of Grenoble and Sorbonne University in France.

      Children of John Porter Carleton and Alice Prescott Skinner Carleton. John a son of Dr. Elmer Howard Carleton and Louise Porter Carleton. Dr. Elmer a son of Amanda T. Perkins Carleton and Leonard Carleton.
      1. Anthony Wayne Carleton
      Born, Jan. 22, 1935, Manchester, New Hampshire.
      He is a Senior at Dartmouth College (Class of 1956)
      2. Janet Porter Carleton
      Born, Jan 20, 1933, Manchester, New Hampshire.
      Married, Dr. Jonathan Snow Lewis, Jr., Dec. 24, 1951, Manchester, New Hampshire. Dr. Jonathan Snow Lewis, Jr., son of Jonathan Snow and Pearl Woodward Lewis. Born Mar. 14, 1919, Concord, New Hampshire. They live in Bedford, New Hampshire. Their children: (1). Stephanie Lewis, born, May 13, 1953, Ayer, Massachusetts. (2). Jonathan Snow Lewis, III, born, Oct. 13, 1955, Ayer, Massachusetts. Janet attended Manchester High School, Manchester, New Hampshire; Saint Mary’s, Littleton, New Hampshire; Saint Mary’s, Littleton, New Hampshire; and the University of Colorado.
      Dr. Jonathan attended Concord High School, Concord, New Hampshire; New Hampshire University; and the University of Pennsylvania. He is a Veterinary. He served two stretches in the U. S. Army. The last being in North Africa. He held the Rank of Major.
      3. Alice Prescott Carleton
      Born, Sept. 5, 1941, Manchester, New Hampshire.

  • Sources 
    1. [S9] Social Security Death Index.
      John Carleton | b. 13 Sep 1899 | d. Jan 1977 | Last Residence: 03102 (Manchester, Hillsborough, NH ) | SSN: 002-18-3332