Please answer the following question: Facts:   - death place: baton rouge , louisiana    - residence: baton rouge , louisiana    - death date: 2 october 1995    - spouse: maureen o'hearn carleton -lrb- married 1963-1982 , divorced -rrb-      - children: roderick lewis carleton    - birth date: 7 february 1935    - name: mark thomas carleton    - occupation: historian professor at louisiana state university    - birth place: baton rouge east baton rouge parish louisiana , usa    - alma mater: yale university    - yearsactive: 1964-1995   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of mark t. carleton .
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mark thomas carleton -lrb- february 7 , 1935 -- october 2 , 1995 -rrb- , was an historian who specialized in political studies of louisiana .from 1964 until his death at the age of sixty , he was a professor at louisiana state university in his native baton rouge .