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John Carr
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Indiana's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837
March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841
Preceded byJohnathan McCarty
William Graham
Succeeded byWilliam Graham
Joseph L. White
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Indiana's 2nd district
Preceded byJohnathan McCarty
Succeeded byJohn Ewing
In office
March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833
Personal details
Born(1793-04-09)April 9, 1793
Uniontown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJanuary 20, 1845(1845-01-20) (aged 51)
Charlestown, Indiana, U.S
Political partyDemocratic
Other political
affiliations		Jacksonian (before 1839)
Military service
Allegiance United States of America
Branch/service United States Army
Rank Lieutenant
UnitUnited States Army Rangers
Battles/wars

John Carr (April 9, 1793 – January 20, 1845) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana for three terms from 1831 to 1837, then again for a fourth term from 1839 to 1841.

Biography

Carr was born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. He moved with his parents to Clark County, Indiana, in 1806. There he attended the public schools.

He joined William Henry Harrison's army during Tecumseh's War and fought in the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811. He remained in the army and was appointed lieutenant in a company of United States Rangers, authorized by an act of Congress for defense of western frontiers, in the War of 1812. He later became a brigadier general and major general of the Indiana Militia which he served in until his death.

He served as clerk of Clark County from 1824 until 1830. He also served as a presidential elector for Andrew Jackson and John C. Calhoun in 1824.

Congress

Carr was elected as a Jacksonian to the 22nd, 23rd, and 24th Congresses serving from (March 4, 1831 until March 3, 1837). While in the United States House of Representatives he served as chairman of the Committee on Private Land Claims during the 24th Congress. He failed to be reelected in the 1836 election.[1]

Carr was elected as a Democrat to the 26th congress and served from March 4, 1839, until March 3, 1841. He did not seek reelection.[1]

Death

He died in Charlestown, Indiana, January 20, 1845. He was interred in the Old Cemetery.

References

  1. ^ a b "Congress of the United States [United States Congress] [congressof025042]". Electronic Enlightenment Biographical Dictionary. 2000. Retrieved 2023-11-19.

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U.S. House of Representatives Preceded byJonathan Jennings Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 2nd congressional district 1831–1833 Succeeded byJohn Ewing Preceded byJohnathan McCarty Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 3rd congressional district 1833–1837 Succeeded byWilliam Graham Preceded byWilliam Graham Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 3rd congressional district 1839–1841 Succeeded byJoseph L. White
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