Dabney S. Carr
Dabney S. Carr | |
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Official portrait, 2024 | |
| United States Minister Resident to the Ottoman Empire | |
| In office February 29, 1844 – October 20, 1849 | |
| President | James K. Polk Zachary Taylor |
| Preceded by | David Porter |
| Succeeded by | George Perkins Marsh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 5, 1802 |
| Died | March 24, 1854 (aged 52) |
| Relatives | Thomas Jefferson (great-uncle) |
Dabney Smith Carr (March 5, 1802 – March 24, 1854) was an American newspaper publisher and diplomat who served as the United States minister to the Ottoman Empire from 1844 to 1849. During his tenure as minister he closed consular generals across the Ottoman Empire and feuded with Warder Cresson.