John Albert Carroll (July 30, 1901 – August 31, 1983) was an American politician who served as a Democratic

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and

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from

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. He also served as a special assistant to President

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Early life and education

Born in

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, he attended the public schools, and during the

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served in the

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(1918–1919). He graduated from

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in Denver in 1929, and was admitted to the

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the same year and commenced practice in Denver.

Legal career

In 1933 and 1934, he was assistant

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, and was

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of Denver from 1937 to 1941. He was regional attorney for the

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in 1942 and 1943, and served in the

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as a

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in the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1945, after which he resumed the practice of law.

Political career

In 1946 and 1948, Carroll was elected as a Democratic representative to the Eightieth and Eighty-first Congresses (January 3, 1947 to January 3, 1951). Rather than run for re-election to the House in 1950, he was an unsuccessful candidate for election as a Democrat to the

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. He ran for the Senate again in 1954 but was again defeated. He was a special assistant to President Harry Truman from 1951 to 1952. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1956, after defeating former

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Charles F. Brannan in the Democratic primary and former Republican Governor Daniel I.J. Thornton in the general election. He served in the Senate from January 3, 1957 to January 3, 1963. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1962, having been defeated by

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. He was a resident of Denver until his death. Interment was at

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, Denver.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Carroll, John A. 1901 births 1983 deaths People from Denver Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Colorado Democratic Party United States senators from Colorado District attorneys in Colorado United States Army officers United States Army personnel of World War I United States Army personnel of World War II 20th-century American lawyers 20th-century American politicians Sturm College of Law alumni Burials at Fort Logan National Cemetery Military personnel from Colorado Fellows of the American Physical Society