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William Thomas Carroll (June 25, 1902 – October 25, 1992) was an American politician who was the 91st lieutenant governor of Connecticut from 1949 to 1951.


Early life

William T. Carroll was born in Torrington,
Litchfield County Litchfield County is in northwestern Connecticut. As of the 2020 census, the population was 185,186. The county was named after Lichfield, in England. Litchfield County has the lowest population density of any county in Connecticut and is the ...
,
Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capita ...
, June 25, 1902 He graduated from Torrington High School and worked for the Brooks Bank and Trust Company in Torrington for 25 years.


Political career

Carroll was a
Democrat Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (United States) (D) **Democratic ...
. He was Connecticut State Treasurer from 1945, but was defeated for reelection in 1946, thus ending his term in early 1947. In 1948, he was running mate of gubernatorial candidate
Chester Bowles Chester Bliss Bowles (April 5, 1901 – May 25, 1986) was an American diplomat and ambassador, governor of Connecticut, congressman and co-founder of a major advertising agency, Benton & Bowles, now part of Publicis Groupe. Bowles is best known ...
and won, they entered service on January 5, 1949. They ran for reelection in November 1950, but lost and ended their service on January 3, 1951. Carroll lost bids for the
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in 1952 and the Governorship in 1954. He was the mayor of Torrington from 1953 to 1957. From 1962, he ran a real-estate office in
Hartford Hartford is the capital city of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It was the seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960. It is the core city in the Greater Hartford metropolitan area. Census estimates since t ...
. He died on Sunday October 25, 1992, in Torrington, at the age of 90.


See also

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List of governors of Connecticut The governor of Connecticut is the head of government of Connecticut, and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Connecticu ...


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Carroll, William T. 1902 births 1992 deaths People from Torrington, Connecticut Lieutenant Governors of Connecticut Mayors of places in Connecticut State treasurers of Connecticut 20th-century American politicians