Reuben B. Carlton
Reuben B. Carlton | |
|---|---|
 Carlton c. 1858 | |
| Member of the Minnesota Senate from the 26th District | |
| In office December 2, 1857 – December 6, 1859 | |
| Governor | Samuel Medary Henry Hastings Sibley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 4, 1812 |
| Died | December 6, 1863 (aged 51) Fond du Lac, Minnesota, U.S. |
Reuben B. Carlton (March 4, 1812 – December 6, 1863), also written as R.B. Carlton, was an American politician, farmer, blacksmith, and early settler of Duluth, Minnesota. Carlton is the namesake of Carlton County, Minnesota, the city of Carlton, Minnesota, and Carlton Peak in the Sawtooth Mountains.
Biography
[edit]Carlton was born on March 4, 1812, in Onondaga County, New York.[1][2]
Beginning in 1847 Carlton moved to Minnesota Territory and settled in Fond du Lac, a neighborhood of Duluth, Minnesota.[1][2] Carlton is credited with being the first settler of Fond du Lac where he lived and worked as a farmer and blacksmith for the Ojibwe.[1] Carlton also worked as the head of lake navigation on the Saint Louis River.[2]
Beginning in 1857 Carlton entered Minnesota politics running as a candidate for a seat in the Minnesota Senate representing the 26th senate district which included the counties of Buchanan, Carlton, Itasca, Lake, and St. Louis.[1] Carlton was elected to office on October 13, 1857, and would serve a single term in the 1st Minnesota Legislature from December 2, 1857, to December 6, 1859.[1][3]64 While in the senate Carlton was the chair of the Harbors Committee and the Militia Committee.[1]
Legacy
[edit]Several places in the state of Minnesota are named in honor of Carlton including Carlton County, Minnesota, the city of Carlton, Minnesota, and a small summit in the Sawtooth Mountains known as Carlton Peak in Cook County, Minnesota.[2][4]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Reuben B. "R.B." Carlton". Minnesota Legislators Past & Present. Retrieved September 7, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Saint Paul: Minnesota Historical Society. pp. 73–74.
- ↑ The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota. Comprising the Constitution of the State, Rules of the Two Houses, Joint Rules, Standing Committees, List of Members, etc. Also Statistical Tables for Reference. Saint Paul: Ramaley's Job Printing Office. 1872. p. 64.
- ↑ Van Brunt, Walter (1921). Duluth and St. Louis County, Minnesota; their story and people; an authentic narrative of the past, with particular attention to the modern era in the commercial, industrial, educational, civic and social development. Chicago: American Historical Society. p. 1089.