Winfield S. Kerr

Winfield S. Kerr

Winfield Scott Kerr (born June 23, 1852 in Monroe , Ohio , †  September 11, 1917 in Mansfield , Ohio) was an American politician . Between 1895 and 1901 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Winfield Kerr attended public schools in his home country. After studying law at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and being admitted to the bar in 1879, he began working in this profession in Mansfield. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . Between 1888 and 1892 he was a member of the Ohio Senate .

In the congressional election of 1894 , Kerr was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 14th  constituency of Ohio , where he succeeded Democrat Michael D. Harter on March 4, 1895 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1901 . During this time the Spanish-American War of 1898 fell . From 1899 to 1901, Kerr was chairman of the patent committee. In 1900 he was no longer nominated for re-election by his party.

After his time in the US House of Representatives, Winfield Kerr practiced again as a lawyer in Mansfield, where he died on September 11, 1917.

Web links

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• Winfield S. Kerr in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Winfield S. Kerr in the database of Find a Grave (English)