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American politician
Winfield Scott Kerr
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 14th district
In office
March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1901
Preceded byMichael D. Harter
Succeeded byWilliam W. Skiles
Member of the Ohio Senate
from the 27th & 29th district
In office
January 2, 1888 – January 3, 1892Serving with George Hildebrand
Preceded byCharles C. Godding
Succeeded byGeorge Hildebrand
Personal details
Born(1852-06-23)June 23, 1852
Monroe, Ohio, U.S.
DiedSeptember 11, 1917(1917-09-11) (aged 65)
Mansfield, Ohio, U.S.
Resting placeMansfield Cemetery
Political partyRepublican
Alma materUniversity of Michigan Law School

Winfield Scott Kerr (June 23, 1852 – September 11, 1917) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1895 to 1901.

Early life and career

Born in Monroe, Ohio, Kerr attended the common schools of his native city. He was graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1879. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Mansfield, Ohio. He served as member of the State senate 1888-1892.

Congress

Kerr was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth, Fifty-fifth, and Fifty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1901). He served as chairman of the Committee on Patents (Fifty-sixth Congress).

Later career and death

He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1900. He resumed the practice of his profession in Mansfield, Ohio, and died there September 11, 1917. He was interred in Mansfield Cemetery.

Sources

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byMichael D. Harter Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 14th congressional district
1895-1901 		Succeeded byWilliam W. Skiles
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 14th congressional district
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