Frank Carlton

Life and career Carlton was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Frank Anderson Carlton Sr. and Hazel (Wells) Carlton. He lived with his maternal aunt, Zelma Wells Price, who represented Washington County in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1944 to 1956. As a teenager, Carlton worked in the Mississippi Legislature Post Office. From 1971 to 1975, he was an Assistant District Attorney for Washington County, Mississippi, under District Attorney George Everett. From 1980 to his retirement in 2004, Carlton was the District Attorney for Mississippi's 4th Circuit Court District.

Personal life and death Carlton married Frances Caillouet in 1961 in Greenville, Mississippi. They had three children. Their daughter, Neely C. Carlton, served in the Mississippi State Senate from 1996 to 2004.

Carlton died on March 8, 2009, at the age of 74.