Complex sentence: Richard C. Kerens (1842--1916) was an American contractor and politician, born in Killberry, County Meath, Ireland, brought to the U. S. in infancy, and educated in the public schools of Jackson Co., Iowa.
Split into simpler sentences: Richard C. Kerens (1842--1916) was an American contractor and politician. He was educated in the public schools of Jackson Co., Iowa.