Job Carr

{{short description|American pioneer}}

{{Infobox Politician

| name = Job Carr

| image = File:Job-Carr.jpg

| caption = Founder of Tacoma

| office = Postmaster and Mayor

| constituency = Tacoma, Washington

| birth_date = July 2, 1813

| death_date = August 10, 1887

| death_place = Tacoma, Washington

| resting_place = Tacoma Cemetery

}}

Job Carr (July 2, 1813 - August 10, 1887) was the founder of Tacoma, Washington, United States.

A Union veteran of the United States Civil War,{{Cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=CF3B448B-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A|title=Job Car - Soldier Details|website=National Park Service Soldiers and Sailors Database|access-date=2021-06-09}} Carr came west in 1864 to settle on a 168-acre claim in what is now Tacoma.{{Cite web|url=http://www.historylink.org/File/5018|title=Job Carr arrives at future site of Tacoma on Commencement Bay on December 25, 1864. - HistoryLink.org|website=www.historylink.org|access-date=2021-06-09}} He was the first permanent European American settler in the area and built a cabin on his claim, which doubled as the United States Post Office when he was appointed postmaster. He was an early promoter of Tacoma as a potential terminus for the Northern Pacific Railroad, and encouraged settlement in the new town.

A replica of Carr's original cabin stands near the original location as a museum of he and early Tacoma.{{Cite web|url=https://www.jobcarrmuseum.org/|title=Job Carr Cabin Museum|website=www.jobcarrmuseum.org|access-date=2021-06-09}}