Winfield S. Kerr
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Winfield Scott Kerr (June 23, 1852 - September 11, 1917) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.
Born in Monroe, Ohio, Kerr attended the common schools of his native city. He was graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1879. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Mansfield, Ohio. He served as member of the State senate 1888-1892.
Kerr was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth, Fifty-fifth, and Fifty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1895-March 3, 1901). He served as chairman of the Committee on Patents (Fifty-sixth Congress). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1900. He resumed the practice of his profession in Mansfield, Ohio, and died there September 11, 1917. He was interred in Mansfield Cemetery.
