History of Old Sparta, (Edgecombe County) North Carolina United States of America

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A Short Biography of Elias Carr

Elias Carr, governor of North Carolina, was born in Edgecombe county, N. C., Feb. 25, 1839, son of Jonas Johnston and Elizabeth (Hilliard) Carr. Among his ancestors were Jonas Johnston, of revolutionary fame, and the Hon. Richard Hines, a member of Congress. He attended school at the Oaks in Orange county, and subsequently completed his education at the universities of North Carolina and Virginia. He served in the Confederate army during the civil war, returning at its close to his private agricultural interests in Edgecombe county. He was connected with the first planters' clubs, and was an active member in the Farmers' alliance. In 1886 he was a delegate. from North Carolina to the national farmers' convention at St. Paul, and in 1891 was appointed commissioner to the World's fair. He was governor of North Carolina, 1893-97. He died at Old Sparta, N. C., in 1900.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor