David Williamson Carroll

For other uses, see David Carroll (disambiguation).

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.

Biography

Carroll was born in Baltimore, Maryland. 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.^[1] 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.^[2]

Notes

1. ^ National Park Service Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System Film Number M376 roll 4
2. ^ The Political Graveyard

References

• The Political Graveyard: Bio for D. W. Carroll

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)

Persondata
Name	Carroll, David Williamson
Alternative names
Short description	American lawyer and politician
Date of birth	March 11, 1816
Place of birth	Baltimore, Maryland
Date of death	June 24, 1905
Place of death	Little Rock, Arkansas