Francis Carr | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 17th district | |
| In office April 6, 1812 – March 4, 1813 | |
| Preceded by | Barzillai Gannett |
| Succeeded by | Abiel Wood |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 6, 1751 Newbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America |
| Died | October 6, 1821 (aged 69) Bangor, Maine, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mount Hope Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Spouse | Mary Elliot |
| Children | Congressman James Carr |
Francis Carr (December 6, 1751 – October 6, 1821) was a U.S. Representative from the District of Maine, which was then part of Massachusetts. He was also the father of U.S. Congressman James Carr, and the founder of a political and mercantile family in Bangor, Maine.
Carr was born and attended common schools in Newbury in the Province of Massachusetts Bay. He later moved to Haverhill, married Mary Elliot (b. 1755 in Amesbury), and engaged in the mercantile and shipbuilding business. He also represented Haverhill in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.[1]