Deputy Sheriff of Hamilton County, Union Civil War Port Director and Surveyor of Customs, Ohio Politician. Born in Green Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, he was raised on a farm. In 1846, he became a toll collector on the Cincinnati and Harrison turnpike. Carson was appointed as Deputy Sheriff of Hamilton County in 1848 and served in that capacity for two years. He then began to work for the Hamilton and Dayton Railroad Company as the depot master at the Sixth Street Depot in Cincinnati, Ohio. In November of 1852, he was appointed as Chief Deputy Sheriff of Hamilton County and served from 1852 to 1856. Carson then engaged in other business pursuits in the lamp and gas industry. A few months prior to the outbreak of the Civil War, he was appointed by President Abraham Lincoln as the United States Repository and Collector of the Port of Cincinnati. His position gained considerable importance after the war started as well as becoming extremely dangerous. After the war, he became involved with real estate and also worked again in the gas and lamp business. Unanimously elected as a member of the State Board of Equilization, he served from 1870 to 1871. He was then appointed as Commissioner of Costs and Fees of Hamilton County. He was also a member on the Board of Park Commissioners and a member of the Masonic Order. He was elected as Grand Commander of Knights Templar of Ohio in 1871 and became president of the Knights Templar Insurance Company. He died from heart complications at his residence in Cincinnati in 1899 when he was 76 years old.
Deputy Sheriff of Hamilton County, Union Civil War Port Director and Surveyor of Customs, Ohio Politician. Born in Green Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, he was raised on a farm. In 1846, he became a toll collector on the Cincinnati and Harrison turnpike. Carson was appointed as Deputy Sheriff of Hamilton County in 1848 and served in that capacity for two years. He then began to work for the Hamilton and Dayton Railroad Company as the depot master at the Sixth Street Depot in Cincinnati, Ohio. In November of 1852, he was appointed as Chief Deputy Sheriff of Hamilton County and served from 1852 to 1856. Carson then engaged in other business pursuits in the lamp and gas industry. A few months prior to the outbreak of the Civil War, he was appointed by President Abraham Lincoln as the United States Repository and Collector of the Port of Cincinnati. His position gained considerable importance after the war started as well as becoming extremely dangerous. After the war, he became involved with real estate and also worked again in the gas and lamp business. Unanimously elected as a member of the State Board of Equilization, he served from 1870 to 1871. He was then appointed as Commissioner of Costs and Fees of Hamilton County. He was also a member on the Board of Park Commissioners and a member of the Masonic Order. He was elected as Grand Commander of Knights Templar of Ohio in 1871 and became president of the Knights Templar Insurance Company. He died from heart complications at his residence in Cincinnati in 1899 when he was 76 years old.
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