Nathan T. Carr
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Nathan Tracy Carr (December 25, 1833 – May 28, 1885) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.
Born in Corning, New York, Carr attended the common schools, and was graduated from 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 lieutenant in the Second Regiment, Michigan Volunteer Infantry, in 1862. He moved to Columbus, Indiana, in 1867. He served as prosecuting attorney for Bartholomew, Shelby, Jackson, and Brown Counties in 1870.
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. 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, May 28, 1885. He was interred in the City Cemetery.
References[]
- United States Congress. "Nathan T. Carr (id: C000179)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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- 1833 births
- 1885 deaths
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana
- Indiana Democrats
- People from Vassar, Michigan
- People from Midland County, Michigan
- Union Army officers
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- Politicians from Corning, New York
- 19th-century American politicians
- People from Columbus, Indiana
- Military personnel from Michigan