John Worth Kern (December 20 1849 – August 17 1917) was a Democratic United States Senator from Indiana. While the title was not official he is considered to be the first Senate Majority leader (and in turn the first Senate Democratic Leader) while serving concurrently as Chairman of the Senate Democratic Caucus.Born in Alto Indiana Kern studied law at the University of Michigan. He began to practice law in Kokomo Indiana where he served as city attorney (1871–1884).
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