The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-14
HAD RETIRED FROM
POLITICAL CAREER
THREE MONTHS Ago
Death of !. V. A. Leader Occurs
at 2::30 P. N. at His
Jamestown Home
DEMISE NOT UNEXPECTED
Was Assured Of Party's Indorse.
ment For Governor Until
His Withdrawal

Jamestown. N. D.. June l4-(F-
Lieutenant Governor John w. Carr
died at his home here at 2:30 p. m
Tuesday.
Death was caused by cancer. from
which he had suffered more than a
year.
Carr had fought many political
battles, but in March, 1882. he with
drew from politics to wage the great
est fight of his life-a fight against
the inroads OF illness.
Lieutenant Governor since 1929, he
was assured of the Endorsement for
the Republican nomination for gov
ernor by the Independent Voters as
ISOLATION at the 1882 convention. A
few weeks before the convention
opened, he announced his withdrawal
from politics, after his physician adj
vised him he could not withstand tbs
rigors of campaign.
The esteem in which his party helc
him was expressed in a warm resolu.
ton adopted by the I. v. A. conven-
ton. which had hoped to place him
at the head Of the ticket in the june
primary.
Was Native of Iowa
Carr was born in Lafayette coun'
Ity. Iowa, March 26. 1874, attended
the public schools of his native state
and the Iowa state normal school To-
one year. He was dependent on him
self for his education after leaving
the public school, and in 1894 h
came to North Dakota to work on :
farm and to teach school. He at
tended Valley City normal for two
years, was a student at the Univer.
sity of Minnesota law school for two
years. and then became a member o.
the first class to graduate from tn,
University of North Dakota Law
school, where he completed his work
in 1901. On July l. 1902 he came
to Jamestown, and has since prac'
ticed as an attorney there. in addi
ton to his activities as public Of
fetal.
For two years he was assistant
states attorney and four years state.
jattorney of Stutsman county. HI
served for II years as a member o.
the Jamestown board of education
for two years was a member of tn
city council, and for some time g
member of the library board.
In 1922, he was first elected to the
Legislature, serving in the sessions o;
1923, 1925. 1927, and the special ses.
sion Of 1928. He was speaker of the
house in 1929, and then was nom
mated and elected on the Republican
ticket as lieutenant governor of Norti
Dakota. He was reelected in 1890.
Leaves Four Children
He married Miss Marie Remmer
of Goodhue county. Minnesota. ii
1905 She died in March, 1920, leav
ing four children, Edwin Remmer
Carr. Mary Thora, William John, an;
Marie. Carr married Martha Ell;
Bates of Jamestown Aug. 20. 1921.
For many years, Cars reputation
was confined to his home county ane
judicial district. while he was qiuet,
building up the associations of al
able lawyer. In later years he becam'
known over the state through hi
public activities.
AS lieutenant governor he preside'
over the state senate at the 1929 an
1881 sessions. and numbered many Q
his political opponents among hi
personal friends. His decisions wer'
regarded by those of the opposing po
litical faith as fair and impartial.
Governor George F. Shafer ap'
pointed him a member of the govern
mental survey commission under Al
act OF the 1881 legislature. Car
served as chairman Of the groul
which devoted its attention to com
plete survey of the North Dakot'
governmental structure.