The Political Graveyard: Settle-Kerr family of North Carolina

Settle-Kerr family of North Carolina

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John Kerr (1782-1842) — of Virginia. Born near Yanceyville, Caswell County, N.C., August 4, 1782. First cousin of Bartlett Yancey; first cousin by marriage of Thomas Settle (1789-1857); father of John Kerr, Jr.; first cousin once removed of Thomas Settle (1831-1888); first cousin twice removed of Thomas Settle (1865-1919); granduncle of John Hosea Kerr. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1813-15, 1815-17 (14th District 1813-15, 15th District 1815-17). Died September 29, 1842. Interment at Baptist Cemetery, Yanceyville, N.C.
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Bartlett Yancey (1785-1828) — of North Carolina. Born near Yanceyville, Caswell County, N.C., February 19, 1785. First cousin of John Kerr; first cousin by marriage of Thomas Settle (1789-1857); first cousin once removed of Thomas Settle (1831-1888); first cousin twice removed of Thomas Settle (1865-1919). U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1813-17 (at-large 1813-15, 9th District 1815-17); member of North Carolina state senate, 1817-27. Died near Yanceyville, Caswell County, N.C., August 30, 1828. Interment in private or family graveyard. Yancey County, N.C. is named for him.
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Thomas Settle (1789-1857) — of North Carolina. Born near Reidsville, Rockingham County, N.C., March 9, 1789. First cousin by marriage of John Kerr and Bartlett Yancey; uncle of David Settle Reid; father of Thomas Settle (1831-1888); grandfather of Thomas Settle (1865-1919). Democrat. Member of North Carolina house of commons, 1816, 1826-27; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1817-21; superior court judge in North Carolina, 1832. Died in Rockingham County, N.C., August 5, 1857. Interment at a private or family graveyard, Rockingham County, N.C.
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John Kerr, Jr. (1811-1879) — of North Carolina. Born near Danville, Pittsylvania County, Va., February 10, 1811. Son of John Kerr. U.S. Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1853-55; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1858. Died September 5, 1879. Interment at City Cemetery, Yanceyville, N.C.
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David Settle Reid (1813-1891) — also known as David S. Reid — of Reidsville, Rockingham County, N.C. Born in Rockingham County, N.C., April 19, 1813. Nephew of Thomas Settle. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1843-47; Governor of North Carolina, 1851-54; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1854-59. Died June 19, 1891. Interment at Greenview Cemetery, Reidsville, N.C.
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Thomas Settle (1831-1888) — of Rockingham County, N.C. Born in Rockingham County, N.C., January 23, 1831. First cousin once removed of John Kerr and Bartlett Yancey; son of Thomas Settle (1789-1857); father of Thomas Settle (1865-1919). Member of North Carolina house of commons, 1854-59; delegate to North Carolina secession convention, 1861; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1865; member of North Carolina state senate, 1866-68; associate justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1868-71; U.S. Minister to Peru, 1871; candidate for Governor of North Carolina, 1876; U.S. District Judge for Florida, 1877. Died December 1, 1888. Interment at Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
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Thomas Settle (1865-1919) — of Reidsville, Rockingham County, N.C.; Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C. Born near Wentworth, Rockingham County, N.C., March 10, 1865. First cousin twice removed of John Kerr and Bartlett Yancey; grandson of Thomas Settle (1789-1857); son of Thomas Settle (1831-1888). Republican. U.S. Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1893-97; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1904; candidate for Governor of North Carolina, 1912. Died in 1919. Interment at Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
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John Hosea Kerr (1873-1958) — also known as John H. Kerr — of Warrenton, Warren County, N.C. Born in Yanceyville, Caswell County, N.C., December 31, 1873. Grandnephew of John Kerr; son of Capt. John H. Kerr and Eliza Katherine (Yancey) Kerr; married to Ella Foote. Democrat. Lawyer; superior court judge in North Carolina, 1916; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1923-53; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1940. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Died June 21, 1958. Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Warrenton, N.C.
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