Josiah Kerr
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Josiah Leeds Kerr represented Maryland's 1st congressional district
in the United States House of Representatives
from 1900 to 1901.
Kerr was born in Vienna, Maryland
. He moved to Crisfield, Maryland
, in 1880, and entered the employ of a lumber company as clerk. He then moved to Cambridge, Maryland
, in 1885, and was elected school examiner in August 1898, serving two years.
Kerr was elected as a Republican to Congress from Maryland's 1st congressional district
to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John Walter Smith
and served the remainder of Smith's term from November 6, 1900 to March 3, 1901, but was not a candidate for renomination in 1900. He returned to Cambridge, and became a traveling salesman
. He died in Cambridge, and is interred in Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery.
Maryland's 1st congressional district
Maryland's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Maryland. The district encompasses the entire Eastern Shore, including Salisbury, as well as parts of Anne Arundel, Baltimore and Harford counties....
in the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from 1900 to 1901.
Kerr was born in Vienna, Maryland
Vienna, Maryland
Vienna is a town in Dorchester County, Maryland, United States. The population was 280 at the 2000 census.-History:Vienna was founded in 1706. It thrived on trade, shipbuilding and tobacco farming. Throughout the next century, the British would raid the town repeatedly, and also during the War of...
. He moved to Crisfield, Maryland
Crisfield, Maryland
Crisfield is a city in Somerset County, Maryland, United States, located on the Tangier Sound, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. The population was 2,723 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Salisbury, Maryland Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, in 1880, and entered the employ of a lumber company as clerk. He then moved to Cambridge, Maryland
Cambridge, Maryland
Cambridge is a city in Dorchester County, Maryland, United States. The population was 12,326 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Dorchester County and the county's largest municipality...
, in 1885, and was elected school examiner in August 1898, serving two years.
Kerr was elected as a Republican to Congress from Maryland's 1st congressional district
Maryland's 1st congressional district
Maryland's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Maryland. The district encompasses the entire Eastern Shore, including Salisbury, as well as parts of Anne Arundel, Baltimore and Harford counties....
to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John Walter Smith
John Walter Smith
John Walter Smith , a member of the United States Democratic Party, served the State of Maryland in the United States in several different positions...
and served the remainder of Smith's term from November 6, 1900 to March 3, 1901, but was not a candidate for renomination in 1900. He returned to Cambridge, and became a traveling salesman
Vendor (supply chain)
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. He died in Cambridge, and is interred in Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery.