Wilbur J. Carr

Wilbur J. Carr
United States Minister to Czechoslovakia
In office
July 13, 1937 – April 6, 1939
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by J. Butler Wright
Succeeded by Anthony J. Biddle Jr.
United States Assistant Secretary of State
In office
July 1, 1924 – July 28, 1937
President Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by Leland B. Harrison
Succeeded by George S. Messersmith
Personal details
Born 1870
Died 1942
Spouse(s) Mary Eugenia Crane;
Edith Koon
Profession Diplomat

Wilbur John Carr (1870-1942) was an American diplomat. He was named one of three Great Civil Servants, along with William Hunter, and Alvey Augustus Adee.[1]

Early life and education

He was born in Taylorsville, Ohio.[2] He attended College in Kentucky, graduating from the Commercial College of the University of Kentucky in 1889. After taking a shorthand course, he became a stenographer and accountant at Peekskill Military Academy while continuing his education.[3][4]

Career

On June 1, 1892, he was appointed a clerk in the Department of State. Ten years later, he became Chief of the Consular Bureau, then Chief Clerk of the Department. On November 30, 1909, he became Director of the Consular Service, an office created specifically for him, and which he held through June 30, 1924.[5][6] He helped establish Civil Service reform, leading to the Rogers Act.

From July 1, 1924 – July 28, 1937, Carr was Assistant Secretary of State.[7]

His papers are held at the Library of Congress.[8]

Works

  • "W. J. Carr Discusses Consular Service". The Harvard Crimson. March 21, 1921.
  • "What Your Consuls Do". American Consular Bulletin. 4 (1): 3–5, 20–25. January 1922. Retrieved 19 January 2017.

References

  1. ↑ "Three Great Civil Servants : William Hunter, Alvey Augustus Adee, and Wilbur J. Carr" (PDF). Usdiplomacy.org. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
  2. ↑ "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957". FamilySearch. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  3. ↑ Werking, Richard Hume (2015). The Master Architects: Building the United States Foreign Service, 1890-1913. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 88–120. ISBN 9780813165127. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  4. ↑ 104th Annual Report of the Regents. New York: University of the State of New York. 1892. p. 1974.
  5. ↑ Young, John W., ed. (June 1922). "Hail to the Chief!". American Consular Bulletin. 4 (6): 155–159, 172–175. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "Department of State Personalities of Note". State.gov. 2004-01-01. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
  7. ↑ "Wilbur John Carr - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". History.state.gov. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
  8. ↑ "Wilbur J. Carr Papers : A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress" (PDF). Memory.loc.gov. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
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