Ralph Lawrence Carr

Ralph Lawrence Carr ( born December 11, 1887 in Rosita, Custer County, Colorado, † September 22, 1950 in Denver, Colorado ) was an American politician ( Republican) and from 1939 to 1943 the 28th Governor of the State of Colorado.

Early years and political rise

Ralph Carr attended after elementary school, the University of Colorado. Prior to his political career, he worked as a lawyer and publisher. Between 1922 and 1929 he was a prosecutor for the Conejos County. From 1927 to 1929 he served as Deputy Attorney General of Colorado. After that, he was from 1929 to 1933 Attorney for that State. Carr was a member of the Republican Party and in the 1930s, an opponent of the New Deal policies of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, whose foreign policy he supported, however. On 8 November 1938 he was elected governor of his state, where he prevailed with 59.5 percent of the vote against the Democratic incumbent plate Ammons.

Governor of Colorado

Carr took up his new post on January 10, 1939. After a re-election in 1940 he was able to exercise it until 12 January 1943. During his tenure, he managed to reduce the budget deficit through internal transfers. The overall management structure of the state was reformed. His second term was marked by the events of World War II, which also includes Colorado had to make a contribution. Production was switched to the armament requirement as everywhere here. Soldiers were recruited and asked the armed forces available. Governor Carr made ​​at that time unpopular among many Americans when he spoke out against the conditions imposed by the federal government interned Japanese -born Americans. He stood up for their rights as U.S. citizens, and was also generally adjusted against racism. This attitude cost him his future political career. An attempt to be elected to the U.S. Senate, failed in 1942.

Further CV

After the end of his governorship Carr initially withdrew from politics. It was only in 1950, he returned to the political stage. His party nominated him this year for the upcoming gubernatorial election. Ralph Carr died but before the election date. He was married twice and had a total of two children.