Alfred H. Carroll was a politician in Manitoba

Manitoba

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, Canada

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. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and the lieutenant governor form the Legislature of Manitoba, the legislature of the Canadian province of Manitoba. Fifty-seven members are elected to this assembly in provincial general elections, all in single-member constituencies with first-past-the-post...

 from 1903 to 1914, as a member of the Conservative Party

Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba

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Carroll was born in the township of West Zorra, Oxford County

Oxford County, Ontario

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, Canada West (now Ontario

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). He was educated at Woodstock

Woodstock, Ontario

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, and worked as a farmer. Carroll served as a councillor and reeve in Oakland, Manitoba

Oakland, Manitoba

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. In religion, he was a member of the Church of England

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He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1903 provincial election

Manitoba general election, 1903

Manitoba's general election of July 20, 1903 was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada.The result was a second consecutive majority government for the Conservative Party of Manitoba, now led by Premier Rodmond Palen Roblin...

, defeating Liberal

Manitoba Liberal Party

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 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 P. Roblin's administration.

He was re-elected by nine votes in the 1907 election

Manitoba general election, 1907

Manitoba's general election of March 7, 1907 was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada.The result was a third consecutive majority government for the Conservative Party of Manitoba, led by premier Rodmond Palen Roblin...

, and by ten votes in 1910

Manitoba general election, 1910

Manitoba's general election of July 11, 1910 was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada.The result was a fourth consecutive majority government for the Conservative Party of Manitoba, led by premier Rodmond Palen Roblin. Roblin's electoral machine won...

. He did not seek re-election in 1914.