Anna Ella Carroll (August 29, 1815 - February 19, 1894) was an American politician, pamphleteer and lobbyist. She was born in to a very wealthy family: her grandfather was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, her father was the governor of Maryland from 1830-1831, and her mother was the daughter of a Baltimore physician. She was also the eldest of eight children. She played a significant role as an adviser to the Lincoln cabinet during the American Civil War.She also wrote many pamphlets telling people about the evils of slavery. She died on February 19, 1894 at the age of 79.