James T. Carroll (January 18, 1875 – October 20, 1940) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Life

Carroll was born on January 18, 1875, in Brooklyn, New York, the son of James G. Carroll, a Bay Ridge builder and American Civil War veteran. Carroll attended

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. He graduated from Brooklyn Law School with an LL.B. in 1916, when he was 41. He was admitted to the bar later that year and worked as a lawyer. Carroll served in the 13th and 14th Infantry of the

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, and during the Spanish–American War he was a private in the United States Army Hospital Corps. He served with the

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on the Mexican border in Arizona. During World War I, he served with the 11th as a sergeant and fought in the Meuse–Argonne offensive with the 89th Division. He served in France for ten months. His son Charles also served in France with the Navy's aeronautical branch. In 1919, Carroll was elected to the

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as a Republican, representing the Kings County 9th District. He served in the Assembly in

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and

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. In 1920, he was chairman of a conference of 31 service men that considered and promoted World War I veterans' welfare measures. In that year, he was among those who voted to expel the five Socialists from the Assembly. He was an

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from 1923 to 1934. He was retired for several years by the time he died. Carroll was prominently involved in the United Spanish War Veterans in Brooklyn, serving as head of the organization in Kings County in 1916. He was also a member of the

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, the Brooklyn Bar Association, the 11th Field Artillery Veterans Association, and Theta Phi. His wife's name was Daisy, and his children were Mrs. Richard A. McCormack, Mrs. William A. Duffy, Mrs. Edward Michaels, Mrs. James Traidor, May, Charles A., and Paul. Carroll died at home from heart disease on October 20, 1940. He was buried in

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References

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The Political Graveyard
' {{DEFAULTSORT:Carroll, James T. 1875 births 1940 deaths Lawyers from Brooklyn Politicians from Brooklyn St. Francis College alumni Brooklyn Law School alumni 20th-century American lawyers New York National Guard personnel American military personnel of the Spanish–American War United States Army personnel of World War I 20th-century American legislators Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly Burials at Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn 20th-century New York (state) politicians