Thomas Carr (1824–1874) was an English mechanical engineer of Montpelier, Bristol.
[1][2][3] Thomas Carr was born at Durham, England, on 23 January 1824.
[4] Carr invented an improved steering apparatus for ships; Though is received a high approval by authorities on the subject, it was not generally adopted owing to the expense required in repairing it.
This machine, which he described to the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, was extensively used in various trades and manufactures especially in connection with agriculture.
He also brought out a flour mill on the disintegrator principle, which was used extensively in Scotland.