James Kirkpatrick Kerr PC KC (1 August 1841 – 4 December 1916) was a Canadian lawyer and Senator.

[1] In his career, Kerr argued several cases before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council and was elected a Bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada in 1879.

He was an active Liberal and stood unsuccessfully for election to the House of Commons of Canada in 1891 from Toronto Centre.

He became president of the Ontario Liberal Association in 1892 and was appointed to the Senate of Canada on 12 March 1903.

He was also active in commerce and sat on several boards of directors including the Canadian General Electric Company.