# Mr. Carlton — Clotel character guide

> Mr. Carlton in Clotel by William Wells Brown.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Carlton, Mrs. Carlton, Mr. and Mrs. Carlton, Miles Carlton, the Parson Carlton

**First appearance:** 0007-iv-the-quadroon-s-home

## Who they are

A wealthy slaveholder whose buried past with Clotel resurfaces when his young wife glimpses the child he cannot acknowledge.

## Relationships

### [Mr. Green](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/clotel_se/characters/mr_green)

_social_

Mr. Carlton and Mr. Green are likely acquaintances or fellow slaveholders, interacting in social or business contexts.

### [Georgiana Carlton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/clotel_se/characters/georgiana_carlton)

_family_

Mr. Carlton is Georgiana's father, and their relationship involves paternal authority and affection.

### [William Wells Brown](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/clotel_se/characters/william_wells_brown)

_social_

Mr. Carlton and William Wells Brown are likely acquaintances, with Brown documenting Carlton's role in the slave system.

### [Mr. Green](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/clotel_se/characters/mr_green)

_social_

Mr. Carlton and Mr. Green are likely acquaintances or fellow slaveholders, interacting in social or business contexts.

### [William Wells Brown](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/clotel_se/characters/william_wells_brown)

_social_

Mr. Carlton and William Wells Brown are likely acquaintances, with Brown documenting Carlton's role in the slave system.

### [Georgiana Carlton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/clotel_se/characters/georgiana_carlton)

_family_

Mr. Carlton is Georgiana's father, and their relationship involves paternal authority and affection.

### [Mr. Green](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/clotel_se/characters/mr_green)

_social_

Mr. Carlton and Mr. Green are likely acquaintances or fellow slaveholders, interacting in social or business contexts.

## In the story

### [The Religious Teacher](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/clotel_se/chapters/vi-the-religious-teacher)

Visitor from Connecticut who debates slavery and attends the plantation sermon.

### [VII: The Poor Whites, South](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/clotel_se/chapters/vii-the-poor-whites-south)

Visitor from the North; engages in conversation with Snyder and Huckelby about the poor whites and slavery.

### [IX: The Man of Honour](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/clotel_se/chapters/ix-the-man-of-honour)

James Crawford, the purchaser of Althesa, from Vermont; initially opposed to slavery but persuaded by his wife.

### [X: The Young Christian](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/clotel_se/chapters/x-the-young-christian)

A freethinking young man who is converted by Georgiana's reasoning and becomes a believer.

### [XI: The Parson Poet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/clotel_se/chapters/xi-the-parson-poet)

A Northern visitor staying with Mr. Peck, increasingly disturbed by slavery's realities, including advertisements for slaves for dissection.

### [A Slave Hunting Parson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/clotel_se/chapters/xiii-a-slave-hunting-parson)

Visits Jones's plantation, attempts to preach to the slaves, and learns about Mr. Peck's slave hunting.

### [Death of the Parson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/clotel_se/chapters/xvi-death-of-the-parson)

Remains with Georgiana after Peck's death; initially shocked by Sam's deceptive behavior but comes to understand the systemic deception of slavery.

### [XVIII: The Liberator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/clotel_se/chapters/xviii-the-liberator)

Marries Georgiana and becomes her partner in reforming the plantation, advocating for the slaves' rights and debating the merits of sending them to Liberia.

### [XXI: The Christian’s Death](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/clotel_se/chapters/xxi-the-christian-s-death)

Grieves his wife's death; converted from infidelity to Christianity and practical freedom.

### [Truth Stranger Than Fiction](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/clotel_se/chapters/xxiii-truth-stranger-than-fiction)

James Morton, brother of Henry, arrives in New Orleans to settle the estate and is horrified to learn his nieces are slaves; he tries to save them but fails.

## Links

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