Nathan T. Carr
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Nathan Tracy Carr was a U.S. Representative
from Indiana
.
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 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.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
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Born in Corning, New York
Corning (city), New York
Corning is a city in Steuben County, New York, United States, on the Chemung River. The population was 10,842 at the 2000 census. It is named for Erastus Corning, an Albany financier and railroad executive who was an investor in the company that developed the community.- Overview :The city of...
, Carr attended the common schools, and was graduated from Starkey Academy in 1851.
He moved to Midland County, Michigan
Midland County, Michigan
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 82,874 people, 31,769 households, and 22,683 families residing in the county. The population density was 159 people per square mile . There were 33,796 housing units at an average density of 65 per square mile...
.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the Midland County bar in 1858 and commenced practice at Vassar, Michigan
Vassar, Michigan
Vassar is a city in Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The small town was founded March 1, 1849. The population was 2,697 at the 2010 census and 2,823 at the 2000 census...
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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
Columbus, Indiana
Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States. The population was 44,061 at the 2010 census, and the current mayor is Fred Armstrong. Located approximately 40 miles south of Indianapolis, on the east fork of the White River, it is the state's 20th largest...
, in 1867.
He served as prosecuting attorney for Bartholomew, Shelby, Jackson, and Brown Counties in 1870.
Carr was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Forty-fourth
44th United States Congress
The Forty-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1875 to March 4, 1877, during the seventh and...
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
Columbus, Indiana
Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States. The population was 44,061 at the 2010 census, and the current mayor is Fred Armstrong. Located approximately 40 miles south of Indianapolis, on the east fork of the White River, it is the state's 20th largest...
.
He was appointed judge of the ninth judicial circuit court of Indiana in 1878.
He died in Columbus, Indiana
Columbus, Indiana
Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States. The population was 44,061 at the 2010 census, and the current mayor is Fred Armstrong. Located approximately 40 miles south of Indianapolis, on the east fork of the White River, it is the state's 20th largest...
, May 28, 1885.
He was interred in the City Cemetery.