William Carr II, FRS (died 16 May 1742) of Newcastle-upon-Tyne was an English Whig politician who sat in the

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between 1722 and 1734. Carr was the son of merchant Joseph Carr of Newcastle. He himself became a merchant and was admitted to the Newcastle companies of * Merchant Adventurers in December 1721 and Hostmen in March 1722. He was elected a

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in 1727. Carr was returned as a Whig

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(MP) for Newcastle-upon-Tyne at the

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. In 1724, he was elected Mayor of Newcastle. He was defeated at the

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but was returned on petition on 26 March 1729. At the

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he was defeated heavily. He was elected Mayor of Newcastle for 1737 but was defeated again at the

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. Carr died on 16 May 1742.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Carr, William 1742 deaths Politicians from Newcastle upon Tyne British MPs 1722–1727 British MPs 1727–1734 Fellows of the Royal Society Mayors of Newcastle upon Tyne