He was born in Ameliasburg, Upper Canada in 1836,[1] the son of Francis William Kerr, an Irish immigrant, and Olive Shelley, and was educated at Victoria University in Cobourg. Kerr later served as a member of the University's senate and as its bursar. He was called to the bar in 1859 and set up practice in Cobourg. Kerr served on the town council for Cobourg and was mayor from 1867 to 1873. After his re-election in 1874, he was unseated on appeal but won the subsequent by-election. He was made a Queen's Counsel in 1876. He ran unsuccessfully for the federal seat in 1878 and 1882. Kerr was named to the Senate in 1899 and died in office in 1906[1] in Toronto, Ontario.[2]
He married Myra Jane Field, the sister of MPPs John C. and Corelli C. Field.[3] His daughter, Edith Kerr Macdonald (1870–1957), was the first woman to hold a municipal office in Cobourg.
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^ abcWilliam Kerr – Parliament of Canada biography
^Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
^Morgan, Henry James, ed. (1898). The Canadian Men and Women of the Time: A Handbook of Canadian Biography (First ed.). Toronto: William Briggs.
Mackintosh, C.H., ed. (1876). The Canadian Parliamentary Companion and Annual Register. Ottawa: Citizen Printing and Publishing Company.
January 01, 1970
william, kerr, canadian, politician, william, kerr, february, 1836, november, 1906, lawyer, political, figurein, ontario, canada, represented, northumberland, west, house, commons, canada, from, 1874, 1878, liberal, member, served, senate, canada, from, 1899, . William Kerr February 27 1836 November 22 1906 was a lawyer and political figurein Ontario Canada He represented Northumberland West in the House of Commons of Canada from 1874 to 1878 as a Liberal member and served in the Senate of Canada from 1899 to 1906 1 He was born in Ameliasburg Upper Canada in 1836 1 the son of Francis William Kerr an Irish immigrant and Olive Shelley and was educated at Victoria University in Cobourg Kerr later served as a member of the University s senate and as its bursar He was called to the bar in 1859 and set up practice in Cobourg Kerr served on the town council for Cobourg and was mayor from 1867 to 1873 After his re election in 1874 he was unseated on appeal but won the subsequent by election He was made a Queen s Counsel in 1876 He ran unsuccessfully for the federal seat in 1878 and 1882 Kerr was named to the Senate in 1899 and died in office in 1906 1 in Toronto Ontario 2 He married Myra Jane Field the sister of MPPs John C and Corelli C Field 3 His daughter Edith Kerr Macdonald 1870 1957 was the first woman to hold a municipal office in Cobourg References edit a b c William Kerr Parliament of Canada biography Johnson J K 1968 The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867 1967 Public Archives of Canada Morgan Henry James ed 1898 The Canadian Men and Women of the Time A Handbook of Canadian Biography First ed Toronto William Briggs Mackintosh C H ed 1876 The Canadian Parliamentary Companion and Annual Register Ottawa Citizen Printing and Publishing Company Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Kerr Canadian politician amp oldid 1153874411, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
