Francis Carr
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Francis Carr (December 6, 1751 - October 6, 1821) was a U.S. Representative from the District of Maine, which was then part of Massachusetts. He was also the father of U.S. Congressman James Carr.
Born in Newbury, Massachusetts, Carr attended the common schools, and engaged in the mercantile business. He later became one of the first settlers of Bangor, Maine, and served the District of Maine as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and the Massachusetts State Senate.
Carr was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Twelfth Congress of the United States to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Barzillai Gannett and served from April 6, 1812, to March 3, 1813. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1812 to the Thirteenth Congress, and resumed mercantile pursuits. He died in Bangor, Maine, October 6, 1821, and was interred in Mount Hope Cemetery.
