John Carr (April 9, 1793 – January 20, 1845) was a
U.S. Representative
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from
Indiana
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for three terms from 1831 to 1837, then again for a fourth term from 1839 to 1841.
Biography
Carr was born in
Uniontown, Pennsylvania
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. He moved with his parents to
Clark County, Indiana
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, in 1806. There he attended the public schools.
He joined
William Henry Harrison
William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773April 4, 1841) was an American military officer and politician who served as the ninth president of the United States. Harrison died just 31 days after his inauguration in 1841, and had the shortest pres ...
's army during
Tecumseh's War
Tecumseh's War or Tecumseh's Rebellion was a conflict between the United States and Tecumseh's Confederacy, led by the Shawnee leader Tecumseh in the Indiana Territory. Although the war is often considered to have climaxed with William Henry Ha ...
and fought in the
Battle of Tippecanoe
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in 1811. He remained in the army and was appointed lieutenant in a company of United States Rangers, authorized by an act of Congress for defense of western frontiers, in the
War of 1812
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. He later became a
brigadier general
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and
major general
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of the Indiana
Militia
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which he served in until his death.
He served as clerk of
Clark County from 1824 until 1830. He also served as a
presidential elector
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for
Andrew Jackson
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and
John C. Calhoun in 1824.
Congress
Carr was elected as a
Jacksonian to the
22nd,
23rd, and
24th Congresses serving from (March 4, 1831 until March 3, 1837).
While in the
United States House of Representatives
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he served as chairman of the Committee on Private Land Claims during the 24th Congress. He failed to be reelected in the 1836 election.
Carr was elected as a
Democrat
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Politics
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*A member of a Democratic Party:
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to the
26th congress and served from March 4, 1839, until March 3, 1841. He did not seek reelection.
Death
He died in
Charlestown, Indiana
Charlestown is a city located within Charlestown Township, in Clark County, Indiana, United States. The population was 7,775 at the 2020 census.
History
Charlestown was established in 1808, named after one of its surveyors, Charles Beggs, upon ...
, January 20, 1845. He was interred in the Old Cemetery.
References
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1793 births
1845 deaths
People from Indiana in the War of 1812
Indiana Democratic-Republicans
American militia generals
Jacksonian members of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana
19th-century American politicians
Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana
People from Jackson County, Indiana
People from Clark County, Indiana
Burials in Indiana