Born in Denver, he attended the public schools, and during the First World War served in the United States Army (1918–1919). He graduated from Westminster Law School in Denver in 1929, and was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Denver.
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).
Senate campaignsedit
Rather than run for re-election to the House in 1950, he was an unsuccessful candidate for election as a Democrat to the United States Senate. 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 United States Secretary of AgricultureCharles F. Brannan in the Democratic primary and former Republican Governor Daniel I.J. Thornton in the general election by a margin of less than one-half of one percent. 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 RepublicanPeter H. Dominick.
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^"Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1948" (PDF). Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. Compiled from official sources by William Graf under direction of Ralph R. Roberts. March 1, 1949. (PDF) from the original on January 5, 2007. Retrieved January 25, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
^"Our Campaigns - CO US Senate Race - Nov 2, 1954". www.ourcampaigns.com.
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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations March 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message John Albert Carroll July 30 1901 August 31 1983 was an American attorney and politician who served as a Democratic United States Representative and United States Senator from Colorado He also served as a special assistant to President Harry Truman John Albert CarrollUnited States Senatorfrom ColoradoIn office January 3 1957 January 3 1963Preceded byEugene MillikinSucceeded byPeter H DominickMember of the U S House of Representativesfrom Colorado s 1st districtIn office January 3 1947 January 3 1951Preceded byDean M GillespieSucceeded byByron G RogersPersonal detailsBorn 1901 07 30 July 30 1901Denver Colorado USDiedAugust 31 1983 1983 08 31 aged 82 Denver Colorado USResting placeFort Logan National CemeteryPolitical partyDemocraticSpouseDorthy nee Doyle CarrollChildrenDiane Carroll MacDonaldAlma materWestminster Law School Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Legal career 3 Political career 3 1 Congress 3 2 Senate campaigns 3 3 Retirement and death 4 Electoral history 5 ReferencesEarly life and education editBorn in Denver he attended the public schools and during the First World War served in the United States Army 1918 1919 He graduated from Westminster Law School in Denver in 1929 and was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Denver Legal career editIn 1933 and 1934 he was assistant United States attorney and was district attorney of Denver from 1937 to 1941 He was regional attorney for the Office of Price Administration in 1942 and 1943 and served in the Second World War as a commissioned officer in the U S Army from 1943 to 1945 after which he resumed the practice of law Political career editCongress edit 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 Senate campaigns edit Rather than run for re election to the House in 1950 he was an unsuccessful candidate for election as a Democrat to the United States Senate 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 United States Secretary of Agriculture Charles F Brannan in the Democratic primary and former Republican Governor Daniel I J Thornton in the general election by a margin of less than one half of one percent 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 Republican Peter H Dominick Retirement and death edit He was a resident of Denver until his death Interment was at Fort Logan National Cemetery Denver Electoral history edit1946 United States House of Representatives elections Colorado s 1st district 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic John A Carroll 60 513 51 75 Republican Dean M Gillespie incumbent 55 724 47 66 Socialist Edgar P Sherman 691 0 59 Majority 4 789 4 09 Total votes 116 928 100 Democratic gain from Republican 1948 United States House of Representatives elections Colorado s 1st district 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic John A Carroll incumbent 106 096 64 84 Republican Christopher F Cusack 57 541 35 16 Majority 48 555 29 68 Total votes 163 637 100 Democratic hold 1954 Colorado U S Senate election results 3 4 Party Candidate Votes Republican Gordon Allott 248 502 51 32 nbsp 18 96 Democratic John A Carroll 235 686 48 68 nbsp 18 11 Total votes 484 188 100 00 References edit Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5 1946 PDF Office of the Clerk U S House of Representatives Compiled from official sources by William Graf under direction of John Andrews February 1 1947 Archived PDF from the original on January 5 2007 Retrieved January 25 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint others link Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2 1948 PDF Office of the Clerk U S House of Representatives Compiled from official sources by William Graf under direction of Ralph R Roberts March 1 1949 Archived PDF from the original on January 5 2007 Retrieved January 25 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint others link Our Campaigns CO US Senate Race Nov 2 1954 www ourcampaigns com Clerk of the United States House of Representatives 1955 Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2 1954 PDF U S Government Printing Office United States Congress John A Carroll id C000189 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Party political offices Preceded byBarney L Whatley Democratic nominee for U S Senator from Colorado Class 3 1950 1956 1962 Succeeded byStephen McNichols Preceded byEdwin C Johnson Democratic nominee for U S Senator from Colorado Class 2 1954 Succeeded byRobert Lee Knous U S House of Representatives Preceded byDean M Gillespie Member of the U S House of Representatives from Colorado s 1st congressional district1947 1951 Succeeded byByron G Rogers U S Senate Preceded byEugene D Millikin U S senator Class 3 from Colorado1957 1963 Served alongside Gordon L Allott Succeeded byPeter H Dominick Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John A Carroll amp oldid 1196057274, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
