John M. Carroll (politician)

John M. Carroll

John Michael Carroll (April 27, 1823 – May 8, 1901) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.

Life and career

John M. Carroll was born in Springfield, New York on April 27, 1823.^[1] He attended Fairfield Seminary and graduated from Union College with a degree in civil engineering in 1846,^[2] where he was a member of the Kappa Alpha Society^[3] and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.^[4] After college he taught school while studying law and attained admission to the bar in 1848.^[5] He practiced in Fonda and Broadalbin, and relocated to Johnstown in 1862.^[6]

A Democrat, he served as Fulton County District Attorney from 1859 to 1862.^[7]

In 1870 he was elected to Congress and served one term, (March 4, 1871 - March 3, 1873). He was not a candidate for reelection in 1872 and returned to his law practice.^[8]

Death and burial

Carroll died in Johnstown on May 8, 1901 and was buried in Johnstown Cemetery.^[9]

References

1. Nelson Greene, History of the Mohawk Valley, Gateway to the West, 1614-1925, 1925, page 622
2. Union College, Union College, 1795-1895, 1897, page 514
3. Kappa Alpha Fraternity, A Record of the Members of the Kappa Alpha Fraternity, 1892, page 50
4. Union College, Centennial Catalog, 1895, page 71
5. Cuyler Reynolds, Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs, Volume 1, 1911, page 342
6. Lyman Horace Weeks, John Hampden Dougherty, Legal and Judicial History of New York, Volume 3, 1911, page 405
7. Thomas William Herringshaw, Herringshaw's National Library of American Biography, 1909, page 566
8. Houghton, Osgood and Company (Boston), The Political Register and Congressional Directory, page 321
9. Thomas E. Spencer, Where They're Buried, 2009, page 234

External resources

• John M. Carroll at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• John M. Carroll at Find A Grave