David Ker

For the 19th-century Irish landowner and politician, see David Stewart Ker.
The Reverend
David Ker
1st Presiding Professor of the
University of North Carolina
In office
1794–1796
Succeeded byCharles Wilson Harris
Justice of the Supreme Court of the Mississippi Territory
In office
1802–1805
Appointed byThomas Jefferson
Preceded byDaniel Tilton
Personal details
BornFebruary 1758
Downpatrick, Ireland
DiedJanuary 21, 1805(1805-01-21) (aged 46)
Natchez, Mississippi Territory
PartyDemocratic-Republican
SpouseMary Boggs Ker
Children
  • David
  • John
  • Sarah
  • Eliza
  • Martha
Alma materTrinity College Dublin
ProfessionEducator, Religious Minister

David Ker (February 1758 – January 21, 1805), was an Irish-born American Presbyterian minister, educator, lawyer and judge. He was the first presiding professor (equivalent of a modern-day university president) of the University of North Carolina.

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