David Williamson Carroll

David Williamson Carroll
David Williamson Carroll
Member of the Confederate States Congress
	In office; January 11, 1865 – March 18, 1865
Preceded by	Augustus Hill Garland
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Member of the Arkansas General Assembly
	In office; 1850
Personal details
Born	March 11, 1816; Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Died	June 24, 1905 (aged 89); Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Resting place	Calvary Cemetery,; Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Spouse	Melanie Scull (m. 1838)
Education	St. Mary's College
Occupation	Lawyer, 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

^ 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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[1] Biographical Register of the Confederate Congress by Ezra J. Warner and Wilfred Buck Yearns, pg 42

[Cyclopaedia-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 Archived August 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine 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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