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{{Short description|American politician (1827β1876)}} {{other people|Michael Kerr}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Michael C. Kerr | image = Michael C. Kerr - Brady-Handy (cropped).jpg | caption = | order = 28th | office = Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | term_start = December 6, 1875 | term_end = August 19, 1876 | predecessor = [[James G. Blaine]] | successor = [[Samuel J. Randall]] | office3 = Leader of the [[House Democratic Caucus#Caucus Leader|House Democratic Caucus]] | term_start3 = December 6, 1875 | term_end3 = August 19, 1876 | predecessor3 = [[James Lawrence Orr]] | successor3 = [[Samuel J. Randall]] | state4 = Indiana | district4 = {{ushr|IN|3|R}} | term_start4 = March 4, 1875 | term_end4 = August 19, 1876 | predecessor4 = [[William S. Holman]] (3rd) | successor4 = [[Nathan T. Carr]] (3rd) | state5 = Indiana | district5 = {{ushr|IN|2|R}} | term_start5 = March 4, 1865 | term_end5 = March 3, 1873 | predecessor5 = [[James A. Cravens]] | successor5 = [[Simeon K. Wolfe]] | office6 = Member of the [[Indiana House of Representatives]] | term6 = 1856β1857 | birth_name = Michael Crawford Kerr | birth_date = March 15, 1827 | birth_place = [[Titusville, Pennsylvania]], U.S. | death_date = August 19, 1876 (aged 49) | death_place = [[Rockbridge County, Virginia]], U.S. | nationality = | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | otherparty = | spouse = | relations = | children = | residence = | alma_mater = [[University of Louisville]] | occupation = | profession = [[Lawyer]] | religion = | signature = | website = | footnotes = }} [[Image:Mike Kerr Home.jpg|thumb|Kerr's home in [[New Albany, Indiana]]]] '''Michael Crawford Kerr''' (March 15, 1827 β August 19, 1876) was an American lawyer and legislator who served as the first [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] [[speaker of the United States House of Representatives]] after the [[American Civil War|Civil War]].
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