Robert A. Kerr

Biography

Robert A. Kerr (1842 – January 12, 1912) or (December 23, 1833 – January 7, 1913) or (1841 – April 28, 1912) was an American politician, barber, bookkeeper, civic leader, and shipping clerk. He helped establish the first high school for African Americans in Bastrop County, Texas, when he was a member of the Bastrop County School Board. He was born in New Orleans and his father, known as Major A. Kerr, owned him.

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