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unusual facts about Clayton P. Kerr


Clayton P. Kerr

In 1964 Governor John Connally recognized Kerr’s long years of dedicated service with a state promotion to Lieutenant General.


Blue danio

The taxonomic name honors A.F.G. Kerr, who collected the first specimen on Ko Yao Yai in 1929.

Charles H. Kerr

Kerr was noted for his translation from the French of the radical workers' anthem, "The Internationale;" his version became the English words sung in the United States (although a different, anonymous English translation is sung in Britain and Ireland).

Dick, Kerr's Ladies F.C.

The French team was from Paris and was led by the great patron of Women's sport in France, Alice Milliat.

George H. Kerr

After the war, Kerr returned to Taiwan in 1945 as an Assistant Naval Attaché, escorting the newly appointed Chinese Governor-General Chen Yi to the Japanese surrender of Taiwan on 25 October 1945 (Retrocession Day).

John G. Kerr

Sir John Graham Kerr (1869–1957), Scottish embryologist and Member of Parliament

John Glasgow Kerr (1824–1901), American physician and medical missionary

John H. Kerr

Constructed between 1947 and 1953, Kerr Lake, Kerr Lake State Recreation Area, and John H. Kerr Dam is named after him deriving from his instrumental efforts towards the project.

Kerr Lake

The lake is named for Congressman John H. Kerr of North Carolina, who supported the original creation of the lake.

Kerr Lake State Recreation Area

The lake, and thus the park, are named for Congressman John H. Kerr, who supported the original lake project.

Left Wing Section of the Socialist Party

Another regular publication loyal to the left-wing was International Socialist Review published by Charles H. Kerr.

Proletarian Party of America

Keracher's work with Detroit's Proletarian University had brought him into close contact with Charles H. Kerr, founder of Charles H. Kerr & Co., the largest Marxist publishing house in the United States.

Rafflesia kerrii

The species is named after the Irish botanist A.F.G. Kerr (1877–1942), the first botanist to collect plants extensively in Thailand.

Tulsa race riot

Several local leaders, including Reverend Charles W. Kerr, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, tried to dissuade mob action.


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