Background
Kerr, Edmund Hugh was born on November 27, 1924 in Pittsburgh. Son of Edmund H. and F. Josephine (Collins) Kerr.
Kerr, Edmund Hugh was born on November 27, 1924 in Pittsburgh. Son of Edmund H. and F. Josephine (Collins) Kerr.
AB, Stanford University, 1949; Bachelor of Laws, Stanford University, 1951.
Associate, Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, New York City, 1951-1962; partner, Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, New York City, from 1962. Board directors Franklin Custodian Funds Inc., San Mateo, California, Franklin California Tax-Free Fund, San Mateo, Franklin New York Tax-Free Fund, San Mateo, Franklin Federal Money-Fund, Franklin Tax-Exempt Money Fund, Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Fund, Franklin Tax-Advantaged United States Government Securities Fund, Franklin Tax-Advantaged High Yield Securities Fund. Trustee Franklin Universal Trust, Franklin Principal Maturity Trust, Franklin Tax-Free Trust, Franklin California Tax-Free Trust, Franklin New York Tx-Exempt Money Fund, Franklin Investors Securities Trust, Institutional Fiduciary Trust, Franklin Investment Trust, Franklin Valuemark Funds, Franklin Government Securities Trust.
Served as corporal Army of the United States, 1943-1945, Mediterranean Theatre of Operations. Fellow American Bar Foundation. Member American Bar Association, Association of Bar of City of New York (Chairman of Commission on securities regulation 1980-1983, commission on federal courts 1984-1988), American Law Institute, Federal Bar Council, Supreme Court History Society.
Married Jane Richard, October 30, 1954 (divorced 1968). Children: Susan J., Daniel R. Married Loretta Silano, May 1, 1968 (divorced June 1982).
Children: Richard, Jill, Susan M., Jennifer. Married Claire Succio, February, 1983.