A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Kerr, John James
KERR. (Lieutenant, 1830.)
John James Kerr entered the Navy 6 July, 1813; and was Midshipman of the Impregnable 98, flagship of Rear-Admiral David Milne, at the battle of Algiers, 27 Aug. 1816: He passed his examination in 1819; obtained his commission 13 Aug. 1830; and, with the exception of a period of rather more than three years (from 28 Jan. 1837 until the spring of 1840) employed in the Coast Guard, has since been on half-pay. Agents – Messrs. Stilwell.