Charles Joseph Carroll (September 1, 1882 – August 15, 1942) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Early life and education

Carroll was born on September 1, 1882, in New York City, New York, the son of Patrick Carroll and Mary Kelly."New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949", database, ''

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'' (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WRB-M2L : June 3, 2020), Charles J. Carroll, 1942. His family was among the oldest and best known in Yorkville. Carroll attended P.S. No. 6 and graduated from College of St. Francis Xavier with a B.A. in 1905. He then studied law at

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while teaching in public evening schools. He was involved in athletics in college, especially baseball and football. He graduated from New York Law School and was admitted to the bar that year.

Career

By 1913, he was a member of the law firm Carroll & McCormack, with offices at 256 Broadway. He vacationed on the shores of

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, where he assisted in managing the College Camp at Cliff Haven. He was interested in politics since boyhood and gave a number of public speeches. In 1912, he was elected to the

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as a

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, representing the

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29th District. The district was in Yorkville, which was usually a

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stronghold. He served in the Assembly in

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. He lost the 1913 re-election to Republican Howard Conkling. At one point, Carroll was a member of the law firm Sheehy, Carroll and McCormick. Specializing in

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, he was associated with the admiralty division of the Corporation Counsel's office. In 1913, he went to

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as a lawyer for the

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. He later became a senior attorney of the legal division of the

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, with offices at 45 Broadway, and a special assistant to the United States Attorneys for the Southern District and

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. He held those offices by the time he died.

Personal life

Carroll died at home from a heart attack on August 15, 1942. His wife's name was May and his children were Mercedes, Catherine, and John. He was buried in

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References

External links

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The Political Graveyard
' {{DEFAULTSORT:Carroll, Charles J. 1882 births 1942 deaths People from Yorkville, Manhattan Xavier High School (New York City) alumni New York Law School alumni Catholics from New York (state) 20th-century American lawyers Lawyers from New York City 20th-century American legislators Politicians from Manhattan Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly Burials at Gate of Heaven Cemetery (Hawthorne, New York)