Background
III, John H. Kerr, was born on February 28, 1936 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of John H. and Mary Hinton Kerr.
III, John H. Kerr, was born on February 28, 1936 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of John H. and Mary Hinton Kerr.
Former president Wayne County Young Democratic, North Carolina. Former partner Warren, Kerr, Walston & Hollowell, Goldsboro. Former board director & chairman Southern National Bank.
Former board director Mount Olive College Area Foundation. State senate North Carolina. Attorney, since 1961.
Chairman Wayne County Democratic Executive Committee, 1980—1985. State representative North Carolina, 1987—1992. State senator District 8, 1993—2002.
State senator District 7, 2003—2004. State senator District 5 North Carolina, since 2005. Vice chairman, judiciary I Environmental & Natural Resources Committee, Public Utilities Committee.
Member North Carolina Retail Merchants Association.
Member of Lawyers North Carolina Inc. (former president), Wayne County Chamber of C., Wayne County Bar Association, North Carolina Bar Association, Wayne County Red Cross, Goldsboro Junior Chamber of Commerce (vice president 1962-1971, Key Man award), Rotary Club.
Married Sandra Edgerton, 1960. Children: John H. IV, James Y. World War II.