David Williamson Carroll

David Williamson Carroll
Member of the Confederate States Congress
In office
January 11, 1865 – March 18, 1865
Preceded byAugustus Hill Garland
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Member of the Arkansas General Assembly
In office
1850
Personal details
Born(1816-03-11)March 11, 1816
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
DiedJune 24, 1905(1905-06-24) (aged 89)
Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Resting placeCalvary Cemetery,
Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Spouse
Melanie Scull
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(m. 1838)​
EducationSt. Mary's College
OccupationLawyer, politician
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David Williamson Carroll (March 11, 1816 – June 24, 1905) was an American politician who served in the Confederate army and 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 American Civil War, he enlisted in Company K, 18th Arkansas Infantry with the rank of captain. He rose to become the colonel of the regiment.[3] Later, he represented Arkansas in the Confederate congress.

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

  1. ↑ Biographical Register of the Confederate Congress by Ezra J. Warner and Wilfred Buck Yearns, pg 42
  2. 1 2 The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. V. James T. White & Company. 1907. pp. 115–116. Retrieved March 17, 2021 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ National Park Service Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System Film Number M376 roll 4
  4. ↑ "Tribute to a Great Man". Arkansas Democrat. June 29, 1905. p. 4. Retrieved March 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Carroll". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
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