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Selwyn Carrol
Carrol in 1976
Member of the
Alaska House of Representatives
In office
1972–1974
Personal details
Born
Selwyn George Carrol

(1928-10-31)October 31, 1928
Altamonte Springs, Florida, U.S.
DiedDecember 21, 2010(2010-12-21) (aged 82)
Hampton County, South Carolina, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Military service
Branch/service United States Army
Rank Master Sergeant
Battles/warsKorean War
Vietnam War

Selwyn George Carrol (October 31, 1928 – December 21, 2010) was an American politician who served as a member of the Alaska House of Representatives from 1972 to 1974.

Early life

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Carrol was a native of Altamonte Springs, Florida. He was raised in Jacksonville and attended Stanton College Preparatory School.[1] He joined the United States Army where he served in combat during the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Carrol moved to Alaska around 1958,[2] while serving in the military.[3]

Career

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He settled in Fairbanks, Alaska, in 1966,[2][4] and was a social worker affiliated with the Alaska Department of Public Welfare by August 1967,[4] before joining the Alaska Department of Corrections as a supervisor of the youth detention center in the Alaska State Jail.[4] Carrol was hired by the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District in May 1970 as an attendance officer,[4] and later served the district as a middle school teacher.[5]

Politics

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Carrol won the Republican Party nomination for a seat on the Alaska House of Representatives during the 1970 election cycle, but lost in the general election.[6][7] He was elected a state representative in the 1972 election.[8] Upon taking office, Carrol became the first African American member of the Alaska Legislature to be affiliated with the Republican Party.[3] In his single term on the Alaska House of Representatives, Carrol chaired the House Community and Regional Affairs Committee and was a member of the Labor and Management Committee.[9] Carrol sought an Alaska Senate seat in 1974, finishing first in a Republican Party primary,[10] though he lost a close three-way race to incumbent John Butrovich.[11][12] Carrol's 1976 campaign for reelection to the state house reported no deficit in September 1976.[13] He received $8,050 in total donations during the election cycle, and spent the same amount on his campaign.[14] Expenditures included a fine of $10, assessed by the Alaska Public Offices Commission.[15] Carrol finished tenth of twelve total candidates for the seat.[16]

Carrol moved to Hampton County, South Carolina, in 1977, where he remained for the rest of his life and served as county auditor.[3] Carrol died on December 21, 2010,[1] and was buried at the Beaufort National Cemetery in Beaufort.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Selwyn George Carrol (obituary)". Augusta Chronicle. December 29, 2010. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Candidates seeking six house seats". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. November 1, 1976. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Mitchell, Elaine B., ed. (1973). Alaska Blue Book (First ed.). Juneau: Alaska Department of Education, Division of State Libraries. p. 84.
  4. ^ a b c d "Borough selects Carrol as new attendance officer". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. May 14, 1970. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  5. ^ Hartman, Ian C. (2020). Black History in the Last Frontier (PDF). ISBN 9780996583787.
  6. ^ "Straw poll misses one in forecast". Fairbanks Daily News Miner. August 28, 1970. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  7. ^ "Carrol, Kito win positions on November election ballot". Fairbanks Daily News Miner. August 29, 1970. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  8. ^ Alaska Legislature Roster of Members 1913-2014 (PDF). Juneau: Alaska Legislative Affairs Agency. 2014. pp. 49, 97.
  9. ^ "Six house seats available". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. October 29, 1976. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  10. ^ "Democrats expected to take edge in state legislative races". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. October 30, 1974. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  11. ^ "State senate race a near tie". Fairbanks Daily News Miner. August 28, 1974. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  12. ^ "One half registered to vote". Sun Star. University of Alaska Fairbanks. November 8, 1974. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  13. ^ "GOP candidates outspend Dems". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. September 27, 1976. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  14. ^ "Running for office expensive proposition". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. November 22, 1976. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  15. ^ "Candidates face maximum fines". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. November 20, 1976. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  16. ^ "No change following tally of absentees". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. November 6, 1976. Retrieved September 24, 2020.