Carll S. Burr Jr.

Carll Smith Burr Jr. (September 26, 1858 in Commack, Suffolk County, New York – January 2, 1936 in Commack, Suffolk Co. NY) was an American politician from New York.

Carll S. Burr Jr. (1897)

Life

He was the son of Carll S. Burr (1831–1916) and Emma Frances (Case) Burr (1839–1907). He attended Huntington Union School and Flushing Institute. Then he entered his father's business and became nationally known as a horse breeder. On November 18, 1885, he married Harriet E. Carll (1862–1945), and they had two children. He was a judge at the National Horse Shows of 1892, 1893 and 1894.

He was a delegate to the 1892 Republican National Convention.[1] In the 1896 presidential election, he was a presidential elector for William McKinley and Garret Hobart.[2]

Burr Jr. was a member of the New York State Assembly (Suffolk Co., 2nd D.) in 1896, 1897 and 1898.

He was a member of the New York State Senate (1st D.) from 1905 to 1908, sitting in the 128th, 129th, 130th and 131st New York State Legislatures.

He was buried at the Commack Cemetery.

See also

References
New York State Assembly
Preceded by
Richard Higbie
all Suffolk County		 New York State Assembly
Suffolk County, 2nd District
1896–1898		 Succeeded by
Regis H. Post
New York State Senate
Preceded by
Edwin Bailey Jr.		 New York State Senate
1st District
1905–1908		 Succeeded by
Orlando Hubbs
  1. Rose, Theodore C.; Burke, James F. (1892). Proceedings of the Tenth Republican National Convention Held in the City of Minneapolis, Minn., June 7, 8, 9, and 10, 1892. Minneapolis, Minn.: Harrison & Smith. p. 104.
  2. Proceedings of the Electoral College of the State of New York, January 11th, 1897. Albany: Albany. 1897. p. 29.
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