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William E. Carson was a state legislator in Alabama. His brother High A. Carson also served in Alabama's state legislature. They both represented Lowndes County, Alabama. William served from 1872-1874 and Hugh from 1875-1879.[1]
Charles Carter Carson Sr., for whom a military base in Delaware is named, was one of their descendants.[1]
Both brothers were born in North Carolina. Carson is noted as having been a farm laborer, coroner, and tax assessor.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b https://books.google.com/books?id=8PCI20OHCz0C&pg=PA277&dq=william.e.+carson+lowndes.county.negro&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj73uqh59GJAxUPTjABHV8uG74Q6AF6BAgGEAM
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=AoX1DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA285&dq=william.e.+carson+lowndes.county.negro&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj73uqh59GJAxUPTjABHV8uG74Q6AF6BAgNEAM