John H. Carr
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John H. Carr (November 14, 1849 - ?) was a farmer and member of the Arkansas Legislature in 1891. He represented Phillips County, Arkansas. He served in the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1891.[1]
Carr was born and raised in Helena, Arkansas. He was a sergeant in the state militia. a Republican, he served as a state representative in 1889, 1890, and 1891. He was a Baptist and a member of a Masonic Lodge.[1] He represented Phillips County.[2]
He was included in a photo montage and series of profiles of African American state legislators serving in Arkansas in 1891 published in The Freeman newspaper in Indianapolis.[3] He voted against a poll tax.[4]
References
- ^ a b Gatewood, Willard B.; Gatewood, Willard G. (1972). "Negro Legislators in Arkansas, 1891: A Document". The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 31 (3): 220–233. doi:10.2307/40038091 – via JSTOR.
- ^ Graves, John William (December 16, 1990). "Town and Country". University of Arkansas Press – via Google Books.
- ^ https://digitalcollections.uark.edu/digital/collection/Civilrights/id/335/
- ^ Graves, John (February 3, 1990). "Town and Country: Race Relations in an Urban-Rural Context, Arkansas, 1865–1905". University of Arkansas Press – via Google Books.