John Lee Carroll

John Lee Carroll ( born September 30, 1830 in Baltimore, Maryland, † February 27, 1911 in Washington DC ) was an American politician (Democratic Party) and 1876-1880 Governor of Maryland.

Life

Early years and political rise

John Carroll attended Mount St. Mary's College in Maryland and Georgetown University in Washington. Subsequently, he studied until 1851 at the Harvard University law. After qualifying as a lawyer, he began in Baltimore and New York City to work in his new profession.

Between 1868 and 1876 he was a member of the Senate of Maryland, since 1874, he was president of this chamber. On November 2, 1875, he was elected governor of his state.

Governor of Maryland

John Carroll began his four -year term on 12 January 1876. During this time, a border dispute with the neighboring state of Virginia could be settled. The Senate of Maryland has been modernized and founded the Johns Hopkins University. A strike on the railways led to violence from both sides. The governor used the National Guard to end the strike. This exacerbated the conflict continues. In the end, federal troops were used that crushed the strike. Carroll's term of office ended on 14 January 1880.

Further CV

After his governorship Carroll was the School Council of Howard County. He was also director of the Patapsco National Bank. In 1892 he was one of the democratic electors in the presidential elections. John Carroll died in February 1911 in Washington. He was married twice and had eight children.