John Kerr (governor-general)
Sir John Robert Kerr, (24 September 1914 – 24 March 1991) was the 18th Governor-General of Australia. He dismissed the Labor government of Gough Whitlam on 11 November 1975, marking the climax of the most significant constitutional crisis in Australian history. He had previously been the 13th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales.
Alexander Robert Kerr
Kerr was born in 1770, the son of Robert Kerr, a Royal Navy lieutenant. In 1781 was joined the navy himself as midshipman on board the frigate HMS "Endymion", commanded by Captain James Gambier and from there served in a number of other vessels, including a period on HMS "Boreas" under Captain Horatio Nelson. In 1790 he was promoted to lieutenant and joined first HMS "Narcissus" and then the frigate HMS "Boston" under Captain George Courtenay.