James Carr | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's17th district | |
| In office March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817 | |
| Preceded by | Abiel Wood |
| Succeeded by | John Wilson |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the District of Maine | |
| In office 1806–1811 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1777-09-09)September 9, 1777 |
| Died | August 24, 1818(1818-08-24) (aged 40) |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Spouse | Betsey Stelle Jarvis |
| Relations | U.S. CongressmanFrancis Carr |
| Children | Mary, d. August 24, 1818 |
| Alma mater | Phillips Exeter Academy Byfield Academy |
James Carr (September 9, 1777 – August 24, 1818), son of U.S. CongressmanFrancis Carr, was a member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromMaine, then a District ofMassachusetts.
Carr was born inHaverhill, Massachusetts, on September 9, 1777. He attendedPhillips Exeter andByfield Academies, and then went to sea as clerk on the U.S.S. Crescent. He served two years as secretary to the United States Consul atAlgiers. He then joined his parents (who had migrated toBangor, Maine), engaging in mercantile pursuits and serving as a member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives (1806–1811) for the District of Maine.
Carr was elected as a Federalist to theFourteenth United States Congress (1815–1817), the second person from Bangor to occupy that office (following his father).
Carr was drowned in theOhio River on August 24, 1818. While traveling with his family on a steamboat, his 9-year-old daughter Mary fell overboard just belowLouisville, Kentucky, and Carr entered the water in a failed attempt to save her. Neither of their bodies were ever recovered, though a memorial to Carr was erected at Bangor'sMount Hope Cemetery.[1]
Carr was married to Betsey Stelle Jarvis, who migrated toIllinois along with two brothers following the tragedy on the river. The Carrs remained a prominent mercantile and political family in Bangor despite James' death (seeFrancis Carr).
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