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Wooda N. Carr | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's23rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1915 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas S. Crago |
| Succeeded by | Robert F. Hopwood |
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| Born | (1871-02-06)February 6, 1871 |
| Died | June 28, 1953(1953-06-28) (aged 82) |
| Party | Democratic |
Wooda Nicholas Carr (February 6, 1871 – June 28, 1953) was aDemocratic member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania. His son was the mystery novelistJohn Dickson Carr.
Wooda N. Carr was born inAllegheny City, Pennsylvania (now a part ofPittsburgh, Pennsylvania). He attended the public schools and Madison College. He graduated from Monongahela College inPennsylvania, in 1891. He was editor of theUniontown News and theUniontown Democrat in 1892. He studied law, was admitted to the Pennsylvania bar in 1895 and commenced practice in Uniontown. He was a delegate to the Democratic State conventions in 1898, 1899, 1900, and 1904.
Carr was elected as a Democrat to theSixty-third Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in1914. He resumed the practice of law and was appointedpostmaster ofUniontown, Pennsylvania, in 1934 and served until his retirement in 1947. He died in Uniontown. Interment in Oak Grove Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 23rd congressional district 1913–1915 | Succeeded by |
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