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Abnus Bailey Kerr
Full Name: Abnus Bailey Kerr
Date of birth: March 4, 1832
Date of death: April 20, 1908
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Terms of Service top
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Chamber |
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Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
Party |
City/County |
Note |
Counties in District |
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18
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Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 8, 1901
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25th
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26th
(1)
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Democrat
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Flatonia / Fayette
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Colorado, Fayette, Lavaca
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(1)
26th Legislature - 1/10/1899, p. 1, listed in "roll of hold-over Senators."
Senate Journal.
(2)
25th Legislature - 1/12/1897, p. 1, listed in "roll of Senators-elect."
Senate Journal.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Resolutions and Journal entries |
43rd Legislature, 1st C.S. - Memorial Service for Barry Miller, 10/10/1933, pp. 305-306. Listed as a Senator from the 26th or 27th Legislatures "among those who are now dead."
Senate Journal.
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Biographical Sketches |
Abness Bailey "Abner" Kerr, birth date 3/5/1834, death date 4/20/1908, interment in Oak Hill Cemetery, Flatonia, Fayette County. Includes San Antonio Light obituary, 4/21/1908 - children appear to match Texas State Government biography (1897).
Find a Grave.
Biographical sketch, birth date 3/4/1832.
Texas State Government: a Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897.
Biographical sketch and portrait, A Twentieth Century History of
Southwest Texas. Fayette County,
TXGenWeb Project.
Biographical sketch. Fayette County,
TXGenWeb Project.
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Photographs |
Photograph.
A.B. Kerr, 25th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
A.B. Kerr, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
25th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
26th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
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