John Kerr Junior

John Kerr Jr. (born February 10, 1811 in Danville , Virginia , † September 5, 1879 in Reidsville , North Carolina ) was an American politician . Between 1853 and 1855 he represented the state of North Carolina in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Kerr was the son of the same name Congressman John Kerr (1782-1842), who sat between 1813 and 1817 for the State of Virginia in the US House of Representatives. The younger Kerr attended schools in Richmond . After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he began working in this profession in Yanceyville, North Carolina. Between 1844 and 1856 he was the curator of Wake Forest College ; between 1846 and 1868 he was also a board member of the University of North Carolina .

Politically, Kerr was a member of the Whig Party . In 1852 he ran unsuccessfully for governor of North Carolina. In the congressional election of the same year he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the fifth constituency of North Carolina , where he succeeded Abraham Watkins Venable on March 4, 1853 . Since he was not confirmed in 1854, he could only serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1855 . These were shaped by the events and discussions leading up to the civil war . At the center of the discussions at the time was the question of slavery .

Kerr was a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1858 and 1860 . During the Civil War he was a judge on the North Carolina Supreme Court , from 1874 to 1879 then on the Superior Court . John Kerr died in Reidsville on September 5, 1879.

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SURNAME	Kerr, John Jr.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	February 10, 1811
PLACE OF BIRTH	near Danville , Virginia
DATE OF DEATH	September 5, 1879
Place of death	Reidsville , North Carolina