John W. Carroll

Full Name: John W. Carroll
Date of birth: September 9, 1832
Date of death: May 26, 1878

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	20	Apr 18, 1876 - May 6, 1878	15th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Caldwell / Burleson		Austin, Burleson, Washington
H	17	Jan 14, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874	13th	Democrat	Caldwell / Burleson		Brazos, Burleson, Milam

(1) 15th Legislature - All Senators except District 7 listed in roll call as Senators elect, oath of office administered, 4/18/1876, p. 1; Drawing of Senatorial Terms, 4/27/1876, p. 98, drew "short term" (two years). Senate Journal. April 18, 1876 April 27, 1876

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Senate District 20
Apr 18, 1876 - May 6, 1878
Legislatures: 15th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Caldwell / Burleson
Counties in district: Austin, Burleson, Washington

House District 17
Jan 14, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874
Legislatures: 13th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Caldwell / Burleson
Counties in district: Brazos, Burleson, Milam

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Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch in "State Senators Elect: Personal Sketches Completed - Seventeen Lawyers, Seven Grangers, Two Doctors, One Editor and Four Colored Politicians - the Political Structure of the New Senate of Texas," 3/3/1876, p. 2. Galveston Daily News.
Biographical sketch, pp. 34-35. Professional merchant, age 43 in 1876, born in North Carolina [ca. 1833]. Sketches of Legislators and State Officers, Fifteenth Legislature, 1876-1878, 1876.

Other Resources

Census of 1860 - John W. Carroll, Caldwell, Burleson County, merchant, age 27, born in North Carolina. FamilySearch.
John W. Carroll, birth date 9/9/1832, death date 5/26/1878, burial in Old City Cemetery, Caldwell, Burleson County. Find a Grave.
Death notice, "Hon. J.W. Carroll, State Senator from this District, died on Saturday morning last, at his residence in Caldwell . . . ," The Daily Banner (Brenham, Texas), 5/28/1878, p. 3, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Photographs

Photograph. J.W. Carroll, 15th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.W. Carroll, 13th Legislature, DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs
Photograph. J.W. Carroll, 13th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

13th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
15th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate Sergeant-at-arms office, west wall. 2E.10A). State Preservation Board.
13th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
Pictorial Monogram of the State Government of Texas 1873 (DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Collection). DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs.

Committee Information top

15th R.S. - 1876 Agricultural Affairs Agricultural and Mechanical College, Visit (Co-Chair) Federal Relations Finance Internal Improvements Public Buildings and Grounds Public Lands Retrenchment and Reform State Penitentiaries Statistics of Industry, Public Health and History of Texas Treasurer's and Comptroller's Department (Chair)
13th R.S. - 1873 Abstracts of Land Titles Apportionment Federal Relations Financial Condition of the State Penitentiary Towns and City Corporations

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