Elias Carr
Elias Carr | |
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| 48th Governor of North Carolina | |
| In office January 18, 1893 – January 12, 1897 | |
| Lieutenant | Rufus A. Doughton |
| Preceded by | Thomas Michael Holt |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Lindsay Russell |
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| Born | Elias Carr February 25, 1839 Democratic |
| Spouse | Eleanor Kearny |
| Children | 6 |
| Residence | Bracebridge Hall |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Profession | Lawyer, politician, planter |
Elias Carr (February 25, 1839 – July 22, 1900) was an American planter, lawyer, and politician who served as the
from 1893 to 1897.Biography
Carr was born in
He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1855–1859) and also attained a law degree from the University of Virginia and then returned to Bracebridge Hall. He married Eleanor Kearny, the youngest daughter of William Kinchen Kearny and Benjamin Hardee James Marie Alston Kearny, in 1860 and was the father of six children: Dr. William Kearny Carr, John Buxton Carr, Mary Elizabeth Carr, Elias Carr, Eleanor Kearny Carr, and Annie Bruce Carr. Carr was a member of the board of directors of Rocky Mount Mills, trustee of N.C. College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts (today known as North Carolina State University), commissioner of the N.C. Geological Survey, agriculturist, and businessman. He was an active member of the Sons of the American Revolution and chartered his chapter in North Carolina.[2]
Carr became prominent as head of the state
References
- ^ ISBN 9781439613979.
- ^ a b "Carr, William Eleanor Kearny | NCpedia".
- ^ History of North Carolina: North Carolina since 1860, pp. 235 and 237.
- ^ Davyd Foard Hood (December 2004). "Bracebridge Hall" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
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