Joseph Kerr | |
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| United States Senator fromOhio | |
| In office December 10, 1814 – March 3, 1815 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Worthington |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin Ruggles |
| Member of theOhio Senate fromRoss andFranklin counties | |
| In office 1804–1806 | |
| Preceded by | Abraham Claypool Nathaniel Massie |
| Succeeded by | Abraham Claypool Duncan McArthur |
| Member of theOhio House of Representatives fromRoss County | |
| In office 1818–1820 | |
| Preceded by | Duncan McArthur James Manary William Vance |
| Succeeded by | John Bailhache John Entrekin William Vance |
| Member of theOhio House of Representatives fromRoss County | |
| In office 1808–1809 | |
| Preceded by | New district |
| Succeeded by | James Dunlap Joseph Gardner Nathaniel Massie David Shelby Edward Tiffin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1765 |
| Died | August 22, 1837 (aged 71–72) |
| Party | Democratic-Republican |
Joseph Kerr (1765 – August 22, 1837) was aDemocratic-Republican politician fromOhio who served in theUnited States Senate.
Kerr (pronounced "car") was born inKerrtown, Pennsylvania (now Chambersburg), and moved to Ohio in 1792. He served in a number of positions as clerk, surveyor, judge and justice of the peace in theNorthwest Territory.
He served as justice of the peace at Manchester, Adams County, Ohio in 1797. and as a judge of the first quarter session court of Adams County, Northwest Territory, in 1797.
Kerr's son, Joseph Kerr Jr., died in theBattle of the Alamo.[1]
After statehood was declared, Kerr was elected to theOhio House of Representatives in 1808, 1816, 1818, and 1819. He was elected to theOhio State Senate in 1804 and 1810. He also served as abrigadier general ofOhio Volunteers during theWar of 1812, in charge of supplying provisions to theArmy of the Northwest.
Kerr was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1814 to fill a vacancy created by the resignation ofThomas Worthington.[2] Kerr served from December 10, 1814, to March 3, 1815,[3] and did not seek re-election.
Kerr's extensive farm went bankrupt in 1826, and he moved toMemphis, Tennessee and then to ruralLouisiana, where he purchased a homestead nearLake Providence.[4] He died on August 22, 1837.
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