David Williamson Carroll

David Williamson Carroll (March 11, 1816 – June 24, 1905) was a prominent Arkansas politician who served in Confederate Army and then the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War.

For other uses, see David Carroll (disambiguation).

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, established a legal practice, and was a member of the Arkansas state legislature. During the Civil War, he enlisted in Company K of the 18th Arkansas Infantry with the rank of captain. He rose to become the colonel of the regiment.[2] Later, he represented the state in the Second Confederate Congress in 1865.

After the war, he served a state court judge from 1866 to 1868. He died in Little Rock, Arkansas, and was buried in that city's Calvary Cemetery.[3]

Notes
  1. Biographical Register of the Confederate Congress by Ezra J. Warner and Wilfred Buck Yearns, pg 42
  2. National Park Service Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System Archived 2008-08-14 at the Wayback Machine Film Number M376 roll 4
  3. The Political Graveyard

References
Confederate States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Augustus Hill Garland		 Member of the C.S. House of Representatives
from Arkansas
January 11, 1865 to April 9, 1865		 Succeeded by
(none)


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