Daniel Kerr (politician)
Daniel Kerr | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin T. Frederick |
| Succeeded by | John Taylor Hamilton |
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| Born | June 18, 1836 Dalry, North Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Died | October 8, 1916 (aged 80) Grundy Center, Iowa, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Union Army |
| Years of service | 1862–1864 |
| Rank | .svg){kind=small} First lieutenant |
| Unit | Company G, 117th Illinois Infantry Regiment |
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Daniel Kerr (June 18, 1836 – October 8, 1916) was an American politician who served as a two-term Republican U.S. representative from Iowa's 5th congressional district in the 1880s.
Early life and education
Born near
Career
After studying law, he was admitted to the bar in 1862 and commenced practice in
He served as member of the Illinois House of Representatives in 1868, serving until 1870.[1] In 1870 he moved to Grundy Center, Iowa, where he continued to practice law, and also farmed.[1] He was a school director in 1875.
Kerr was elected mayor of Grundy Center, Iowa, in 1877. He was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in 1883.
In 1886, ran for the Republican nomination to Congress for
Kerr had served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1888 and 1896. In 1896 he indicated that he supported the free coinage of silver,[3] a position closer to Democratic presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan than to his own party's candidate, William McKinley. Soon thereafter he switched parties, becoming a Democrat.[4]
He was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for election in 1900 to his former seat in Congress.[5][6]
Personal life
On November 9, 1861, he married Clara Theresa Estabrook in Edwardsville, Illinois. He moved to Pasadena, California, in 1909 and lived there until 1916, when he returned to Grundy Center, where he died on October 8, 1916. He was interred in Rose Hill Cemetery.
References
- ^ a b Benjamin Gue, "History of Iowa: From the Earliest Times to the Beginning of the Twentieth Century," vol. IV, p. 153 (1903).
- ^ Dubuque Daily Herald, June 12, 1886; Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette, August 24, 30, November 26, 1886.
- ^ Editorial, Iowa State Register (Waterloo), 1896-09-11 at p. 5.
- ^ "Will Accept: Daniel Kerr as Silver Gubernatorial Candidate," Iowa State Register (Waterloo), 1897-04-22 at p. 1.
- ^ "Democrats Meet," Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette, 1900-09-04 at p. 2.
- ^ "May Indorse Candidacy," Waterloo Daily Courier, 1902-08-21 at p. 1.
- United States Congress. "Daniel Kerr (id: K000134)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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