John Kerr (1830 – 3 May 1898) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from Nelson, New Zealand. As well as Lake Station (including Lake Rotoiti and Pourangahau / Mount Robert), Kerr also owned the 70,000 acres (28,000 ha) Tarndale Run and 30,000 acres (12,000 ha) around the Wairau River before entering into a business partnership with Molesworth Station owner Acton Adams. Kerr commissioned cob builder Ned James to build Tarndale homestead in 1874.
Kerr was born in 1830 in the south of Scotland. His father's name was also John Kerr. The family emigrated to New Zealand in 1842 on the Fifeshire and settled in Waimea West.[1] Early in his life, he was engaged in whaling in the Tory Channel / Kura Te Au. He was a butcher in Nelson before he started sheep farming at Lake Station.[2]
Following the resignation from Parliament of Joseph Shephard, who had been appointed to the Legislative Council, a Waimea by-election was held on 3 June 1885. It was contested by six candidates: Kerr (253 votes), W. N. Franklyn (250 votes), William White (94 votes), Christian Dencker (91 votes), William Wastney (59 votes) and Jesse Piper (32 votes). Kerr was thus elected.[3][4]
Kerr drowned in Lake Rotoiti in 1898.[8] His grandson, the solicitor John Robert Kerr, unsuccessfully contested the Nelson electorate in the 1938 general election.[9][10]
john, kerr, nelson, politician, auckland, politician, john, kerr, auckland, politician, john, kerr, 1830, 1898, 19th, century, member, parliament, from, nelson, zealand, well, lake, station, including, lake, rotoiti, pourangahau, mount, robert, kerr, also, own. For the Auckland politician see John Kerr Auckland politician John Kerr 1830 3 May 1898 was a 19th century Member of Parliament from Nelson New Zealand As well as Lake Station including Lake Rotoiti and Pourangahau Mount Robert Kerr also owned the 70 000 acres 28 000 ha Tarndale Run and 30 000 acres 12 000 ha around the Wairau River before entering into a business partnership with Molesworth Station owner Acton Adams Kerr commissioned cob builder Ned James to build Tarndale homestead in 1874 John KerrMember of the New Zealand Parliament for WaimeaIn office 3 June 1885 10 June 1887Majority3Member of the New Zealand Parliament for MotuekaIn office 26 September 1887 17 September 1890Majority141Personal detailsBorn1830ScotlandDied 1898 05 03 3 May 1898Lake Rotoiti New ZealandBiography EditNew Zealand Parliament Years Term Electorate Party1885 1887 9th Waimea Independent1887 1890 10th Motueka IndependentKerr was born in 1830 in the south of Scotland His father s name was also John Kerr The family emigrated to New Zealand in 1842 on the Fifeshire and settled in Waimea West 1 Early in his life he was engaged in whaling in the Tory Channel Kura Te Au He was a butcher in Nelson before he started sheep farming at Lake Station 2 Following the resignation from Parliament of Joseph Shephard who had been appointed to the Legislative Council a Waimea by election was held on 3 June 1885 It was contested by six candidates Kerr 253 votes W N Franklyn 250 votes William White 94 votes Christian Dencker 91 votes William Wastney 59 votes and Jesse Piper 32 votes Kerr was thus elected 3 4 Kerr represented the Waimea electorate until 1887 and then the Motueka electorate from 1887 to 1890 5 In the 1890 general election he contested the Nelson electorate and was narrowly defeated by Joseph Harkness 6 The 1893 general election was contested by four candidates in Nelson John Graham 1289 votes elected Richmond Hursthouse 1011 votes Kerr 910 votes and William Lock 74 votes 7 Kerr drowned in Lake Rotoiti in 1898 8 His grandson the solicitor John Robert Kerr unsuccessfully contested the Nelson electorate in the 1938 general election 9 10 References Edit Scholefield Guy ed 1940 A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography A L PDF Vol I Wellington Department of Internal Affairs pp 462f Retrieved 4 May 2014 Fatality at Lake Roto Iti Nelson Evening Mail Vol XXXII no 98 4 May 1898 p 2 Retrieved 14 March 2021 Official Declaration of the Poll Colonist Vol XXVIII no 4170 20 June 1885 p 1 Retrieved 22 July 2011 Summary Notes Colonist Vol XXVIII no 4122 25 April 1885 p 3 Retrieved 22 July 2011 Wilson James Oakley 1985 First ed published 1913 New Zealand Parliamentary Record 1840 1984 4th ed Wellington V R Ward Govt Printer p 210 OCLC 154283103 Nelson City Colonist Vol XXXIV no 5979 6 December 1890 p 3 Retrieved 21 July 2011 Nelson City Nelson Evening Mail Vol XXVII no 281 29 November 1893 p 2 Retrieved 21 July 2011 The Late Mr John Kerr The Press Vol LV no 10032 10 May 1898 p 5 Retrieved 27 March 2012 The election in Nelson Province Motueka Star Vol 1 no 69 17 October 1938 p 5 Retrieved 14 March 2021 Nelson seat Nelson Evening Mail Vol LXXI 2 December 1937 p 8 Retrieved 14 March 2021 New Zealand ParliamentPreceded byJoseph Shephard Member of Parliament for Waimea1885 1887 Constituency abolishedPreceded byRichmond Hursthouse Member of Parliament for Motueka1887 1890 In abeyanceTitle next held byRoderick McKenzie Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Kerr Nelson politician amp oldid 1094721378, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
