Eleanor Kearny Carr

Eleanor Kearny Carr
First Lady of North Carolina
In role
January 18, 1893 – January 12, 1897
GovernorElias Carr
Preceded byLouisa Moore Holt
Succeeded bySarah Amanda Sanders Russell
Personal details
Born
William Eleanor Kearny

March 1, 1840
Warrenton, Warren County, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedMarch 29, 1912(1912-03-29) (aged 72)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting placeBracebridge Hall, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseElias Carr
Children6
Parent(s)William Kinchen Kearny
Maria Alston
RelativesJulian Carr (cousin-in-law)
Mary Hilliard Hinton (niece)
ResidenceBracebridge Hall

William Eleanor Kearny Carr (March 1, 1840 – March 29, 1912) was an American planter and political hostess who served as the First Lady of North Carolina from 1893 to 1897 as the wife of Governor Elias Carr. She was a charter member and librarian of the first North Carolinian chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.