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  Kern, John Worth
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NameJohn Worth Kern
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Indianapolis, Indiana , United States
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Born December 20, 1849
DiedAugust 17, 1917 (67 years)
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Infoa 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; was 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.


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Wife Araminta Cooper Kern Dec 23, 1895-Aug 17, 1917

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  11/07/1916 IN US Senate Lost 46.14% (-1.63%)
  03/07/1916 IN US Senate - D Primary Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  07/02/1912 US President - D Convention Lost 0.26% (-50.75%)
  01/17/1911 IN US Senate Won 60.00% (+20.00%)
  11/03/1908 US Vice President Lost 33.54% (-32.92%)
  07/10/1908 US Vice President - D Convention Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/08/1904 IN Governor Lost 40.95% (-12.56%)
  11/06/1900 IN Governor Lost 46.70% (-3.84%)
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