Clyde Carr

Rev Clyde Leonard Carr

Clyde Carr c.1912

Rev Clyde Leonard Carr (1886–1962) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party, and was a minister of the Congregational Church.

Ordained as a minister in 1915, he was on the Christchurch City Council between 1923 and 1927 and the Hospital Board in the 1920s, after working in commerce and banking.

He represented the seat of Timaru from 1928 to 1962, when he resigned. He was a dissident, getting three votes when he ran against Peter Fraser in 1940 to replace Savage as party leader.

He was not appointed to any ministerial positions, but was Chairman of Committees and Deputy Speaker from 1946-50. He was Vice-President of the Labour Party 1933-34 and President 1936-37.

He resigned on 31 May 1962, and died later that year.

Grave of Carr and his wife Laurie

Further reading

• Carr, Clyde (1926), The Everest of the spirit, Christchurch, [N.Z.]: Christchurch Press, Printers 

• Carr, Clyde (1936), Politicalities, Wellington, [N.Z.]: National Magazines 

• Carr, Clyde (1936), Politicalities (rev. ed.), Wellington, [N.Z.]: National Magazines 

• The two books above contain sketches of parliamentarians: many published in the "New Zealand radio record."

• Carr, Clyde (1944), Poems, Wellington, [N.Z.]: Progressive Publishing Society 

• Carr, Clyde (chair) (1958), National library committee, Wellington, [N.Z.]: R.E. Owen, Government Printer 

• Kerr, Stephen (2003), "Good Old Clyde": Clyde Carr M.P., Timaru and the Art of Incumbency, 1928-1962 [M.A.- University of Canterbury] 

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Name	Carr, Clyde
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Date of birth	1886
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Date of death	1962
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