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WILLIAM CARR, president Mechanics’ National Bank, Pittsburgh, was born in Killyleagh, County Down, Ireland, in 1817, and is the eldest child of Nathaniel and Catherine (Lowrey) Carr. His grandfather, John Carr, migrated from Scotland to Ireland, where he had been granted a large tract of land from the crown. His wife was Christina Fulton, who was also of Scottish extraction. William Carr was educated in the private schools of his native county, and in 1841 came to America. In 1843 he reached Pittsburgh on his way to Chicago. Here he met a merchant who knew his family, and was induced to take employment in his store. He eventually embarked in the wholesale trade with John Parker, and in 1852 became sole proprietor of the business, which he continued till 1871. He was also a partner for seven years in a Philadelphia wholesale grocery. In 1857 he became a director in the Mechanics’ Bank, and was elected president in 1872. He is a member of Calvary P. E. Church; in politics was formerly a whig, but is now a democrat. Mr. Carr has been twice married, but has no children living.