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. He moved to Arkansas in 1836 and established a legal practice. He married Melanie Scull on February 11, 1838. In 1850, he was elected to the Arkansas state legislature.

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. 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.

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.