Kern, John Worth, 1849-1917

LC control no.	n 91085653
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Kern, John Worth, 1849-1917 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Birth date	1849-12-20
Death date	1917-08-17
Affiliation	United States. Congress. Senate Democratic Party (U.S.)
Profession or occupation	Legislators Lawyers
Found in	NUCMC data from Indiana State Library for Stoll, J.B. Papers, 1854-1926 (Kern, John Worth, 1849-1917; lawyer and politician; U.S. Senator from Ind., 1911-1917; city atty., Kokomo, Ind., 1871-1884; Ind. senate, 1893-1897; U.S. vice-presidential candidate on William Jennings Bryan's ticket, 1908) Biographical directory of the United States Congress website, viewed January 31, 2024: (Kern, John Worth, a Senator from Indiana; born in Alto, Howard County, Ind., December 20, 1849; attended the common schools and the normal college at Kokomo, Ind.; taught school; graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1869; admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Kokomo; unsuccessful candidate for election to the State house of representatives in 1870; city attorney of Kokomo 1871-1884; reporter of the Indiana Supreme Court 1885-1889; member, State senate 1893-1897; special assistant United States district attorney 1893-1894; city solicitor of Indianapolis 1897-1901; unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Governor in 1900 and 1904; unsuccessful candidate for Vice President of the United States on the Democratic ticket with William Jennings Bryan in 1908; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1911, to March 3, 1917; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1916; Democratic caucus chairman 1913-1917; chairman, Committee on Privileges and Elections (Sixty-third and Sixty-fourth Congresses); died in Asheville, N.C., August 17, 1917; interment on the Kern estate near Hollins, Va.; reinterment in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind., in 1929)
Associated language	eng