Otto Kerner Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Otto Kerner Jr.

33rd Governor of Illinois

Date of Birth: 15-Aug-1908

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 09-May-1976

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Otto Kerner Jr.
(August 15, 1908 – May 9, 1976) was an American jurist and politician who served as the 33rd Governor of Illinois from 1961 to 1968 and a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
As a federal judge, he chaired the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders (the Kerner Commission), but was forced to step down from the bench after being convicted of mail fraud.