Background
Carr, Henry James was born on August 16, 1849 in Pembroke, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Colonel James Webster and Jane D. (Goodhue) Carr.
Carr, Henry James was born on August 16, 1849 in Pembroke, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Colonel James Webster and Jane D. (Goodhue) Carr.
Educated grammar and high schools, Manchester, New Hampshire (U.S.), and Grand Rapids, Michigan. Accountant and cashier in commercial and railway offices, 1867-1886. Partial law course at University of Michigan.
Admitted to Michigan bar, 1879, but did not practice.
Organized Free Public Library, Saint Joseph, Missouri, 1890-1891. Librarian Scranton Public Library, since 1891.
Member American Library Association (treasurer 1886-1893, recorder, 1894-1895, vice president 1896, secretary 1898-1900, president 1900-1901).
Married Doctorate. Edith Wallbridge, May 13, 1886.