Charles Carroll

Charles Carroll (January 12, 1865 – October 6, 1921)

Early life Carroll was born on January 12, 1865, in Baltimore, Maryland. He was the son of Governor of Maryland John Lee Carroll and Anita Phelps Carroll. His brother Royal Phelps Carroll, was married to Marion Langdon, a descendant of John Jacob Astor and the stepdaughter of Philip Schuyler.

He was educated at Georgetown College, which his family helped to found. Conveniently, 400 was the number of people that could fit into Mrs. Astor's ballroom.

Following his father's death in 1911, Carroll bought out his other family members interest in the Carroll family estate, Doughoregan Manor in Ellicott City, Maryland, in 1912. Suzanne, who was described by The New York Times as being "certainly not more than 30, with a bright but not handsome countenance", Before their marriage, she was rumored to be engaged to Vicomte Albert de Channac Lauzac. They divorced in 1923.

In 1921, Suzanne inherited part of the Bancroft estate left by her brother, George Bancroft, upon his death.

Carroll died suddenly in the garden at Villa Himalaya, his home in Menton near Nice, France, on October 6, 1921. He was honored by the French government during his funeral. In 1923 his widow donated a Tapestry Canopy and Louis XV chair to Maryland Institute in his honor.

Descendants Through his son Charles, he was the grandfather of Charles Carroll (1915–1987) and Anita Marie Louise Carroll (1916–2009).