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Robert Samuel Kerr (September 11, 1896 – January 1, 1963) was an American businessman and politician from Oklahoma. Kerr formed a petroleum company before turning to politics. He served as the 12th governor of Oklahoma from 1943 to 1947 and was elected three times to the United States Senate.
Robert S. Kerr was Oklahoma’s first native-born governor, a wealthy oilman, and eventually a powerful U.S. senator. However he never forgot the lessons of land stewardship he learned as a boy growing up on a small farm.
Oil entrepreneur, governor, and senator, U.S. Sen. Robert Samuel Kerr began life with all the trappings of an American folk hero. He was born September 11, 1896, in a log cabin in the Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, near the present town of Ada.
On January 1, 1963, illness unexpectedly claimed the life of the 66-year-old senator known as "The Uncrowned King of the Senate." Born in a log cabin in Oklahoma's Indian territory, Robert S. Kerr attended a two-year teacher-training program, followed by a year of legal studies.
Known to Opera Columbus audiences, Robert Kerr returns this season in Tosca and Fellow Travelers. His past performances with the company include the King in Aida ; the world première of The Flood by Korine Fujiwara with libretto by Stephen Wadsworth; the title role of Gianni Schicchi ; and, Tonio in Pagliacci.
We examine the contribution Sen. Robert S. Kerr (D-OK) made in promoting NASA and space exploration to Oklahoma and the general public while serving as chair of the Senate Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences.
May 6, 2024 · There was no middle ground when it came to Sen. Robert S. Kerr. Everyone loved him. Or hated him. But people in both camps agreed that Bob Kerr was powerful in Washington, where he was known as...
