Alfred Carroll
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Alfred Henry Carroll (March 2, 1846[1] – June 9, 1924[2]) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1903 to 1914, as a member of the Conservative Party.
Carroll was born in the township of West Zorra, Oxford County, Canada West (now Ontario),[3] the son of Daniel Carroll. He was educated at Woodstock, and first worked in the lumbering trade in Virginia. Carroll next was a merchant in Walkerton, Ontario.
Career
He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1903 provincial election,[4] defeating Liberal candidate John Watson by twelve votes in South Brandon. The Conservatives won this election, and Carroll served in the legislature as a backbench supporter of Rodmond Roblin's administration.
He was re-elected by nine votes in the 1907 election, and by ten votes in 1910. He did not seek re-election in 1914.[4]