Religious Figure, Educator. He received notoriety in the 19th century as a British Unitarian minister and teacher of many prominent individuals. Born the third son of George Carpenter and his wife Mary Hooke, his parents separated after his father's business failed. His mother's family helped to provide for him. After receiving a private education, he transferred to the University of Glasgow in Scotland and then joined the ministry. His uncle was a minister. Breaking from traditional church rituals, he did not believe in infant baptismals. In 1806 he married Hannah Penn and the couple had six children. He did much to broaden his denomination and to consolidate its scattered congregations; was a leader in philanthropic work; and was one of the most efficient of English schoolmasters. When his health declined in 1839, he was ordered to travel. On a cruise between France and Italy, he was washed overboard from the steamer. At first it was thought he was lost at sea, but his body washed ashore about two months later near the Porto d'Anzio and was buried on the beach in a lime-covered unmarked grave. His son was noted scientist William Benjamin Carpenter. Another son, Rev. Russell Lant Carpenter, who wrote his biography "Memoirs of the Rev. Lant Carpenter, LL.D.," continued his ministerial duties. Besides the biography, his death and burial can be found in detailed in "The Examiner," of London, England, January 22, 1842 page 5. The article ends with "In obedience to the sanatory laws of the country ,Italy, the remains were interred on the sea-shore, and covered with lime. His watch, purse, and pocket-book were restored to his family, through the English Consul." Among his many publications on the subjects of education or the church were his 1820, " An Examination of the Charges made Against Unitarians and Unitarianism" and a collection of his sermons were published in 1840 posthumously as "Sermons on Practical Subjects."