Charles G. Kerr was a well-known lawyer and politician in Baltimore, serving most notably as State's Attorney of Baltimore City for 4 consecutive terms from 1879 until 1896.

• Born on October 23, 1832. Kerr was maternally related to Nicholas Goldsborough and Charles Goldsborough (1765-1834), who was governor of Maryland in 1817.
• Graduated from Harvard law School in 1852.
• Moved to Baltimore in 1853, where he entered the law office of Brown & Brune until 1855.
• Admitted to the Baltimore bar in June 1855.
• Founded the Daily Exchange newspaper in 1858 with Thomas W. Hall. The publication ran until 1861, after which it was abandoned and Kerr resumed legal practice.
• Married Ella Johnson on 4/25/1867. Ella was the daughter of Reverdy Johnson.
• Sent to the Second Branch of the Baltimore City Council in 1869 as the representative of the old 11th and 12th wards, serving there for 4 consecutive years.
• Denied a nomination for the House of Delegates in 1873, after losing the contest for State Senator.
• Elected to the First Branch from the 11th ward in 1875, where he served as chairman of the committee of ways and means.
• Chosen as president of the democratic city convention in Baltimore in 1875.
• Kerr's name was routinely mentioned as a potential candidate for mayor of Baltimore, but he never ran for the position.
• Elected State's attorney for Baltimore in 1879, serving for 4 terms, until 1896.
• Nominated for judge of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore in 1894, but was defeated by republican John J. Dobler.
• active member of St. Andrew's Society, serving for many years as its attorney.
• Noted as a close friend of Arunah S. Abell, Robert Quail Taylor (1818-1895), and Gabriel D. Clark.
• Living at 1513 Park Avenue in Baltimore at the time of his death in 1898. His health had been declining for some years before his death.

Relations:

• Husband of Ella Johnson Kerr (m.1867)
• Father of Mary Bowie Kerr, Ella Johnson Kerr, Charles Goldsborough Kerr, Jr. (?-1918), and Reverdy Johnson Kerr
• Son of John Leeds Kerr (1780-1844), a congressman and U.S. Senator, and Elizabeth Greenbury Goldsborough Kerr (1794-1870)
• Half-brother of Sophia Leeds Kerr (1802-1843), Arthur Kerr (1804-1819), Maria Chamberlain Kerr (1807-1808), John Bozman Kerr (1809-1878), Henrietta Maria Kerr (1812-1861), Rev. Samuel Chamberlain Kerr (1812-1861), Rachel Anne Kerr Done (1814-1892), and David Kerr (1817-1892)
• Brother of Elizabeth Goldsborough Kerr (1830-1892) and Edward Leeds Kerr (1836-1884)
• Grandson of David Kerr (?-1816), a native of Scotland who came to America in 1769
• Grandson of Charles Goldsborough (1765-1834), governor of Maryland in 1817 and member of Congress from 1805-1817