Encyclopedia Dubuque
"Encyclopedia Dubuque is the online authority for all things Dubuque, written by the people who know the city best.”
Marshall Cohen—researcher and producer, CNN
Affiliated with the Local History Network of the State Historical Society of Iowa, and the Iowa Museum Association.
CARR, Ossian E.
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
CARR, Ossian E. (Unknown-Oakland, CA, Jan. 10, 1970). City manager. From 1920 to 1925, Carr served as Dubuque's first city manager. In 1939 he co-founded Insurance Securities Incorporation Trust Fund of San Francisco. The Carr Hall of Science at Pennsylvania's Allegheny College was built in part with a $500,000 donation made by Carr and his wife in 1964.