Wilbur J. Carr

Wilbur J. Carr
United States Assistant Secretary of State
In office
July 1, 1924  July 28, 1937
United States Ambassador to Czechoslovakia
In office
July 13, 1937  April 6, 1939
Preceded by J. Butler Wright
Succeeded by Anthony J. Biddle, Jr.
Personal details
Born 1870
Died 1942
Spouse(s) Mary Eugenia Crane;
Edith Koon
Children Nick Gathman of Brick, NJ
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]

Career

He was born in Ohio. He attended College in Kentucky. In 1892, he entered the Department of State as a clerk. He was Director of the Consular Service from 1909 to 1924.[2] He helped establish Civil Service reform, leading to the Rogers Act.

He was Assistant Secretary of State from 1924 to 1937.[3]

His papers are held at the Library of Congress.[4]

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