Leeming Carr Explained

Dr. Leeming George Carr
Office:MPP for Hamilton East
Term Start:June 25, 1923
Term End:May 15, 1928
Predecessor:George Grant Halcrow
Successor:William Robert Morrison
Party:Conservative
Birth Date:21 December 1864
Birth Place:Glanford, Canada West
Occupation:Physician

Leeming Carr (December 21, 1864  - June 6, 1934) was a physician[1] and political figure in Ontario. He represented Hamilton East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1923 to 1928 as a Conservative member.[2]

He was born in Glanford township on December 12, 1862 to John Champion Carr and Sarah Susan Ryckman, and was educated in Hamilton and at the University of Toronto, the University of Glasgow and the University of Edinburgh.[1] Carr served as a member of the Wentworth County Council from 1898 to 1900 and later was a member of the Hamilton Board of Education.[3] He was a minister without portfolio in the provincial cabinet from 1923 to 1928.[2] Carr resigned his seat in the assembly in 1928 after he was named sheriff for Wentworth County.[4]

On June 17, 1890 he married Katharine Anderson, who later became a published author.

His son Leeming Anderson Carr Jr was also a doctor and played with the Hamilton Alerts and won the 1912 Grey Cup.[5] His grandson was John Munro, a federal cabinet minister and MP.

Notes and References

  1. Book: 403472 . Canadian Medical Association Journal . July 1934. 31 . 1 . 106–108 .
  2. Web site: Leeming Carr, MPP . Legislative Assembly of Ontario . 2011-06-21.
  3. News: The Border Cities Star . Ex-Cabinet Minister Dead . June 6, 1934 . 1.
  4. News: 3 Conservative Candidates Win In By-elections . Ottawa Citizen . June 27, 1923 . 19.
  5. Web site: Grey Cup: Old brown beanie payoff for winning 1912 championship The Star.