William Carr (14 June 1862 – 28 January 1925) was a British biographer, historian, magistrate and Deputy Lieutenant for Norfolk, England.

Life

William Carr was born in Gomersal House,

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, to William Carr, magistrate and local squire. He was educated, first at

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, and then in 1882 went to

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. His strength was in history where he won the three historical essay prizes: Stanhope (1884); Lothian (1888); and Arnold (1890). In 1886, Carr married Margaret, eldest daughter of James Franck Bright, Master of University College. He studied for the Bar, and having read with Lord Robson he joined the North-Eastern Circuit. He was a strong Conservative, and contested the Morley Division of Yorkshire in 1892 and 1895. To the ''

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'' he was a contributor, and later in life became a connoisseur especially of silver, furniture, pictures and Greek coins. During World War I he supported the Volunteer force in the rank of Major. He was a magistrate of many years standing, for Norfolk, Suffolk, and the West Riding, chairman of the Norfolk

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, vice-chairman of the

Norfolk County Council Norfolk County Council is the top-tier local government authority for Norfolk, England. Its headquarters are based in the city of Norwich. Below it there are 7 second-tier local government district councils: Breckland District, Broadland Distr ...

, and a Deputy Lieutenant for Norfolk. His main interest was primarily in the land, managing his own estates, and he was a practical farmer of experience in both Yorkshire and Norfolk. In poor health, Carr was advised to give up his county work, but the end came unexpectedly when he died at

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, Norfolk on 28 January 1925. He was survived by his wife and five children, his only son being William G. Carr, of the 12th Lancers and four daughters. Three daughters were married, respectively, Margaret to

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, another daughter to Colonel Newman and Alice to Major Lawrence Athill.

Works

*
University college
' (1902) a history of University College, Oxford

References

External links

* William Carr author pages at WikiSource {{DEFAULTSORT:Carr, William People educated at Marlborough College Fellows of University College, Oxford Deputy Lieutenants of Norfolk People from Gomersal 1862 births 1925 deaths People from Ditchingham