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David Williamson Carroll

David Williamson Carroll

American politician

For other people with similar names, see David Carroll.

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.

Quick Facts Member of the Confederate States Congress, Member of the Arkansas General Assembly ...

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. [1]
    Biographical Register of the Confederate Congress by Ezra J. Warner and Wilfred Buck Yearns, pg 42
  2. [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. [3]
    National Park Service Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System Archived August 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Film Number M376 roll 4
  4. [4]
    "Tribute to a Great Man". Arkansas Democrat. June 29, 1905. p. 4. Retrieved March 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. [5]
    "Carroll". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
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