James Kirkpatrick Kerr
James Kirkpatrick Kerr | |
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| Senator for Toronto, Ontario | |
| In office 1903–1916 | |
| Appointed by | Wilfrid Laurier |
| Speaker of the Senate | |
| In office 1909–1911 | |
| Preceded by | Raoul Dandurand |
| Succeeded by | Auguste Charles Philippe Robert Landry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 August 1841 Near Canada West |
| Died | 4 December 1916 (aged 75) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
James Kirkpatrick Kerr
Kerr was born in Guelph in what was then Canada West in the Province of Canada. He was called to the bar of Upper Canada in 1862 and began a legal partnership with Edward Blake, Samuel Blake and James Bethune. He became head, in 1884, of the legal firm of Kerr, Davidson, Paterson and Grant.[1]
In his career, Kerr argued several cases before the
He was an active
He became president of the Ontario Liberal Association in 1892 and was appointed to the Senate of Canada on 12 March 1903. He was appointed Speaker of that body six years later.
Kerr was also an active Mason and was Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Canada from 1875 to 1877.
He was also active in commerce and sat on several boards of directors including the Canadian General Electric Company. He was one of the founders of Havergal College.
As a former