Carroll Gartin
| Carroll Gartin | |
|---|---|
| Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi | |
| In office 1952–1960 1964 – December 19, 1966 | |
| Preceded by | Sam Lumpkin (first term) Paul B. Johnson, Jr. (second term) |
| Succeeded by | Paul B. Johnson, Jr. (first term) Charles L. Sullivan (second term) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 14, 1913 Meridian, Mississippi |
| Died | December 19, 1966 (aged 53) Laurel, Mississippi |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Janie Gavin |
Carroll Gartin (September 14, 1913 – December 19, 1966) was an American Democratic politician from Laurel in Jones County in southeastern Mississippi, who served three terms as the 22nd lieutenant governor of his state. He was born in Meridian, Mississippi in 1913.[1]
He served his first term from 1952 to 1960 under fellow Democrats, Governors Hugh L. White and James P. Coleman. He returned to the office for two years under Paul B. Johnson, Jr., but died midway in the term. In the 1963 campaign, Gartin accused Johnson's opponent, the Republican nominee Rubel Phillips, of having created an unnecessary general election contest, a scenario then new to Mississippi. As a former Democrat, Phillips could have instead run in the Democratic primary and voided the need for a third election, said Gartin.
Gartin was a staunch white supremacist and a former supporter of Governor and U.S. SenatorTheodore Bilbo. He was a member of the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission, which was devoted to preserving racial segregation in the state.
Gartin was also a delegate to the 1956 Democratic National Convention.
Gartin died of a heart attack in 1966 at Jones County Community Hospital, hours after checking in for chest pains.[2][3]
The Carroll Gartin Justice Building (32°18′19″N 90°10′56″W / 32.30528°N 90.18222°W) in Jackson, Mississippi, a state capital, is named after him and houses the Mississippi Supreme Court and the Mississippi Court of Appeals and the state law library. Gartin was an attorney; he practiced law with Charles Pickering.
