John Kerr (disambiguation)
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Government and politics
- Sir John Kerr (governor-general) (1914–1991), Australian Governor-General
- John Kerr (US politician)John Kerr (US politician)John Kerr was an Irish-born mayor of Columbus, Ohio in the United States. He was the second person to serve as mayor of that city, and held office from 1818 to 1820....
(c. 1778–1823), Irish-born mayor of Columbus, Ohio - John Leeds KerrJohn Leeds KerrJohn Leeds Kerr was an American politician.-Early years:Kerr was born in 1780 at Greenbury Point near Annapolis, Maryland, and graduated from St. John’s College of Annapolis in 1799...
(1780–1844), U.S. Senator from Maryland - John Kerr (Virginia Congressman)John Kerr (Virginia Congressman)John Kerr , father of John Kerr, Jr., cousin of Bartlett Yancey, and grand-uncle of John H. Kerr, was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing Virginia from 1813 to March 1815 and again from October 1815 to 1817.-External links:...
(1782–1842), Virginia politician - John Kerr, 7th Marquess of LothianJohn Kerr, 7th Marquess of LothianJohn William Robert Kerr, 7th Marquess of Lothian PC , styled Lord Newbottle until 1815 and Earl of Ancram from 1815 to 1824, was a Scottish Tory politician...
(1794–1841), Scottish politician and peer - John Bozman KerrJohn Bozman KerrJohn Bozman Kerr was a U.S. Congressman, representing the sixth district of the state of Maryland from 1849 until 1851....
(1809–1878), U.S. Representative from Maryland - John Kerr, Jr. (congress) (1811–1879), Congressional Representative and jurist from North Carolina
- John Kerr (British politician)John Kerr (British politician)John Kerr was a British businessman and a Conservative Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Preston in Lancashire from 1903 to 1906....
(1852–?), UK MP for Preston, 1903–1906 - Sir John Henry KerrJohn Henry KerrSir John Henry Kerr, KCSI, KCIE was a colonial governor in British India-Life:John Henry Kerr was born in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the elder son , of John Smith Kerr, tea and sugar merchant of Greenock, and his wife, Sarah Ann Bray, elder daughter of Tom Cox Bray, an early settler of...
(1871–1934), colonial governor in British India - John H. KerrJohn H. KerrJohn Hosea Kerr , grand-nephew of John Kerr and relative of John Kerr, Jr., was a Democratic Party member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing North Carolina from 1923 to 1953...
(1873–1958), Congressman from North Carolina in the 20th century - John H. Kerr, IIIJohn H. Kerr, IIIJohn Hosea Kerr III was a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing constituents in Greene, Lenoir and Wayne counties. An attorney from Goldsboro, North Carolina, Kerr served eight terms in the state Senate. Previously, he served three terms in the state House. In...
(born 1936), North Carolina politician - John Kerr (Nelson politician)John Kerr (Nelson politician)John Kerr was a 19th century Member of Parliament from Nelson, New Zealand.Following the resignation from Parliament of Joseph Shephard, who had been appointed to the Legislative Council, a Waimea by-election was held on 3 June 1885. It was contested by six candidates: Kerr , W. N. Franklyn ,...
(1830–1898), New Zealand (Nelson) politician - John Kerr (Auckland politician)John Kerr (Auckland politician)John Kerr was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Auckland, New Zealand.He represented the Pensioner Settlements electorate from 1867 to 1870, when he was defeated .-References:...
, New Zealand (Auckland) politician
Scientists
- John Glasgow KerrJohn Glasgow KerrJohn Glasgow Kerr was a Presbyterian medical missionary to China with the American Presbyterian Mission.Born in Duncansville, Ohio, Kerr graduated from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. He went to China as a medical missionary and arrived at Guangzhou in 1854...
(1824–1901), physician and medical missionary - Rev. John Kerr (physicist)John Kerr (physicist)John Kerr FRS was a Scottish physicist and a pioneer in the field of electro-optics. He is best known for the discovery of what is now called the Kerr effect.-Life and work:...
(1824–1907), Scots physicist - John Martin Munro KerrJohn Martin Munro KerrJohn Martin Munro Kerr was Reguis Professor of Midwifery at the University of Glasgow from 1927 to 1934. A scholar and surgeon of international acclaim he won both the Katherine Bishop Harman Prize in 1934 for his book Maternal Mortality and Morbidity and was the first recipient of the Blair Bell...
(1868–1960), Scottish professor of midwifery - Sir John Graham KerrJohn Graham KerrSir John Graham Kerr was a Scottish embryologist and Unionist Member of Parliament . He is best known for his studies of the embryology of lungfishes.Born in Hertfordshire to Scottish parents, Kerr was educated at the Royal High School, Edinburgh, and at the University of Edinburgh, but...
