3 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁For l ì ▁Category : Ital ian ▁male ▁voice ▁actors ▁Category : Ital ian ▁male ▁stage ▁actors ▁Category : Ital ian ▁male ▁television ▁actors ▁Category : Ital ian ▁male ▁film ▁actors ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁Italian ▁male ▁actors ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁Italian ▁male ▁actors <0x0A> </s> ▁James ▁K err ▁( Se ptember ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 7 9 0 ▁– ▁December ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 8 5 0 ) ▁was ▁a ▁doctor , ▁politician , ▁Senator ▁in ▁Missouri , ▁soldier , ▁survey or ▁and ▁Congress man ▁in ▁Texas ▁who ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Texas . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁family ▁ ▁K err ▁was ▁born ▁near ▁Dan ville , ▁Kentucky , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁Bapt ist ▁minister . ▁Re ared ▁in ▁Missouri , ▁K err ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁and ▁was ▁later ▁sh er iff ▁of ▁St . ▁Charles ▁County , ▁Missouri . ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 8 , ▁he ▁married ▁Ang eline ▁C ald well , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁James ▁C ald well , ▁Missouri ' s ▁first ▁House ▁Spe aker . ▁ ▁K err ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Missouri ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁during ▁its ▁first ▁two ▁terms ▁after ▁state hood . ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 4 ▁he ▁defeated ▁his ▁father - in - law ▁in ▁a ▁race ▁for ▁the ▁Missouri ▁State ▁Senate .