| Job Carr | |
| Office: | Postmaster and Mayor |
| Constituency: | Tacoma, Washington |
| Birth Date: | July 2, 1813 |
| Death Date: | August 10, 1887 |
| Death Place: | Tacoma, Washington |
| Resting Place: | Tacoma Cemetery |
Job Carr (July 2, 1813 - August 10, 1887) was the founder of Tacoma, Washington, United States.
A Union veteran of the United States Civil War,[1] Carr came west in 1864 to settle on a 168-acre claim in what is now Tacoma.[2] He was the first permanent European American settler in the area and built a cabin on his claim, which doubled as the United States Post Office when he was appointed postmaster. He was an early promoter of Tacoma as a potential terminus for the Northern Pacific Railroad, and encouraged settlement in the new town.
A replica of Carr's original cabin stands near the original location as a museum of he and early Tacoma.[3]