George Kerr (born 1805) was a Scottish-born lawyer and politician in

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. He represented Northumberland County in the

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from 1852 to 1870. He was born in

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and educated there. In 1832, he was called to the bar. He married a Miss Abrams and then married Miss Swayne after the death of his first wife.

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''The Canadian parliamentary companion'' HJ Morgan (1869)
1805 births Members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick People from Kirkcudbright Year of death missing Colony of New Brunswick people Scottish emigrants to pre-Confederation New Brunswick {{NewBrunswick-MLA-stub