US Congressman, Senator. After graduating from St. John's College in Annapolis, he studied law, was admitted to the bar, and began practicing in Easton, Maryland. He commanded a company of militia in the War of 1812 and was appointed agent of the State of Maryland in 1817 to prosecute claims against the federal government growing out of the War of 1812. He served two terms in Congress from 1825 to 1829 and a third from 1831 to 1833. Elected to the Senate as a Whig to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John S. Spence, he served from 1841 to 1843. He was the father of Congressman John Bozman Kerr.
US Congressman, Senator. After graduating from St. John's College in Annapolis, he studied law, was admitted to the bar, and began practicing in Easton, Maryland. He commanded a company of militia in the War of 1812 and was appointed agent of the State of Maryland in 1817 to prosecute claims against the federal government growing out of the War of 1812. He served two terms in Congress from 1825 to 1829 and a third from 1831 to 1833. Elected to the Senate as a Whig to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John S. Spence, he served from 1841 to 1843. He was the father of Congressman John Bozman Kerr.
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