Daniel J. Carroll (November 29, 1874 – March 6, 1927) was an American businessman and politician from New York.

Life

He was the son of Lawrence F. Carroll, sometime Warden of the Raymond Street Jail in Brooklyn. He attended the public schools. Then he engaged in the bottling and sale of mineral water. Carroll was a member of the

New York State Senate The New York State Senate is the upper house of the New York State Legislature; the New York State Assembly is its lower house. Its members are elected to two-year terms; there are no term limits. There are 63 seats in the Senate. Partisan com ...

from 1913 to 1920, sitting in the 136th, 137th, 138th, 139th, 140th, 141st (all six 7th D.), 142nd and

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s (both 11th D.). He was again a member of the State Senate (11th D.) from 1923 until his death in 1927, sitting in the 146th, 147th, 148th, 149th and

150th New York State Legislature The 150th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 5 to March 25, 1927, during the fifth year of Al Smith's second tenure as Governor of New York, in Albany. Backgrou ...

s. He died on March 6, 1927, at his home in

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, of

pneumonia Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung primarily affecting the small air sacs known as alveoli. Symptoms typically include some combination of productive or dry cough, chest pain, fever, and difficulty breathing. The severity ...

with complications of

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and

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. In August, his son Laurence F. Carroll (born c. 1903) tried to take over the vacant Senate seat: he was defeated in the Democratic primary, but was substituted on the ticket by the Republicans after the regular Republican nominee had withdrawn. At the special election in November 1927, he was defeated by Democrat Louis J. Jacobson.

Sources

''OWENS TESTIFIES AGAINST CARROLL''
in NYT on November 19, 1913

in NYT on March 7, 1927 (subscription required)

in NYT on August 26, 1927 (subscription required) {{DEFAULTSORT:Carroll, Daniel J 1874 births 1927 deaths Democratic Party New York (state) state senators Politicians from Brooklyn Deaths from pneumonia in New York City