Nathan T. Carr

Nathan Tracy Carr (born December 25, 1833 in Corning , New York , †  May 28, 1885 in Columbus , Indiana ) was an American politician . Between December 1876 and March 1877 he represented the state of Indiana in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Nathan Carr attended the public schools of his home country and then the Starkey Academy until 1851 . He then moved to Midland County , Michigan . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1858, he began to work in this profession in Vassar . At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1858 and 1860, Carr was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives . In 1861 and 1862 he was employed by the Midland County Administration. During the Civil War , Carr served as a lieutenant in a Michigan Infantry Volunteer Unit in 1862.

In 1867 he moved to Columbus, Indiana. In 1870 he was the public prosecutor for four districts of this state. He also continued his political career in his new home. After the death of MP Michael C. Kerr , he was elected as his successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC at the by-election due for the third seat of Indiana , where he took up his new mandate on December 5, 1876. Since he was no longer nominated by his party for the regular congressional elections in 1876 , he could only end the current legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1877 .

After leaving the US House of Representatives, Nathan Carr returned to practice as a lawyer. In 1878 he became a judge in the Indiana Ninth District. He died on May 28, 1885 in Columbus, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Nathan T. Carr in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Nathan T. Carr in the database of Find a Grave (English)