Case School of Applied Science - Differential Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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IJEVI KERR. TRUSTEE OF THE COLLEGE FROM 1881 TO 1885. EVI KERR was born near Painesville, Ohio, June g 25, 1822, where he lived a considerable portion of Qmd his life. When but a boy he was seized by the spirit OE adventure and shipped before the mast for a three years' cruise in the East Indies and Japan. When he returned he engaged as a book keeper in one of the large firms in New York City, where his methodical habits attracted the attention of all who knew him. He afterwards engaged in the oil refining business at Tar Farm, Pennsylvania, but being able to get a good price for his works he sold out to the Standard Oil Company and returned to New York. During his residence in that city he for many years had the full confidence of the eminent ship builder, john Roach, with whom he was largely interested in' lines of steamers. For a number of years he was president of the Paines- ville National Bank, having succeeded his father to that position. In January, 1886, he was appointed administrator ofthe estate of his cousin, Leonard Case, the founder of Case School of Applied Science, and his quick and satisfactory settlement of the same won for him the admiration of all men of worth in Cleveland. Mr. Kerr was married in 1859 to Miss Mary Blanchard, of Sing Sing, with whom he lived happily till her death, February II, 1882. On March 8, 1885, Mr. Kerr joined a party consisting of judge Bowman of Springfield, Judge Rufus P. Ranney and General I. H. Devereanx of Cleveland, and went to New York City. There they were joined by Mr. C. A. Otis, ..19.,.

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foreign banking houses with which his iirm had done business for years. The iirm of E. B. Hale and Company continued in business for twelve years and earned the reputation of doing more business than any other private banking house in the state, and passed through every panic without once being obliged to suspend payments. In 1891, the Marine Bank Company was organized as successor to this firm, Mr. Edwin B. Hale being president, Mr. Barriss, cashier, and Willis B. Hale, assistant cashier. On the 9th of July, 1891, very soon after this .company was organized, Mr. Hale died suddenly while sitting at his desk, no one being present except his son, Willis B. V Mr.. Hale was seventy-two years old when his death occurred, and l1ad been for forty years one of the most prominent of the Cleveland bankers. He was one of the trustees of Case School from the time it was founded until his death, ..I8..

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of Cleveland, and they all, with the exception of General Devereaux, left for the south on one of the Havana steamers to make an extended trip through the Southern States and the West Indies. Landing at Jacksonville, they boarded a steamboat bound up the St. Johns River. On the evening of Thurs- day, March 19, the party separated for the night at about eleven. Mr. Kerr Went down to the lower deck, and at the foot of the stairs, which led directly to the edge of the boat, he stumbled and fell overboard. The alarm was immedi- ately given, and searching parties were organized at the nearest city, but his body was not recovered for several days. The funeral was at Painesville, Ohio. ..2O..