Kerr, John Leeds, 1780-1844

John Leeds Kerr practiced law in Easton after graduating from St. John’s College in Annapolis. He was a U.S. Congressman and Senator who lived at Foxley Hall. He was the son of David Brickell Kerr and Rachel Leeds Bozman Kerr, and he married first, Sarah Hollyday Chamberlain, and second, Elizabeth Greenbury Goldsborough. He enslaved between 6-25 people in his household.