Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	20	Apr 18, 1876 - May 6, 1878	15th (1)	Democrat	Caldwell / Burleson		Austin, Burleson, Washington
H	17	Jan 14, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874	13th	Democrat	Caldwell / Burleson		Brazos, Burleson, Milam

(1) 15th Legislature - All Senators except District 7 listed in roll call as Senators elect, oath of office administered, 4/18/1876, p. 1; Drawing of Senatorial Terms, 4/27/1876, p. 98, drew "short term" (two years). Senate Journal. April 18, 1876 April 27, 1876

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

• Biographical sketch in "State Senators Elect: Personal Sketches Completed - Seventeen Lawyers, Seven Grangers, Two Doctors, One Editor and Four Colored Politicians - the Political Structure of the New Senate of Texas," 3/3/1876, p. 2. Galveston Daily News.
• Biographical sketch, pp. 34-35. Professional merchant, age 43 in 1876, born in NC [ca. 1833]. Sketches of Legislators and State Officers, Fifteenth Legislature, 1876-1878, 1876.

Other Resources

• John W. Carroll, Caldwell, Burleson County, merchant, age 27, born in NC. Census of 1860. Ancestry.com.
• John W. Carroll, birth date 9/9/1832, death date 5/28/1878, burial in Old City Cemetery, Caldwell, Burleson County. Find a Grave.

Photographs

• Photograph. J.W. Carroll, 15th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. J.W. Carroll, 13th Legislature, DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Collection.
• Photograph. J.W. Carroll, 13th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 13th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
• 15th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate Sergeant-at-arms office, west wall. 2E.10A). State Preservation Board.
• 13th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
• Pictorial Monogram of the State Government of Texas 1873 (DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Collection). DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Collection..

Committee Information top

15th R.S. - 1876 Agricultural Affairs   Agricultural and Mechanical College, Visit (Co-Chair)  Federal Relations   Finance   Internal Improvements   Public Buildings and Grounds   Public Lands   Retrenchment and Reform   State Penitentiaries   Statistics of Industry, Public Health and History of Texas   Treasurer's and Comptroller's Department (Chair)

13th R.S. - 1873 Abstracts of Land Titles   Apportionment   Federal Relations   Financial Condition of the State   Penitentiary   Towns and City Corporations