David Williamson Carroll
David Williamson Carroll | |
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| Member of the Confederate States Congress | |
| In office January 11, 1865 – April 9, 1865 | |
| Member of the Arkansas General Assembly | |
| In office 1850 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 11, 1816 Baltimore, Maryland |
| Died | June 24, 1905 (aged 89) Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Spouse(s) | Melanie Scull (m. 1838) |
| Occupation | Lawyer, politician |
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David Williamson Carroll (March 11, 1816 – June 24, 1905) was a prominent Arkansas politician who served in the Confederate Army and then the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War.
Biography[]
Carroll was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He was a lineal descendant of Daniel Carroll and studied at St. Mary's College of Baltimore.[1] He moved to Arkansas in 1836 and established a legal practice. He married Melanie Scull on February 11, 1838.[2] In 1850, he was elected to the Arkansas state legislature.[2]
During the Civil War, he enlisted in Company K of the 18th Arkansas Infantry with the rank of captain. He rose to become the colonel of the regiment.[3] Later, he represented the state in the Second Confederate Congress in 1865.
After the war, he served a state court judge from 1866 to 1868. He died at his home in Little Rock, Arkansas, and was buried in that city's Calvary Cemetery.[4][5]
References[]
- ^ Biographical Register of the Confederate Congress by Ezra J. Warner and Wilfred Buck Yearns, pg 42
- ^ a b The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. V. James T. White & Company. 1907. pp. 115–116. Retrieved March 17, 2021 – via Google Books.
- ^ National Park Service Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System Archived August 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Film Number M376 roll 4
- ^ "Tribute to a Great Man". Arkansas Democrat. June 29, 1905. p. 4. Retrieved March 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Carroll". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
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