John Kerr | |
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Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Waimea | |
In office 3 June 1885 – 10 June 1887 | |
Majority | 3 |
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Motueka | |
In office 26 September 1887 – 17 September 1890 | |
Majority | 141 |
Personal details | |
Born | 1830 Scotland |
Died | 3 May 1898 Lake Rotoiti, New Zealand | (aged 67–68)
John Kerr (1830 – 3 May 1898) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from Nelson, New Zealand. As well as Lake Station (including Lake Rotoiti and Pourangahau / Mount Robert), Kerr also owned the 70,000 acres (28,000 ha) Tarndale Run and 30,000 acres (12,000 ha) around the Wairau River before entering into a business partnership with Molesworth Station owner Acton Adams. Kerr commissioned cob builder Ned James to build Tarndale homestead in 1874.