Background
Rose, John Kerr was born on September 25, 1905 in Boynton Township, Illinois, United States. Son of John Frederick William and Mary Alice (Kerr) Rose.
Rose, John Kerr was born on September 25, 1905 in Boynton Township, Illinois, United States. Son of John Frederick William and Mary Alice (Kerr) Rose.
Bachelor of Arts, Indiana U., 1928, A.M., 1931, Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1935. Juris Doctor, George Washington University, 1945.
Science instructor, tutor, lecturer, instructor in Illinois and Indiana, 1928-1935. Society Science Research Council fellow University of Chicago, 1935-1936. Research associate education George Washington University, 1937-1943.
Lecturer United States Department of Agriculture Graduate School, 1938-1940, Catholic U. American, 1941. Consultant National Resources Planning Board, Washington, 1940-1941. From assistant to senior economics analyst, head economics section Rural Electrification Administration, 1936-1942.
Principal analyst Board Economics Warfare, 1942-1943. Head analyst, chief resources division Foreign Economics Administration, 1944-1945. With Office International Trade Promotion, Department Commerce, 1945-1946, Bunce Economics mission to Korea and Japan, 1946.
Analyst (geographer) Legislative Reference Service, 1946-1955. Senior specialist Natural Resources and Conservation, 1955-1973. Admitted to bar United States District Court, District of Columbia, 1945, United States Court Appeals, 1946, Illinois bar, 1946, Korea bar, 1946.
Partner firm Spaulding, Reiter & Rose, from 1951.
The state should not use its authority to promote particular religious beliefs, nor should it require prayer or worship in the public schools. However, the state should leave students free to practice their own religious convictions.
Methodist member is very much a folk theologian who should speak 'plain truth to plain people'.
Member staff Select Committee Foreign Aid (Herter Committee), United States House of Representatives, 1947-1948. Member American Society Professional Geographers (president 1946), Association American Geographers, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Phi Delta Phi.
Married Priscilla Hollis Webster, February 10, 1934. Children: John K. (deceased), Priscilla Page, Susan Noyes (Mistress John Lemp, Junior.