Julian S. Carr
Julian Shakespeare Carr | |
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| Born | October 12, 1845 |
| Died | April 29, 1924 (aged 78) |
| Burial place | Maplewood Cemetery |
| Other names | General Carr Col. Carr "Jule" Carr |
| Education | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA, Hon. LLD) |
| Occupations | Industrialist Banker Philanthropist |
| Known for | Bull Durham Smoking Tobacco Donating Duke University's East Campus Namesake of Carrboro |
| Title | President of W. T. Blackwell and co. President of the First National Bank of Durham Mayor of Durham |
| Board member of | Trinity College (Duke University), University of North Carolina, American University |
| Spouse | Nannie Graham Parrish Carr |
| Relatives | James William Cannon (in-law) |
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Julian Shakespeare Carr (October 12, 1845 – April 29, 1924) was an American tobacco and textile industrialist best known for his work establishing "the first major brand-name [tobacco] product" Bull Durham Tobacco and pioneering the world's first international, mass-market advertising campaign.
He is only person to have served on the Board of Trustees for both Duke University and the University of North Carolina.
He is the namesake of Carrboro, North Carolina.