Carton (surname)

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Craig Carton American radio personality

Craig Harris Carton is an American former radio personality best known as the co-host of the Boomer and Carton sports radio program on WFAN (AM) in New York City from 2007 to 2017. His tenure at the radio station ended after he was arrested in September 2017 on charges of securities fraud and wire fraud for operating a concert ticket Ponzi scheme.

Davy Carton Irish musician

Davy Carton is a singer, songwriter, and rhythm guitarist from Tuam, County Galway, in the Republic of Ireland. He is best known as a core member of the Saw Doctors, the folk-rock band he co-founded with Leo Moran and others in 1987.

Gordon Robert Carton was a Canadian politician from Ontario. He was a Progressive Conservative member the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1963 to 1975 who represented the riding of Armourdale. He served as a cabinet minister in the government of Bill Davis.

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Sydney Carton fictional character in the 1859 novel A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

Sydney Carton is a central character in Charles Dickens' novel A Tale of Two Cities. He is a shrewd young Englishman educated at Shrewsbury School, and sometime junior to his fellow barrister Stryver. Carton is portrayed as a brilliant but depressed and cynical drunkard who is full of self-loathing because of what he sees as his wasted life. He feels a deep unrequited love for Lucie Manette, who nevertheless inspires him to try to be a better person. Near the end of the novel, Carton manages to change places with her husband Charles Darnay hours before Darnay's scheduled execution in France, giving his life for Lucie's sake. Later, Lucie and Charles name their first son after Carton.

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