final term, the state constitution of 1796 was supplanted by a new one which gave more executive power to the governor; although this document was technically superseded by the current one in 1870, that document carries over very many of the provisions of the 1834 constitution, upon which it was largely based. Popular provisions in the new constitution included an equitable land tax (which benefited small farmers) and the requirement that county officials be popularly elected, rather than appointed. Carroll claimed that the new constitution allowed him to seek a fourth consecutive term. He was doomed by rising Whig sentiment in the state, however, and lost the gubernatorial election to Newton Cannon by a vote of 41,970 to 31,205. He persistently campaigned for one of the state's U. S. Senate seats in subsequent years, but was never successful. Carroll served as governor of Tennessee longer than anyone else has to this point, even fellow six-term governor Sevier. Sevier's first term was unusually short due to the time of year of the admission of Tennessee into the Union. Carroll's gubernatorial service totaled twelve years and twelve days. Death Carroll lived quietly after his terms as governor ended. He died on March 22, 1844, and is interred at Nashville City Cemetery in Nashville, Tennessee. Legacy Carroll County, Tennessee, is named in his honor. Carroll County, Arkansas, although disputed, is believed by some historians to be named in his honor. As support for this theory, historians point to the fact that a large percentage of the Carroll County, Arkansas population is reported to have emigrated from Overton County, Tennessee during his popular governorship. Carrollton, New Orleans, Louisiana, is named in his honor. Family life He was married to Cecilia Bradford, and they raised four children. One of their sons was Confederate Brigadier General William Henry Carroll. References External links National Governors Association – bio of Carroll The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture Find A Grave Governor William Carroll Papers, 1821 - 1827, Tennessee State Library and Archives. 1788 births 1844 deaths Democratic Party governors of Tennessee Tennessee Democratic-Republicans American militiamen in the War of 1812 People of the Creek War Democratic-Republican Party state governors of the United States Burials in Tennessee 19th-century American politicians American militia generals