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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.
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 ...
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, 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 ...
James Stuart Kerr (born 9 October 1975) is a New Zealand former professional rugby union player. Born in Sydney, Kerr underwent his early schooling at Newington College , before moving to New Zealand and attending Gisborne Boys' High School , from where he gained New Zealand Schools representative selection.
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 ...
Miranda Kerr is sharing the sweet family link behind the name of her youngest son. “His name is Pierre after my late grandfather, Peter. So French for Peter,” Kerr, 41, tells PEOPLE about her ...
Kerr was born near Danville, Kentucky, [1] the son of a Baptist minister. Reared in Missouri, Kerr fought in the War of 1812 and was later sheriff of St. Charles County, Missouri. In 1818, he married Angeline Caldwell, the daughter of James Caldwell, Missouri's first House Speaker.