John W. Carr was a North Dakota Republican Party

North Dakota Republican Party

The North Dakota Republican Party is the North Dakota affiliate of the United States Republican Party. The party platform is generally conservative.The North Dakota Republican Party is strongly in control of the state's politics...

 politician who served as the 15th Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota

North Dakota

North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....

 under George F. Shafer

George F. Shafer

George F. Shafer was born in Mandan, Dakota Territory. Shafer pursued a career in politics and became the State's Attorney for Mckenzie County from 1915 to 1919. He took on a more prominent role in 1922 when he became the North Dakota Attorney General prior to serving as the Assistant Attorney...

. Carr also served in the North Dakota House from 1923 to 1928.

Mr. Carr was born on March 26, 1874 in Fayette County, Iowa. He married Marie Remmen (May 19, 1874 - March 4, 1920) on August 22, 1905 in Valley City, North Dakota. They had four children: Edwin Remmen Carr, (June 11, 1906 - April 22, 1999), Mary Tora Carr McDonald (May 4, 1909 - November 2, 2003), William John Carr (February 8, 1915 - November 4, 1998), and Martha Marie Carr Oyen (October 5, 1917 - November 9, 1998). He died on June 14, 1932 in Jamestown, North Dakota. At the time of his passing, Mr. Carr was a candidate for Governor of North Dakota.