Michael Crawford Kerr
Born: March 15, 1827
Birthplace: Titusville, Pennsylvania
Father: Samuel Kerr 1763 – 1839
(Buried: Pioneer Park Cemetery, Titusville, Pennsylvania)
Mother: Catherine Coover 1792 – 1874
(Buried: Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
Brother: Colonel James K. Kerr 1824 – 1876
(Buried: Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
Wife: Mary H. “Polly” Coover 1824 – 1904
(Buried: Fairview Cemetery, New Albany, Indiana)
Married: 1845 in Erie, Pennsylvania
Children:
Samuel B. Kerr 1855 – 1924
(Buried: Fairview Cemetery, New Albany, Indiana)
Charles A. Kerr 1858 – 1864
(Buried: Fairview Cemetery, New Albany, Indiana)
Political Party: Democratic Party
Education:
1851: Graduated from Louisville University Law School
Occupation before War:
1852 – 1854: Attorney in New Albany Indiana
1854 – 1855: Attorney for the City of New Albany Indiana
1855: Floyd County Indiana Prosecuting Attorney
1856 – 1857: Indiana State Representative
Civil War Career:
1862 – 1865: Reporter for Indiana State Supreme Court
1865 – 1873: United States Congressman from Indiana
1865 – 1867: Ranking Member of House Accounts Committee
1865 – 1867: Member of House Private Land Claims Committee
Occupation after War:
1867 – 1869: Ranking Member of House Roads and Canals Committee
1867 – 1871: Member of House Elections Committee
1869 – 1871: Ranking Member House Civil Service Reform Committee
1869 – 1871: Member of House Judiciary Committee
1871 – 1873: Ranking Member of House Elections Committee
1871 – 1873: Member of House Ways and Means Committee
1872: Unsuccessful Candidate for reelection to U.S. Congress.
Supporter of resuming Specie Payments
1873 – 1875: Attorney in New Albany, Indiana
1875 – 1876: United States Congressman from Indiana
1875 – 1876: Speaker of United States House of Representatives
1875 – 1876: Chairman of House Rules Committee
Died: August 19, 1876
Place of Death: Rockbridge, Alum Springs, Virginia
Cause of Death: Consumption
Age at time of Death: 49 years old
Burial Place: Fairview Cemetery, New Albany, Indiana
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