James Stevingstone Kerr Explained

James Kerr
Constituency Am1:Enoggera
Assembly1:Queensland Legislative
Term Start1:9 Oct 1920
Term End1:11 Jun 1932
Predecessor1:William Lloyd
Successor1:George Taylor
Birth Date:1889
Birth Place:Rosewood, Queensland, Australia
Death Date:15 September 1960 (aged 70 or 71)
Death Place:Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Birthname:James Stevingstone Kerr
Nationality:Australian
Party:CPNP
Otherparty:National, United Party
Spouse:Marjorie Atkinson (m.1922 d.1946)
Occupation:Clerk

James Stevingstone Kerr (1889[1] – 15 September 1960) was a clerk and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[2]

Biography

Kerr was born at Rosewood, Queensland, to parents John Kerr and his wife Mary (née Caldwell).[1] He was educated at Brisbane Normal School and Brisbane Grammar School. He was the head office clerk at Queensland Railways and in World War I he was a Captain with the 26th Battalion. On his return to Australia he became the State Secretary of the Returned Services League.[2]

On 20 April 1922 he married Marjorie Atkinson (died 1946)[1] and together had one son and one daughter. He died in Toowoomba in 1960.[2]

Political career

Kerr, at first a member of the Nationalist Party, won the seat of Enoggera in 1920, defeating the sitting Labor member, William Lloyd.[3] He held the seat until his defeat in 1932 by the Labor Party's George Taylor.[4] During his time in parliament he was also a member of the United Party and the CPNP.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.qld.gov.au/law/births-deaths-marriages-and-divorces/family-history-research/ Family history research
  2. Web site: Former Members. Parliament of Queensland. 2015. 26 March 2016.
  3. News: ENOGGERA. . . 2 . 499 . Queensland, Australia . 11 October 1920 . 27 March 2016 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  4. News: METROPOLITAN. . . LXXII . 14,427 . Queensland, Australia . 13 June 1932 . 27 March 2016 . 6 (DAILY.) . National Library of Australia.