John Carroll Walsh

Walsh returned to Baltimore in 1840 and purchased "The Mound" and two other farms on Gunpowder River. He worked as a farmer.^[1]

Walsh was a Democrat. In 1864, Walsh became a member of the Democratic State Central Committee.^[1] In February 1866, Walsh was a member of a convention of Maryland representatives asking the state legislature to appeal or modify voter registration laws for people with Southern sympathies.^[1] Walsh served in the Maryland Senate, representing Harford County, in 1868 and again from 1874 to 1876. He served as president pro tempore of the senate in 1876.^[1][3][4] He was appointed to the Governor's staff and received the title of colonel for his service.^[1]

Walsh was a director of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. He helped found and served as a trustee of the Maryland Agricultural College.^[1][2] At one point, he worked with John Cox as an editor of The Aegis.^[1] He also served as president of the Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Harford County.^[1]

Walsh married Amanda Lee, daughter of Ralph Lee, of Harford County, Maryland. His wife predeceased him. They had three children, Ralph Lee, Harold and Mary Alice.^[1][2] He was a member of the Catholic Church.^[2]

Walsh died on December 1, 1894, at his "The Mound" home near Jerusalem Mills, Maryland.^[1] He was buried at Green Mount Cemetery in Baltimore.^[1]