Background
He was born on November 5, 1837 in Saint Louis, Missouri.
United States representative lawyer politician
He was born on November 5, 1837 in Saint Louis, Missouri.
Kehr pursued an academic course, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1858, commencing practice in Saint Louis.
He was elected a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives in 1874, serving from 1875 to 1877, being unsuccessful for reelection in 1878. Afterwards, Kehr resumed practicing law in Saint Louis, Missouri until his death there on April 20, 1918. He was cremated at the Missouri Crematory and his ashes were deposited in Hillcrest Abbey Crematory and Mausoleum in Saint
Fellow of the Royal Society, 1931 De Morgan Medal, 1953 Sylvester Medal, 1955 Berwick Prize winner, 1956.
On his retirement from parliament in 1970, Boyle was awarded a life peerage as Baron Boyle of Handsworth, of Salehurst in the County of Sussex. Boyle was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws (LLD) by the following universities: (1965) University of Southampton (1965) University of Bath (1968) University of Sussex (1972) University of Liverpool (1981) Boyle was appointed a Companion of Honour (CH) on 13 June 1981. Flanders and Swann satirically cited "Edward Boyle's Law" : The greater the external pressure, the greater the volume of hot air.