Background
Scarr, James Henry was born on January 10, 1867 in near South Boston, Ionia County, Michigan, United States. Son of Francis O. and Joanna Eastman (Wilmarth) Scarr.
Scarr, James Henry was born on January 10, 1867 in near South Boston, Ionia County, Michigan, United States. Son of Francis O. and Joanna Eastman (Wilmarth) Scarr.
Student State Normal School, Emporia, Kansas, 1887-1889. Studied law in office of Honorary John W. Sheafor, Concordia, Kansas.
Teacher in public schools, Kansas and Oklahoma, 1889-1895. Admitted to bar, 1892. Practiced law, also newspaper and real estate business until 1898.
Entered service United States Weather Bureau, 1898. Stationed at St. Louis, Missouri, and Cairo, Illinois, 1898-1900, Helena and Havre, Montana, 1900-1901. Local forecaster, Sacramento, California, 1901-1908, Tampa, Florida, 1908-1909.
District forecaster, New York, 1909-1924. Senior meteorologist, New York, 1924-1926, principal meteorologist, since 1926.
Member of American Meteorological Society.
Married Laura E. Brown, December 21, 1890. Children: James Bernard (deceased), Francis Joseph.