Abnus Bailey Kerr

Full Name: Abnus Bailey Kerr
Date of birth: March 4, 1832
Date of death: April 20, 1908

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	18	Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 8, 1901	25th ⁽²⁾ 26th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Flatonia / Fayette		Colorado, Fayette, Lavaca

(1) 26th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/10/1899, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(2) 25th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/12/1897, p. 1. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 18
Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 8, 1901
Legislatures: 25th ⁽²⁾ 26th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Flatonia / Fayette
Counties in district: Colorado, Fayette, Lavaca

(1) 26th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/10/1899, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(2) 25th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/12/1897, p. 1. Senate Journal.

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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.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, Abnus B. Kerr, pp. 496-500. Born 3/4/1832 in Augusta County, Virginia. Memorial and Genealogical Record of Southwest Texas: Containing Biographical Histories and Genealogical Records of Many Leading Men and Prominent Families, 1894.
Biographical sketch, Abnus Bailey Kerr, pp. 31-34. Born 3/4/1832 in Augusta County, Virginia. Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897.
Biographical sketch and portrait, Abnus Bailey Kerr, Volume II, pp. 406-410. A Twentieth Century History of Southwest Texas Illustrated, 1907.

Other Resources

Abner Baily Kerr, death date 4/20/1908 in Muldoon, Fayette County; residence in San Antonio. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
Abness Bailey Kerr, birth date 3/5/1834, death date 4/20/1908, burial in Oak Hill Cemetery, Flatonia, Fayette County. Includes reprint of obituary in the San Antonio Light, 4/21/1908. Find a Grave.
Obituary, Abner B. Kerr, 4/21/1908. San Antonio Light.

Photographs

Photograph. A.B. Kerr, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. A.B. Kerr, 25th Legislature, State Preservation Board

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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26th R.S. - 1899 Contingent Expenses (Chair) Finance Labor Public Debts, Claims and Accounts State Affairs State Penitentiaries
25th R.S. - 1897 Claims and Accounts Commerce and Manufacturing Confederate Home and Southwestern Insane Asylum, Special Confederate Home, Special Contingent Expenses (Chair) Counties and County Boundaries Finance Frontier Protection Penitentiaries Private Land Claims Public Debt Roads, Bridges and Ferries State Affairs Stock and Stock Raising Towns and City Corporations Uniformity of Text-books, Special

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