Robert S. Kerr
Robert Kerr | |
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| File:Robert S. Kerr.jpg | |
| United States Senator from Oklahoma | |
| In office January 3, 1949 – January 1, 1963 | |
| Preceded by | Edward H. Moore |
| Succeeded by | J. Howard Edmondson |
| 12th Governor of Oklahoma | |
| In office January 11, 1943 – January 13, 1947 | |
| Lieutenant | James E. Berry |
| Preceded by | Leon C. Phillips |
| Succeeded by | Roy J. Turner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Samuel Kerr September 11, 1896 Ada, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | January 1, 1963 (aged 66) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Reba Shelton (1919–1924) Grayce Breene (1925–1963) |
| Relations | Travis M. Kerr (Brother) |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | Oklahoma Baptist University East Central University (BA) University of Oklahoma |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States |
| Branch/service | File:Flag of the United States Army.svg United States Army |
| Unit | Oklahoma National Guard |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
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Robert Samuel Kerr (September 11, 1896 – January 1, 1963) was an American politician and businessman. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
Kerr was born in Ada, Oklahoma. He studied at Oklahoma Baptist University and for a short while at Oklahoma State University.
Kerr served as Governor of Oklahoma. He served as governor from 1943 to 1947. Then, Kerr was the United States senator of Oklahoma. He served as senator from 1949 to 1963.
Kerr ran for President of the United States in 1952. He lost the primary to Adlai Stevenson II.
Kerr died from a fatal heart attack in Washington, D.C., aged 66.[1]
References[change]
- ↑ KERR, Robert Samuel, (1896 - 1963), Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. (accessed July 18, 2013)
Other websites[change]
File:Commons-logo.svg Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 47: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
- United States Congress. "Robert S. Kerr (id: K000144)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
- "Robert S. Kerr". Find a Grave. Retrieved May 5, 2013.Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Robert S. Kerr Collection Archived 2015-06-28 at the Wayback Machine and Photograph Collection Archived 2016-03-14 at the Wayback Machine at the Carl Albert Center
