John Bozman Kerr

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| office = [[List of ambassadors of the United States to Nicaragua|Chargé d’Affaires]] to [[Nicaragua]]

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| state = Maryland

| term_start = March 7, 1851

| term_end = July 27, 1853

| district = [[United States House of Representatives, Maryland District 6|6th]]

| term_start = March 4, 1849

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| appointer = [[Millard Fillmore]]

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| office2 = Member of the [[Maryland House of Delegates]]

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| term_end2 = March 3, 1851

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”’John Bozman Kerr”’ (March 5, 1809 – January 27, 1878) was a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Congressman]], representing the [[United States House of Representatives, Maryland District 6|sixth district]] of the state of [[Maryland]] from 1849 until 1851.

”’John Bozman Kerr”’ (March 5, 1809 – January 27, 1878) was a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Congressman]], representing the [[United States House of Representatives, Maryland District 6|sixth district]] of the state of [[Maryland]] from 1849 until 1851. He also served as [[Chargé d’Affaires]] to [[Nicaragua]].

==Early life==

==Early life==

Kerr served as a member of the [[Maryland House of Delegates]] from 1836 until 1838, and later as deputy attorney general for [[Talbot County, Maryland|Talbot County]] from 1845 until 1848.

Kerr served as a member of the [[Maryland House of Delegates]] from 1836 until 1838, and later as deputy attorney general for [[Talbot County, Maryland|Talbot County]] from 1845 until 1848.

Kerr was elected as a [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] to the Thirty-first Congress, serving from March 4, 1849 until March 3, 1851, and was not a candidate for renomination in 1850. He was appointed by President [[Millard Fillmore]] Chargé d’Affaires to [[Nicaragua]]<ref name=”obit”/> on March 7, 1851, and served until July 27, 1853. Kerr resumed the practice of law in [[Baltimore, Maryland|Baltimore]] and [[St. Michaels, Maryland]] in 1854.

Kerr was elected as a [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] to the Thirty-first Congress, serving from March 4, 1849 until March 3, 1851, and was not a candidate for renomination in 1850. He was appointed by President [[Millard Fillmore]] [[Chargé d’Affaires]] to [[Nicaragua]]<ref name=”obit”/> on March 7, 1851, and served until July 27, 1853. Kerr resumed the practice of law in [[Baltimore, Maryland|Baltimore]] and [[St. Michaels, Maryland]] in 1854.

Kerr was appointed one of the solicitors in the Court of Claims in [[Washington, D.C.]], and served from February 8, 1864 to June 25, 1868 when the position was abolished. He served as solicitor in the office of the Sixth Auditor of the Treasury Department from November 6, 1869, until his death.

Kerr was appointed one of the solicitors in the Court of Claims in [[Washington, D.C.]], and served from February 8, 1864 to June 25, 1868 when the position was abolished. He served as solicitor in the office of the Sixth Auditor of the Treasury Department from November 6, 1869, until his death.