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|term_end=1967
|term_end=1967
|governor=[[John Connally]]
|governor=[[John Connally]]
|preceded=Will Wilson
|preceded=[[Will Wilson]]
|succeeded=Crawford Martin
|succeeded=Crawford Martin
|office2=[[Speaker]] of the<br> Texas House of Representatives
|office2=[[Speaker]] of the<br> Texas House of Representatives
==Background==
==Background==
Carr was born to Vincent Carr (1892–1983) and the former Ruth Warlick (1897–1985) in Fairlie in[Hunt County, ] east of [[Dallas]], Texas. In 1932, when the family bank in Fairlie closed, the Carrs moved to [[Lubbock]] just in time for Carr to graduate from Lubbock High School in 1936. The senior Carr found work at Stubbs Feed Seed Company and decided that he wanted his sons to attend college. As a youth, Carr worked as a farm hand, [[magazine]] salesman and [[theater]] usher.<ref name=bio>Billy Hathorn, "The Carrs of Lubbock: A study in Texas Law, Politics, and Medicine," West Texas Historical Association,'' Vol. 97, pp. 26-47.</ref>
Carr was born to Vincent Carr (1892–1983) and the former Ruth Warlick (1897–1985) in Fairlie in Hunt County, east of [[Dallas]], Texas. In 1932, when the family bank in Fairlie closed, the Carrs moved to [[Lubbock]] just in time for Carr to graduate from Lubbock High School in 1936. The senior Carr found work at Stubbs Feed Seed Company and decided that he wanted his sons to attend college. As a youth, Carr worked as a farm hand, [[magazine]] salesman and [[theater]] usher.<ref name=bio>Billy Hathorn, "The Carrs of Lubbock: A study in Texas Law, Politics, and Medicine," West Texas Historical Association,'' Vol. 97, pp. 26-47.</ref>
In 1940, he completed his Bachelor of Business Administration degree at [[Texas Tech University]] (then Texas Technological College) in Lubbock. Although he immediately began his legal studies after Texas Tech, Carr did not graduate from the [[University of Texas at Austin]] in 1947. The delay came from his service in the [[United States Army]] Air Corps as a pilot during [[World War II]].<ref name=bio/>
In 1940, he completed his Bachelor of Business Administration degree at [[Texas Tech University]] (then Texas Technological College) in Lubbock. Although he immediately began his legal studies after Texas Tech, Carr did not graduate from the [[University of Texas at Austin]] in 1947. The delay came from his service in the [[United States Army]] Air Corps as a pilot during [[World War II]].<ref name=bio/>