(1869–1957), Scottish embryologist and Member of Parliament
Sport
- John Kerr (Scottish cricketer)John Kerr (Scottish cricketer)John Kerr was a Scottish cricketer from Greenock.A right-handed batsman, Kerr represented Scotland for 26 years and is their longest serving player of all time. His unbeaten 178 against Ireland in Dublin remained a national record for 3 decades until it was passed by James Aitchison...
(1885–1972), Scottish cricketer from Greenock - John Kerr (baseball)John Kerr (baseball)John Francis Kerr was a professional baseball player. He played all or part of eight seasons in Major League Baseball between 1923 and 1934 with the Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, and the Washington Senators in the American League, primarily as a second baseman.- Early career :Kerr made his...
(1898–1993), American baseball player - Jack KerrJack KerrJohn Lambert Kerr was a New Zealand cricketer who played seven Tests for the New Zealand cricket team before the Second World War...
(John Lambert Kerr, 1910–2007), New Zealand cricketer - John Kerr (figure skater)John Kerr (figure skater)John Alastair Kerr is a Scottish ice dancer who represents Great Britain. He competes with his sister Sinead Kerr...
(born 1980), Scottish ice dancer - John Kerr, Jr. (soccer) (born 1965), American soccer player
- John Kerr (sailor)John Kerr (sailor)John Kerr is a Canadian sailor.Kerr graduated from the University of Western Ontario in 1973.-Results:* 1978 European Championship 1st...
(born 1951), Canadian sailor - John Kerr (American football) fghjkl;.(born 1981), American football player
- John Kerr, Sr. (soccer) (born 1943), Scottish-born Canadian soccer player, father of John Kerr, Jr.
- Johnny KerrJohnny KerrJohn G. “Red” Kerr was an American basketball player, coach, and color commentator. He played in the NBA from 1954 to 1966, mainly as a member of the Syracuse Nationals...
(1932–2009), professional basketball player - John Kerr (rugby union), Scottish rugby union player
- John Kerr (footballer)John Kerr (footballer)John Kerr is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the VFL during the 1950s.Kerr played as a rover spent 6 seasons with the Bulldogs. He was one of the best afield in their 1954 Grand Final victory, his 32 possessions was the most by a Footscray player.-External links:...
(born 1934) - Jack Kerr (ice hockey)Jack Kerr (ice hockey)Jack Kerr was a Canadian ice hockey player and athlete. He was one of the founders of the Ottawa Hockey Club for which he played from 1883 onwards. He was a member of the Ontario championship team in 1891, 1892, 1893 and the Canadian championship team of 1892...
(born 1863), Canadian ice hockey player and athlete
Armed forces
- Admiral Sir John Kerr (Royal Navy officer)John Kerr (Royal Navy officer)Admiral Sir John Beverley Kerr GCB, DL, is a retired admiral in the Royal Navy.-Career:During his naval career Kerr commanded a frigate, a guided missile destroyer and an aircraft carrier — HMS Illustrious. He was appointed Chief of Defence Intelligence in 1988...
(born 1937), British admiral - John Chipman KerrJohn Chipman KerrJohn Chipman Kerr VC , was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.In 1912, after working as a lumberjack near Kootenay, B.C...
(1887–1963), Canadian Victorian Cross recipient - John Brown KerrJohn Brown KerrJohn Brown Kerr was a United States Army Brigadier General who was a recipient of the Medal of Honor for actions in fighting Indians along the White River, South Dakota. Kerr is an 1870 graduate of West Point....
(1847–1926), United States Army brigadier general and Medal of Honor recipient
Other
- John Kerr (singer) (c. 1925–2006), Irish ballad singer
- John Kerr (actor)John Kerr (actor)John Kerr is an American actor from a family rooted in British and Broadway stage, and a lawyer.- Early life :Kerr's parents, Geoffrey Kerr and June Walker, were both stage and film actors, and his grandfather was Frederick Kerr, a famed British trans-Atlantic character actor in the period...
(born 1931), American actor and lawyer - John Kerr (broadcaster)John Kerr (broadcaster)For other people called John Kerr see John Kerr John Kerr is a multi-talented Australian radio announcer....
(born 1942), Australian radio broadcaster - John Kerr, Baron Kerr of KinlochardJohn Kerr, Baron Kerr of KinlochardJohn Olav Kerr, Baron Kerr of Kinlochard GCMG , a former diplomat, is Deputy Chairman of Royal Dutch Shell and an independent member of the House of Lords.-Background and education:...
(born 1942), British diplomat - John C. KerrJohn C. KerrJohn Custance Kerr, is a Canadian executive. He is the former Chair and CEO of Lignum Ltd., one of Canada’s largest privately held forest product companies....
(born 1944), Canadian businessman - John Law Kerr, architect of the Radium Springs, GeorgiaRadium Springs, GeorgiaRadium Springs is an unincorporated community located on the southeast outskirts of Albany in Dougherty County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Albany, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area....
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