John Hosea Kerr (/kɑːr/; December 31, 1873 – June 21, 1958) was an American jurist and politician who served 15 terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1923 to 1953.
john, kerr, other, people, named, john, kerr, john, kerr, disambiguation, john, hosea, kerr, ɑːr, december, 1873, june, 1958, american, jurist, politician, served, terms, house, representatives, from, 1923, 1953, member, house, representatives, from, north, ca. For other people named John Kerr see John Kerr disambiguation John Hosea Kerr k ɑːr December 31 1873 June 21 1958 was an American jurist and politician who served 15 terms in the U S House of Representatives from 1923 to 1953 John H KerrMember of the U S House of Representatives from North Carolina s 2nd districtIn office November 6 1923 January 3 1953Preceded byClaude KitchinSucceeded byL H FountainPersonal detailsBornJohn Hosea Kerr 1873 12 31 December 31 1873Yanceyville North CarolinaDiedJune 21 1958 1958 06 21 aged 84 Warrenton North CarolinaPolitical partyDemocraticAlma materWake Forest University School of LawOccupationlawyer Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 2 1 Congress 3 Death 3 1 Legacy 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and education editKerr was born in Yanceyville Caswell County North Carolina but lived most of his life in Warrenton North Carolina Kerr received his bachelor s degree from Wake Forest University and his law degree from Wake Forest University School of Law Career editIn 1895 Kerr started his law practice in Warrenton North Carolina He served as town attorney and then as mayor of Warrenton in 1897 and 1898 In 1905 Kerr served as solicitor and then from 1916 to 1923 Kerr served as superior court judge Congress edit Kerr was originally elected to the United States House of Representatives in a special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Claude Kitchin in 1923 He lost a bid for re election in the 1952 Democratic Party primary to Lawrence H Fountain Death editKerr died on June 21 1958 in Warrenton North Carolina Legacy edit Constructed between 1947 and 1953 Kerr Lake Kerr Lake State Recreation Area and John H Kerr Dam is named after him deriving from his instrumental efforts towards the project Kerr s son John H Kerr Jr and grandson John H Kerr III both served in the North Carolina General Assembly His great uncle John Kerr also served in the United States House of Representatives 1 References edit NCPedia John Hosea KerrExternal links editCongressional Biography North Carolina Historical Marker News amp Observer John Kerr dynasty has ended Settle Kerr family of North CarolinaU S House of RepresentativesPreceded byClaude Kitchin Member of the U S House of Representatives from North Carolina s 2nd congressional district1923 1953 Succeeded byL H Fountain nbsp nbsp This article about a North Carolina politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John H Kerr amp oldid 1171354054, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
