New-York tribune., 1911-02-28

John Lee Carroll. fortieth Governor OF
Maryland was man OF illustrious lineage
as we'll az distinguished service. He was
said 10 be a direc, descendant OF the an
cient princes Of Uriel in ireland, with none
tetween him and the right to the title. His
paternal grea; -g7.s ndfather was Charles
Carroll n Carrollton. signer Of the DecIa-
ration OF independence Ills mother was
granddaughter OF Thomas Sim Lee. Gov
ernor OF Maryland from 1873 70 l7s2. He
was son OF Colonel Charles Carroll.
At the time Of John Lee Carrolls birth.
in $50. the family lived at Homewood. the
Carroll estate. near Baltimore. When the
boy was three years old his father came
into possession ot Doughorsgan Manor. and
there the son grew 10 manhood. He re-
ceived his preliminary education az Mount
St. Mary's. Emmitsburg Seminary. George
town College and St Mary's, in Baltimore
He then went TO Harvard in lsfo, and
studied law.
In 1851 he was admitted TO the bar III
Baltimore. There followed a year Of ttavel
In Europe lie was nominated for the
Legislature in 1855 in opposition 10 ths
Know Nothing candidate. but was defeated.
TDi several scdlS iO'iONiuN Ni'i' ~" 49,
tised law in New York City. where he met
and married Anita. daughter OF ROYAL
Phelps In 1851 however, his fathers vi
ness and death recalled him to his native
state He purchased the family homestead
from his brother Charles. and made that
hls principal home FOR the rest Of his life
lie was elected To the state Senate in
1867 and reelected IN 1872 and 1874. Mrs
Carroll's death the next year caused
temporary break in his political career
He spent year In Europe. placing his
daughters In the Convent Of the Sacred
Heart in Paris aud his sons In the Jesuits
College.
On his return home in 1915 he was norni-
mated and elected Governor by the Demo-
cratic party, after close fight ~ifh '.
Norri-o m Harris the Know Nothing can
didate. His election was contested in the
Legisla ture. but Carroll finally won. He
represented Maryland at the Centennial
Exposition AT Philadelphia in 1876 and re-
ceived marked attention as a descendant
or ono OF the signers OF the Declaration.
During the second year OF his admins
tration occurred the Baltimore q OHIO
Railroad strike-one OF the worst anairs OF
that kind in history. Governor Carroll act
ed with prompt firmness. He called out the
militia and ordered II 20 proceed at once 70
Cumberland on the way there the oth
Regiment was attacked by mob. Canden
station was set on fire. United states
troops were sent from Washington. but IN
the mean time Governor Carroll, with the
- Of the police. had stopped the trouble.
Since his term as Governor he had LED
auiet life spending much time IN Europe
and dividing the rest between Washington
and his country estate Several vain AZ
teu,pts had been made TO induce him ~
run for Congress In 1sa0 he was elected
general president ~ the National society
NJ the Sons Of the Revolution, and was
four times reelected TO that office. He be
Icuged to several social organizations OF
New York. Baltimore and Washington.
BY hiq first wife Mr.. Carroll had tour
daughters and FIVE sons. In 1917 he married
Miss Mary Carter Thompson daughter OF
Judge Lucas Thompson, of Staunton, Va
and sister Of the wives OF two OF his
brothers He leaves three daughters and
three sons-the Countess de kergorlay and
the baroness La Grange. OF Paris: Mrs
Robbins. of New York; Royal and Philip
Carroll. Of New York. and Charles Carroll.
OF