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Carroll, Henry King

clergyman, author, was born in 1847 in New Jersey.

He is a methodist clergyman and religious statistician; and the author of The World of Missions; The Catholic Dogma of Church Authority; and The Religious Forces of the United States.

Carroll, Howard

journalist, author, was born in 1854 in Albany, N. Y. He was a subordinate reporter on the New York Times, but rapidly developed so marked a talent for journalism that he was promoted to the position of traveling correspondent of that journal. He is the author of A Mississippi Incident and Twelve Americans.

Carroll, James

congressman, was born in Maryland. He was a representative in congress from that state from 1839 to 1841.

Carroll, James

lawyer, was born Feb. 26, 1856, in Washington county, Pa.

In 1880 he graduated from Penn college of Oskaloosa, Iowa, and three years later was admitted to the bar. He has attained success in the profession of law at Oskaloosa, Iowa; was elected county attorney in 1892 for two years; and received the re-election to the same office in 1897.

Carroll, John Joseph

clergyman, scholar, was born June 24, 1856, in Ireland. He was made an assistant at the Cathedral of the Holy Name, and by his zeal and proficiency was soon made pastor of St. Thomas parish, which has grown to be one of the most wealthy and populous of Chicago. He is one of the most renowned Gaelic scholars in the world.

Carroll, John Lee

state senator, governor, was born in 1830 in Baltimore, Md. He was elected to the state senate in 1867, and again in 1871. In 1875 he was elected governor of Maryland; the year that he entered upon his duties as such was the one hundredth after the date that his grandfather signed the declaration of independence.

Carroll, John M

lawyer, congressman, was born April 27, 1825, in Springfield, N. Y. He received an academic education; graduated at Union college, Schenectady, in 1846; studied law, and came to the bar in 1848. He was elected district attorney of Fulton county in 1859, and held that office three years; and was elected to the forty-second congress as a democrat.

He has also attained prominence as one of the foremost lawyers in the state of New York at Johnstown.

Carroll, T. K

statesman. He was elected governor of Maryland in 1830 and 1831.

Carroll, U. S. G

clergyman, author, was born May 1, 1864, in Waterloo, Ohio.

He received a thorough education; was for a time engaged in the mercantile business; and is now the pastor of a methodist episcopal church in Hundred, W. Va. He is the author of The Christian Responsibility of Parents to Their Children, and contributes extensively to religious literature.

Carroll, William

soldier, governor, was born in 1788 in Pittsburg, Pa. His fitness for military service attracted the attention of Gen. Jackson, and he made him captain and brigadier-inspector in his division of the army in 1813; and was colonel and inspector-general from 1813 to 1814. He was governor of Tennessee from 1821 to 1827, and from 1829 to 1835. He died March 22, 1844, in Nashville, Tenn.

Carroll, William A

state legislator, was born Jan. 1, 1836, in Albany, N. Y. He has held various positions of honor in his state, and has served with distinction as a member of the New York legislature.

Carroll, William H

soldier, was born about 1820. He commanded a brigade in Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston's confederate army. The Unionists rose in scattered bands, but dispersed at the approach of the southern troops. On Nov. 14, 1862, Gen. Carroll, commanding at Knoxville, proclaimed martial law, but on the twenty-fourth rescinded the order.