Wilbur J. Carr

Wilbur J. Carr
United States Minister to Czechoslovakia
In office
July 13, 1937 – April 6, 1939
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byJ. Butler Wright
Succeeded byAnthony J. Biddle Jr.
United States Assistant Secretary of State
In office
July 1, 1924 – July 28, 1937
PresidentCalvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byLeland B. Harrison
Succeeded byGeorge S. Messersmith
Personal details
Born(1870-10-31)October 31, 1870
Taylorsville, Ohio, U.S.
DiedJune 26, 1942(1942-06-26) (aged 71)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Cause of deathMyocardial infarction
Spouse(s)Mary Eugenia Crane;
Edith Adele Koon
(m. 1917)
EducationUniversity of Kentucky
George Washington University (LL.B.)
Columbian University (LL.M.)
ProfessionDiplomat

Wilbur John Carr (October 31, 1870 - June 26, 1942) was an American diplomat. He was a leader in building a professional American diplomatic corps, cutting it loose from domestic politics. He was named one of three Great Civil Servants, along with William Hunter, and Alvey Augustus Adee.[1]

  1. ^ "Three Great Civil Servants : William Hunter, Alvey Augustus Adee, and Wilbur J. Carr" (PDF). Usdiplomacy.org. Retrieved 2013-11-07.