Edward C. Carroll

Edward Christopher Carroll (1893–1969) was an American politician who served in the Massachusetts Senate from 1933 to 1938.

Edward C. Carroll
Member of the Massachusetts Senate from the 4th Suffolk District
In office
1933–1938
Preceded byJames J. Twohig
Succeeded byJohn E. Kerrigan
Personal details
Born(1893-12-15)December 15, 1893
South Boston
DiedFebruary 18, 1969(1969-02-18) (aged 75)
Milton, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materSuffolk Law School
Staley College

Early life

Carroll was born on December 15, 1893 in South Boston.[1] He graduated from South Boston High School and worked as an office boy in the law office of Joseph P. Walsh.[1][2] During World War I, Carroll served in the United States Navy. After the war, he joined the Veteran Boxers Association and won the organization's national light heavyweight championship in 1919. Carroll was member of the Boston Police Department until the 1919 Boston Police Strike.[3] In 1920 he was arrested for stealing liquors and violating the Volstead Act.[4]

Political career

Carroll was elected to the Massachusetts Senate in 1932. During his tenure in the Senate, Carroll fought to have police strikers reinstated and March 17 made a holiday in Suffolk County, Massachusetts.[5][6] From 1935 to 1936 he was the Democratic floor leader in the Senate. In 1935 he was indicted on charges on forging and passing out Civil Works Administration work cards.[7]

In 1938, Carroll was appointed superintendent of buildings at the Quabbin Reservoir.[8] In 1940, he was an unsuccessful candidate for Suffolk County Sheriff.[9] In 1942 he attempted to reclaim his old Senate seat, but lost to Leo J. Sullivan.[10] During the 1945 Boston mayoral election, Carroll served as a radio spokesman for John E. Kerrigan.[11] From 1948 to 1950 he was the city assessor of Boston.[3] In 1950 he ran in the special election for the Ward 7 seat on the Boston City Council.[12] Carroll was a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in 1952. He finished fourth in the five-candidate Democratic primary with 10% of the vote.[13] His final position in government was with the Massachusetts Division of Motor Boats.[3]

Personal life

Outside of politics, Carroll had a real estate and insurance office in South Boston. In 1937, he graduated from Suffolk Law School. He later earned an oratory degree from the Staley School of the Spoken Word. For four decades he was a summer resident of Pembroke, Massachusetts. Carroll died on February 18, 1969 in Milton, Massachusetts of an apparent heart attack.[3]

References
  1. 1937–1938 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
  2. "Joseph P. Walsh Dies At Hospital". The Boston Daily Globe. December 9, 1935.
  3. "Edward C. Carroll, 75, Former State Senator". The Boston Globe. February 19, 1969.
  4. "Ex-"Cop" Arrested in $3000 Liquor Theft". The Boston Daily Globe. January 23, 1920.
  5. "25 of Strikers to Join Police". The Boston Daily Globe. July 2, 1936.
  6. "No Referendum on March 17 Holiday". The Boston Daily Globe. February 15, 1936.
  7. "Charges C.W.A. Exceed Rights". The Boston Daily Globe. May 28, 1935.
  8. "Hurley in Drive for 1000 Jobs". The Boston Daily Globe. July 30, 1938.
  9. "Sullivan Named Sheriff, Dorgan Wins Clerkship". The Boston Daily Globe. September 18, 1940.
  10. Harris, John G. (August 2, 1942). "Senatorial Race Holds Spotlight in Massachusetts". The Boston Daily Globe.
  11. Ainley, Leslie G. (October 21, 1945). "8000 Public Service Jobs in Massachusetts Waiting Applicants". The Boston Daily Globe.
  12. O'Leary, Walter D. (September 6, 1950). "Six Seek City Council Post in Ward 7 Special Election". The Boston Daily Globe.
  13. Election Statistics; The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1952.
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