George Moulton Carpenter (1844-1896), son of Methodist minister of the same name, spent his boyhood in eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island, where his family had been settled for well over one hundred years. Educated in New Bedford and Providence, Carpenter graduated from Brown University in 1864. He studied law with James Tillinghast in Providence, and was admitted to the bar in 1867. He built up a substantive law practice, specializing in equity, before being elected Associate Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court in 1882. In 1885, he resigned his post to accept appointment as U.S. District Judge until his sudden death in 1896.
From the description of Writings, 1864-1895. (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat record id: 191259225
