Hiram Pendleton Caton III

INGHAM, AUSTRALIA - Hiram Pendleton Caton, III passed away Dec. 13, 2010, in Ingham, Australia. He was the son of Hiram P. Caton, Jr. and Dorothy Corl Caton Epley. He was born in Concord, Aug. 16, 1936. Hiram's youth was spent in Concord where he attended Concord High School. He was active in debate, scouting (Order of the Arrow), and Key Club (International Trustee). He attended Davidson College and completed his undergraduate and graduate studies at the University of Chicago. He took his PhD at Yale University. Hiram earned the Doctor of Letters at Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia for his contribution to modern history. Caton was Professor of Politics and History and head of the School of Applied Ethics at Griffith University until his retirement. His works were concerned with ethics in the sciences, the history of ideas, and the biological basis for individual, social and political behavior. He was published extensively in the fields of medical ethics and bioethics, human ethology, and modern political and economic behavior. He is preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include two daughters, Sonia Luise Caton (Chris Evason) of Brisbane and Claudia Ingeborg Caton of Canberra; two granddaughters, Nina Evason and Francesca Evason of Brisbane; two sisters, Elizabeth Caton Book (William) of Dalton, Ga. and Dorothy Caton Holding (Harry) of Atlanta, Ga.; nieces and nephews, an uncle and several aunts.