TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Brittany Sims on Jan 21, 2015

Carlton Tarkington died yesterday (Jan. 20) at the age of 78. A Nashville native, Tarkington applied to Vanderbilt Law School at the suggestion of family friend and mentor, Judge Benson Trimble of Davidson County’s Fourth Circuit Court. After law school, Tarkington had a successful sales career with West Publishing and then founded a boutique investment firm, Edinburgh Investments, at which he continued to work until shortly before his death. In the late 1990s, Tarkington played a significant role in Vanderbilt Law School’s renovation and expansion. The Tarkington Suite, a library study area that includes a computer lab, computer classroom, a reading room and a study lounge, is named in his honor. Services are pending.