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Kerr, Alvah Milton

author, poet, was born in 1855 in Mount Vernon, Ohio.

He is the author of Trean; An Honest Lawyer, and other works.

Kerr, Daniel

soldier, lawyer, state legislator, congressman, was born June 18, 1836, in Scotland. He entered the service as a private in 1862; and was promoted first lieutenant in 1864. He was elected to the legislature of Illinois in 1868. He removed to Iowa in 1870; and was elected to the legislature of Iowa in 1883. He was elected to the fiftieth and fifty-first congresses as a republican.

Kerr, Halbert S

civil engineer, railroad manager, was born Jan. 3, 1865, in St. Michaels, Md. During 1884-85 he was engineer in charge of construction of the San Pete Valley railway; and since 1888 its general superintendent.

Kerr, J. A

lawyer, jurist, poet. In 1878 he opened a law office in Tippecanoe City, Ohio; and in 1889 was elected judge of the common pleas of the county. He is also the author of a number of poems.

Kerr, John

congressman. He was a representative in congress from Pennsylvania from 1813 to 1817.

Kerr, John

lawyer, congressman, was born in North Carolina. He was a representative in congress from his native state from 1853 to 1855; and was subsequently elected to the house of commons of that state.

Kerr, John Bozman

lawyer, congressman, was born March 5, 1809, in Easton, Md. He was a member of the general assembly of Maryland from 1836 to 1838; and from 1847 to 1849 acted as deputy for the attorney-general of Maryland for Talbot county. From 1849 to 1851 he was a representative in congress.

He died Jan. 27, 1878, in Washington, D. C.

Kerr, John Francis

lawyer, legislator, jurist, was born April 30, 1857, in Scranton, Pa. He served two terms in the New Jersey state legislature; and for five years was judge of the district court of Paterson, N. J. con-

Kerr, John Leeds

lawyer, gressman, United States senator, was born Jan. 15, 1780, in Greenbury Point, Md.

He was a representative in congress from Maryland from 1825 to 1829, and again from 1831 to 1833. He was a senator in congress from 1841 to 1843. He died Feb. 21, 1844, near Easton, Md.

Kerr, Joseph

United States senator.

He was a senator in congress from Ohio from 1814 to 1815 to fill a vacancy.

Kerr, Robert Pollok

author, was born in 1850 in Massachusetts. He is the author of Presbyterianism for the People; History of Presbyterianism; Hymns of the Ages; and Voice of God in History.

Kerr, Winfield S

lawyer, state senator, congressman. He is a successful lawyer of Mansfield, Ohio. He served four years in the Ohio state senate; and was elected to the fifty-fourth and fifty-fifth congresses.