Thomas Carr (1788 – 5 September 1859)[1] was the inaugural Bishop of Bombay between 1837 and 1851.[2]
The son of Thomas Carr and Catherine Wilkinson, Carr was born in 1788. He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge, matriculating in 1809, graduating B.A. in 1813, and receiving the Lambeth degree of D.D. in 1831.
Chaplain in the service of the East India Company in 1817. Appointed to the archdeaconry of Bombay in 1833. Consecrated Bishop of Bombay at Lambeth Palace Chapel on 19 November 1837. Installed in Bombay 25 February 1838.
Rector of Bath Abbey between 1854 and 1859. Gave key evidence in a famous court case, that of Archdeacon Denison.[3] He died at Bath, Somerset in 1859.
A monument to Carr, designed by British sculptor Matthew Noble, is located in St. Thomas Cathedral, Mumbai.
First marriage to Elizabeth Matilda Farrish on 19 May 1814 at Great St. Mary's, Cambridge.
Later on 24 June 1831, a second marriage to Catherine Emily MacMahon.
Carr's grandson William Awdry was also consecrated a bishop serving in Southampton, Osaka and South Tokyo.