About Nathan T. Carr
Lived 1833 – 1885 (aged 51). Nathan T. Carr was an American politician, lawyer and judge.
Nathan Tracy Carr (December 25, 1833 – May 28, 1885) was an American lawyer and Civil War veteran who served briefly as a U.S. representative from Indiana from 1876 to 1877.
Biography Born in Corning, New York, Carr attended the common schools, and was graduated from Starkey Academy in 1851. He moved to Midland County, Michigan. He studied law. He was admitted to the Midland County bar in 1858 and commenced practice at Vassar, Michigan. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1858–1860. Recorder of Midland County in 1861 and 1862.
He served as a first lieutenant in the 27th Regiment, Michigan Volunteer Infantry, from October 6, 1862; to his resignation on March 11, 1863. He moved to Columbus, Indiana, in 1867.
He served as prosecuting attorney for Bartholomew, Shelby, Jackson, and Brown Counties in 1870.
Congress Carr was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Michael C. Kerr and served from December 5, 1876, to March 3, 1877. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1876.
Later career and death He resumed the practice of law in Columbus, Indiana. He was appointed judge of the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Indiana in 1878.
He died in Columbus, Indiana, on May 28, 1885. He was interred in the City Cemetery.
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Who was Nathan T. Carr?
American politician (1833-1885)
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Nathan T. Carr was born on 25 December 1833 in Corning.
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Nathan T. Carr died on 28 May 1885 in Columbus.
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Nathan T. Carr was a politician, lawyer and judge.
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