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Joe C. Carr
Joseph Cordell Carr, Sr. (June 20, 1907 – October 12, 1981) was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician in the U.S. state, state of Tennessee who served almost 27 years as Tennessee Secretary of State.David R. SowellJoseph Cordell Carr, Sr. Papers Tennessee Historical Society Biography Early life Joseph Carr was born June 20, 1907, in Cookeville, Tennessee. His father, Sidney Forrest Carr, worked for nine years as a clerk in the Tennessee Secretary of State's office and was a one-term member of the Tennessee General Assembly, representing Putnam County, Tennessee, Putnam County from 1919 to 1921. He also was a campaign manager for U.S. Congressman Cordell Hull. The Carr family moved to Nashville in 1918, and Joe Carr was educated at Montgomery Bell Academy and the University School of Nashville, Peabody Demonstration School in Nashville. His first experience in state government was serving as a page in the Tennessee State Senate in 1923, when he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. Founded in 1828, it was predominantly built by Martin Van Buren, who assembled a wide cadre of politicians in every state behind war hero Andrew Jackson, making it the world's oldest active political party.M. Philip Lucas, "Martin Van Buren as Party Leader and at Andrew Jackson's Right Hand." in ''A Companion to the Antebellum Presidents 1837–1861'' (2014): 107–129."The Democratic Party, founded in 1828, is the world's oldest political party" states Its main political rival has been the Republican Party since the 1850s. The party is a big tent, and though it is often described as liberal, it is less ideologically uniform than the Republican Party (with major individuals within it frequently holding widely different political views) due to the broader list of unique voting blocs that compose it. The historical predecessor of the Democratic Party is considered to be th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
