kˈɑːɹɹəltən hˈʌnt wʌzðə sˈʌn ʌv pɹˈɑːmɪnənt nˈuː ˈɔːɹliənz fɪzˈɪʃən tˈɑːməs hˈʌnt wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪt dˈæʃ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən, hˌuː wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðə fˈaʊndɚz ʌv tʃəlˈeɪn jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾiz mˈɛdɪkəl skˈuːl, ænd ðə fˈɔːɹmɚɹ ɐɡlˈiː mɚɹˈiː kˈɑːɹɹəltən wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪkstiːn dˈæʃ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛvən.
Carleton Hunt was the son of prominent New Orleans physician Thomas Hunt (1808-1867), who was one of the founders of Tulane University's medical school, and the former Aglae Marie Carleton (1816-1847).