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William Thomas Carroll Sr.

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William Thomas Carroll Sr.

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Death
13 Jul 1863 (aged 61)
Burial
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Plot
North Hill, Lot 292, Carroll Family Mausoleum, Vault 14
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Clerk of the U.S Supreme Court. The Carroll tomb is where Abraham Lincoln buried his son Willie. The crypt, belonging to the tomb of the Carroll family in Georgetown's Oak Ridge Cemetery, had been given to the President. According to the Inaugural Committee, President-Elect Obama will be the first president to use the Lincoln Bible since 1861. It was originally purchased by William Thomas Carroll, Clerk of the Supreme Court, to use at the swearing in since Lincoln's personal family Bible wasn't available. The Bible, published in 1853 by Oxford University Press, is bound in burgundy velvet with a gilt edges and a shield of gilt with the words "Holy Bible" on the cover. In the back, Carroll added the Seal of the Supreme Court, and wrote, "I, William Thomas Carroll, clerk of the said court do hereby certify that the preceding copy of the Holy Bible is that upon which the Honorable R.B. Taney, Chief Justice of the said Court, administered to His Excellency, Abraham Lincoln, the oath of office as President of the United States."
Clerk of the U.S Supreme Court. The Carroll tomb is where Abraham Lincoln buried his son Willie. The crypt, belonging to the tomb of the Carroll family in Georgetown's Oak Ridge Cemetery, had been given to the President. According to the Inaugural Committee, President-Elect Obama will be the first president to use the Lincoln Bible since 1861. It was originally purchased by William Thomas Carroll, Clerk of the Supreme Court, to use at the swearing in since Lincoln's personal family Bible wasn't available. The Bible, published in 1853 by Oxford University Press, is bound in burgundy velvet with a gilt edges and a shield of gilt with the words "Holy Bible" on the cover. In the back, Carroll added the Seal of the Supreme Court, and wrote, "I, William Thomas Carroll, clerk of the said court do hereby certify that the preceding copy of the Holy Bible is that upon which the Honorable R.B. Taney, Chief Justice of the said Court, administered to His Excellency, Abraham Lincoln, the oath of office as President of the United States."

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  • Created by: GettysBern
  • Added: May 30, 2006
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14448183/william_thomas-carroll: accessed ), memorial page for William Thomas Carroll Sr. (2 Mar 1802–13 Jul 1863), Find a Grave Memorial ID 14448183, citing Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA; Maintained by GettysBern (contributor 1478862).