Sacramento County
Biographies
HARRY W. CARROLL
HARRY W. CARROLL
was born in Sacramento city September 4, 1858. In 1865 he entered the Union
Free School, went through the intermediate grades, thence through the Franklin
Grammar School; spent two years at the St. Augustine Military Academy in
Benicia, in 1873-’75, after which he entered the department of civil
engineering (afterward changing to the department of mining) at the University
of California, where he graduated with the degree of Ph. B. in 1880. He began
mining in Nevada County, under ground, at the Diamond Creek mine; subsequently
took charge of the Bugbey Rancho in El Dorado County, transferred his services
to the Vina ranch in Tehama County, making special investigation in viticulture
on both ranches, resulting in his becoming a member of the firm of H. W.
Carroll & Co., at Florin, Sacramento County, in the manufacture of wines
and brandies until the destruction of the cellar and distillery by fire in 1884; thence until 1887 he was interested in
box-making and in the canning business. In November, 1886, he was elected
Representative to the State Assembly on the Republican ticket, and served
during 1887-‘88; was Chairman of the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds,
and member of the Committees on Municipal Corporations, Education and Military
Affairs. At the close of the session he resumed his business connections. He is
Past Master of Concord Lodge, No. 117, F. & A. M., and member of Sacramento
Chapter, No. 3, R. A. M.; Sacramento Council, No. 1, R. & S. M., and Sacramento
Commandery, No. 2., K. T. In 1880, at the commencement
of Governor Perkins’ administration, he was appointed Engineer Officer of the
Fourth Brigade N. G. C. on the staff of Brigadier General John F. Sheehan, with
the rank of Major, which office he held for a year and a half. Next he was
Brigade Inspector, with the same rank on the staff of Brigadier General Tozer
until 1883; and was then commissioned Lieutenant-Colonel and Aid-de-Camp on the
staff of Governor Stoneman, Commander-in-Chief, and in 1887 was recommissioned
by Governor Bartlett, holding the same position and rank until the Governor’s
death. His commission continued in force after the inauguration of Governor
Waterman, during whose administration he was place on the retired list N. G. C.
Mr. Carroll is an ardent Republican, and thoroughly identified with Sacramento,
its welfare and posterity.
Transcribed by Vicky
Walker, 11/29/07.
Source: Davis, Hon. Win. J., An Illustrated
History of Sacramento County, California. Page 802.
Lewis Publishing Company. 1890.
© 2007 Vicky Walker.