Joseph Kerr
JOSEPH KERR was a pioneer of Adams County. He is prominently identified with the early political history of the county, under his removal to Ross County about the year 1800. He served in the State Senate from 1804 to 1807, and was the only member of "The High Court of Impeachment" in the trial of Judge William W. Irwin, of Fairfield County, charged with "high misdemeanor and neglect of duties," who from first to last voted in the negative. He was Speaker pro tem of the session of 1804-5. He afterwards served one term in the House of Representatives from Ross County.
From History of Adams County, Ohio from its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time - by Nelson W. Evans and Emmons B. Stivers - West Union, Ohio - Published by E. B. Stivers - 1900