Beryl F. Carroll
American politician
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Beryl Franklin Carroll (March 15, 1860 – December 16, 1939) was the 20th governor of Iowa from 1909 to 1913. He was the first native-born governor of Iowa.
Beryl F. Carroll | |
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Carroll in 1912 | |
| 20th Governor of Iowa | |
| In office January 14, 1909 – January 16, 1913 | |
| Lieutenant | George W. Clarke |
| Preceded by | Warren Garst |
| Succeeded by | George W. Clarke |
| 18th Iowa State Auditor | |
| In office 1903–1909 | |
| Governor | Albert B. Cummins |
| Preceded by | Frank Merriam |
| Succeeded by | John L. Bleakly |
| Postmaster of Bloomfield, Iowa | |
| In office 1898–1903 | |
| Preceded by | A. H. Fortune |
| Member of the Iowa Senate from the 3rd district | |
| In office January 13, 1896 – January 7, 1900 | |
| Preceded by | Ephraim M. Reynolds |
| Succeeded by | Claude R. Porter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 15, 1860 |
| Died | December 16, 1939 (aged 79) Bloomfield, Iowa, US |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Jennie Dodson (m.1886) |
| Children | 2 |
Early life
Carroll was born in Davis County, Iowa, the second youngest of 13 to Willis and Christena Carroll.[1][2] He graduated from the Missouri State Normal School in 1884, where he received a Bachelor of Science in Education.[1][2] He would spend the next 5 years teaching, first as a principal in Jamesport, Missouri then as superintendent in Rich Hill, Missouri.[1]
On June 15, 1886, he married his fellow Truman State student Jennie Dodson.[1] They had a son, Paul, born in 1889, and daughter, Jean, born in 1900.[1]
On January 1, 1891, he bought half of the Davis County Republican, co-owning it with A. H. Fortune, the postmaster of Bloomfield at the time.[1][2] In 1893, he bought out the full interest of the newspaper.[1]
Political career
He was a member of the Iowa Senate (1896–1900), Postmaster of Bloomfield, Iowa (1898–1903), and Iowa State Auditor (1903–1909).[1][2] He was elected Governor in 1908 and reelected in 1910.[1][2]
During his tenure, Carroll established the State Board of Education, helped in getting firefighters and police officers a pension plan and advocating for miners.[2]
On November 30, 1910, Governor Carroll was hailed as a hero for entering a burning building in Des Moines and retrieving a trunk containing valuable property.[3]
