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James Kerr (1 August 1737 – 17 September 1782) was a Scottish surgeon and naturalist who worked under the East India Company service in India. While in India, he described several species of plants and described the insect that produces lac resulting in the genus Kerria named after him.
Kerr's Patent Revolver was an unusual 5-shot single-action revolver manufactured from 1859 to 1866 by the London Armoury Company. It was used by Confederate cavalrymen during the U.S. Civil War . Seven of these revolvers were held by the New Zealand Colonial Defence Force in 1863 and were issued to the famous Forest Rangers at the start of the ...
James Kerr House is a historic plantation house located near Kerr, Sampson County, North Carolina. The house was built in 1844, and is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story, five bay by two bay, Greek Revival style frame dwelling. It has a gable roof, 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story rear ell, brick pier foundation, and a pillared double-tier porch central porch. The interior ...
James Kerr, Scottish engineer and co-founder of locomotive builders Kerr Stuart; James Kerr (surgeon) (1732-1782), Scottish surgeon and naturalist in India; James Lennox Kerr (1899–1963), British author; Jim Kerr (born 1959), Scottish musician with the group Simple Minds; James S. Kerr, Scottish music publisher; James Semple Kerr (1932–2014 ...
The James Kerr House is a home in Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located at 20 West Jones Street and was constructed in 1849. [1] Built for James Ker (possibly Kerr), the building is part of the Savannah Historic District. [1] In a survey for the Historic Savannah Foundation, Mary Lane Morrison found the building to be of significant ...
James Kerr (September 24, 1790 – December 23, 1850) was a medical doctor, politician, Senator in Missouri, soldier, surveyor and Congressman in Texas who was active in the establishment of the Republic of Texas.
James Hutchison Kerr (August 30, 1837 – June 10, 1919) was an American educator, engineer, and politician. James Hutchison Kerr was born on August 30, 1837, to parents John Alexander Kerr and Eliza Jane Hutchison. Through his father, Kerr was of Scots-Irish descent. His mother's family was of Scottish descent.
It was founded in 1881 by James Kerr as "James Kerr & Company", and became "Kerr, Stuart & Company" from 1883 when John Stuart was taken on as a partner. The business started in Glasgow , Scotland , but during this time they were only acting as agents ordering locomotives from established manufacturers, among them Falcon , John Fowler & Co. and ...