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John Kerr (RCAF Officer)
John Kerr may refer to: Politics Australia * John Kerr (governor-general) (1914–1991), Australian governor-general New Zealand * John Kerr (Auckland politician), New Zealand politician * John Kerr (Nelson politician) (1830–1898), New Zealand politician United Kingdom * John Kerr, 7th Marquess of Lothian (1794–1841), Scottish politician and peer * John Kerr (British politician) (1852–1925), UK MP for Preston, 1903–1906 * John Henry Kerr (1871–1934), colonial governor in British India * John Kerr, Baron Kerr of Kinlochard (born 1942), British diplomat United States * John Kerr (Ohio politician) (1778–1823), mayor of Columbus, Ohio * John Leeds Kerr (1780–1844), U.S. senator from Maryland * John Kerr (Virginia politician) (1782–1842), Virginia politician * John Bozman Kerr (1809–1878), U.S. representative from Maryland * John Kerr Jr. (congressman) (1811–1879), North Carolina politician and jurist * John H. Kerr (1873–1958), North Carolina politician * J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Kerr (governor-general)
Sir John Robert Kerr (24 September 1914 – 24 March 1991) was an Australian barrister and judge who served as the 18th Governor-General of Australia, in office from 1974 to 1977. He is primarily known for his involvement in the 1975 Australian constitutional crisis, 1975 constitutional crisis, which culminated in his decision to dismiss the incumbent prime minister Gough Whitlam and appoint Malcolm Fraser as his replacement, unprecedented actions in Australian federal politics. Kerr was born in Sydney to working-class parents. He won scholarships to Fort Street High School, Fort Street Boys' High School and the University of Sydney, where he studied law. His legal career was interrupted by the Second World War, during which he served with the Australian Army's Directorate of Research and Civil Affairs (DORCA) and attained the rank of colonel. After the war's end he became the inaugural head of the Australian School of Pacific Administration. Kerr returned to the bar (law), ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
