John Kerr (August 4, 1782 – September 29, 1842) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing Virginia from March 4, 1813, to March 3, 1815, and again from October 30, 1815, to March 3, 1817. He was the father of John Kerr, Jr., cousin of Bartlett Yancey, and grand-uncle of John H. Kerr. A native of the Yanceyville, North Carolina area, Kerr was licensed as a Baptist minister in 1802 and moved to Halifax County, Virginia in 1805; he later lived in Pittsylvania County, Virginia as well. References External links Settle-Kerr family of North Carolina 1782 births 1842 deaths Baptists from Virginia Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia 19th-century American politicians People from Yanceyville, North Carolina People from Halifax County, Virginia Baptists from North Carolina 19th-century Baptist ministers from the United States