Carll Smith Burr Jr. (September 26, 1858 in

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– January 2, 1936 in Commack, Suffolk Co. NY) was an American politician from

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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

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s of 1892, 1893 and 1894. He was a delegate to the

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. In the

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, he was a

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for

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and

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. Burr Jr. was a member of the

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(Suffolk Co., 2nd D.) in

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and

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. He was a member of the

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(1st D.) from 1905 to 1908, sitting in the 128th, 129th, 130th and

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s. He was buried at the Commack Cemetery.

References

''Official New York from Cleveland to Hughes''
by Charles Elliott Fitch (Hurd Publishing Co., New York and Buffalo, 1911, Vol. IV; pg. 336, 339 and 365f)
''The New York Red Book''
compiled by Edgar L. Murlin (published by James B. Lyon, Albany NY, 1897; pg. 195f)

in NYT on January 3, 1936 (subscription required)
Burr genealogy
at Long Island surnames

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Burr, Carll S 1858 births 1936 deaths Republican Party New York (state) state senators People from Commack, New York Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly 1896 United States presidential electors

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