Graham Kerr (rugby union)
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Birth nameGraham Campbell Kerr
Date of birth29 April 1872
Date of death18 August 1913 (aged 41)
| Birth name | Graham Campbell Kerr | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 29 April 1872 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 18 August 1913 (aged 41) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Graham Kerr (1872–1913) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played as a forward.[1] He was the eldest son of Dr. John Kerr, H.M. Chief Inspector of Schools for Scotland.[2] He trained at a schoolmaster and worked as a teacher in Durham before in 1901 working for the Sudan Civil Service where he was Inspector of Schools prior to becoming Governor. At the time of his death he was Governor of the Province of Berber in the Sudan having been appointed in April 1913. Before that he served as Governor for the Red Sea Province for four years.[3] He died of pneumonia after an operation in Edinburgh. Messages of sympathy at his funeral included from Lord Kitchener and Lord Cromer.[4]