John Bozman Kerr

John Bozman Kerr

John Bozman Kerr (born March 5, 1809 in Easton , Talbot County , Maryland , †  January 27, 1878 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . Between 1849 and 1851 he represented the state of Maryland in the US House of Representatives . He was also the American envoy to Nicaragua from 1851 to 1853 .

Career

John Kerr attended the public schools in his home country as well as the Easton Academy . He then studied at Harvard University until 1830 . After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer, he began to work in Easton from 1833 in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Whig Party . He served in the Maryland House of Representatives from 1836 to 1838 ; from 1845 to 1848 he was assistant district attorney in Talbot County.

In the congressional election of 1848 , Kerr was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington in the sixth constituency of Maryland, where he succeeded John W. Crisfield on March 4, 1849 . Since he refused to run again in 1850, he was only able to complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1851 . This time was dominated by the discussions about the question of slavery . In 1850 the of was Senator Henry Clay introduced Compromise of 1850 passed.

After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, Kerr was appointed by President Millard Fillmore as the first American envoy ( Chargé d'affaires ) to Nicaragua. He held this office between 1851 and 1853; he was followed by Solon Borland . After his return he practiced as a lawyer again. Between 1864 and 1868, John Kerr worked as a lawyer for the Court of Claims in Washington. From 1869 he worked legally for the revision of the Ministry of Finance. He died on January 27, 1878 in the state capital Washington and was buried in the family cemetery on the Bellville estate in Talbot County.

Web links

• John Bozman Kerr in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John Bozman Kerr in the database of Find a Grave (English)