John H. Carr Explained

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] He and other member of the 1893 Arkansas House of Representstives were photographed.^[5]

See also

• African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era

Notes and References

1. Negro Legislators in Arkansas, 1891: A Document. Gatewood, Willard B.. Gatewood, Willard G.. 1972. The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 31. 3. 220–233. JSTOR. 10.2307/40038091. 40038091.
2. Book: Graves, John William. Town and Country. December 16, 1990. University of Arkansas Press. 9781610754316. Google Books.
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4. Book: Graves, John. Town and Country: Race Relations in an Urban-Rural Context, Arkansas, 1865–1905. February 3, 1990. University of Arkansas Press. 9781682261385. Google Books.
5. 1893 House of Representatives composite photo of the Twenty-Ninth General Assembly of the State of Arkansas. Arkansas General Assembly Composite Images, 1866-2011. 31 December 1893.