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William Pfingst Carrell II was born as the only child of the late William Pfingst Carrell & the former Ann Mayhew Eagles in Louisville, Kentucky, where he is a life-long resident. He is an Eagle Scout. Mr. Carrell obtained his B.A. in History from Davidson College, with some of the course-work having been completed at the University of Cambridge (Wolfson & Pembroke Colleges), and his J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law.  Mr. Carrell was listed in Who’s Who: American Law Students and has been practicing law in Louisville for over three decades, with a concentration in civil litigation.

 

Mr. Carrell is a life-long Episcopalian/Anglican and has served on the Vestry of his parish St. Francis in the Fields Episcopal Church.  Mr. Carrell’s historical and genealogical interests have led him to publish a book on his ancestor Joseph Bridger, two compiled genealogies published respectively in The Virginia Genealogist and The American Genealogist, and notable contributions to the fourth edition of Adventurers of Purse and Person.

 

Society Memberships

 

  • Order of First Families of Virginia (past Burgess)

  • Jamestowne Society (past Governor of Kentucky Company)

  • Society of Mayflower Descendants (past Deputy Governor General & Governor of Kentucky Society)

  • Saint Nicholas Society of the City of New York

  • Order of First Families of North Carolina

  • Order of the First Families of New Hampshire (Charter Member)

  • First Families of Georgia

  • Order of the First Families of Maine (Charter Member)

  • Hereditary Order of Descendants of Colonial Governors (past Governor General)

  • Society of Colonial Wars (past Deputy Governor General & Governor of Kentucky Society)

  • Ancient Heraldic and Chivalric Order of Albion (Knight of Albion; Gentleman of the Council)

  • Order of Knights of the Golden Horseshoe (Knight; First Vice President-General)

  • Order of Colonial Lords of Manors in America (Member of the Council)

  • Order of Descendants of Colonial Cavaliers (Member of the Council)

  • Colonial Order of the Acorn

  • Sons & Daughters of the Colonial & Antebellum Bench & Bar

  • Society of the Cincinnati (Board Member, Delegate & Vice President of New York Society)

  • Sons of the American Revolution (past Chancellor of Kentucky Society)

  • Society of the Descendants of the Garter

  • National Society of Americans of Royal Descent (Second Vice President General)

  • The Most Venerable Order of Saint Louis

  • One Hundred Living Descendants of Blood Royal

  • Order of the Crown of Charlemagne in the United States

  • Alden Kindred Association

  • Bridger Family Association (Co-Founder & Vice President)

  • Ligon Family & Kinsmen Association (Member Board of Directors)

  • The National Gavel Society

 

Other

 

• The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem 

• Pendennis Club (past Secretary)

• Social Register Association

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