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John H. Perry | |
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_(cropped).png) Photo of Perry (c. 1905) | |
| Member of the Connecticut Senate from the 25th district | |
| In office 1913–1915 | |
| Preceded by | Stiles Judson |
| Succeeded by | Frederick M. Salmon |
| Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives | |
| In office 1889 | |
| Preceded by | Heusted W. R. Hoyt |
| Succeeded by | Allen W. Paige |
| Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Fairfield | |
| In office 1877–1878, 1881, 1889 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Hoyt Perry July 26, 1848 Southport, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | September 2, 1928 (aged 80) Averill, Vermont, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Virginia Bulkley
(m. 1874; died 1923) |
| Parent |
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| Education | Yale University (BA) Columbia Law School (LLB) |
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John Hoyt Perry (July 26, 1848 – September 2, 1928) was a lawyer, judge and politician from Southport, Connecticut. He served in both chambers of the Connecticut General Assembly and was the speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1889.
Early life
[edit]John Hoyt Perry[1] was born on July 26, 1848, in Southport, Connecticut, to Harriet Elizabeth (née Hoyt) and Oliver Henry Perry. He attended Hawley Olmstead's Academy in Wilton.[2] John H. Perry was a member of Skull and Bones at Yale University and graduated in 1870 with a Bachelor of Arts. He later received a master's degree from Yale in 1873.[2][3][citation needed] Perry graduated from Columbia Law School with a Bachelor of Laws in 1872.[2]
Career
[edit]Perry started practicing law in Norwalk in 1872 and moved to Bridgeport in 1887.[2] Perry was selected judge of the common pleas court in Fairfield County, Connecticut. He was re-appointed several terms, serving from 1889 to 1893.[2][4]
Perry was a Republican.[4] Perry served in the Connecticut House of Representatives for four sessions.[5] Perry was elected as speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1889.[1][3][6] He was appointed by President William McKinley as an agent for the United States and Chilean Claims Commission in 1900.[3][4]
Perry represented Southport in the Connecticut Constitutional Convention of 1902. He served as the vice president of the convention.[2][5] In 1902, Perry was considered for the Republican nomination in the 1902 Connecticut gubernatorial election, but he withdrew his name in favor of Abiram Chamberlain.[7] In June 1903, Perry was appointed as a commissioner of the Connecticut State Police.[8] He served again as police commissioner from 1913 to 1917.[9][10] By 1919, Perry was serving as president of the board of commissioners.[11]
Starting in 1909, Perry worked with a commission to push legislation in Connecticut to have a direct primary, a system of election that had become popular in other states in the country at the time.[12] In 1913, Perry served as a member of the Connecticut Senate, representing the 25th District.[2][5]
In January 1922, Perry was appointed as city counsel of Fairfield.[13] Perry was elected to the Fairfield school board in October 1923.[14] He resigned from the school committee in March 1924.[15] Perry served as a director of the Hartford Retreat, president of the Southport Savings Bank and director of the Southport Trust Company.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Perry married Virginia Bulkley on September 23, 1874.[2] His wife died in 1923.[16]
In 1912, Perry was injured in an automotive accident after jumping out of the car prior to a head-on collision.[17] Perry died on September 2, 1928, at a summer camp in Averill, Vermont.[5][18]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Former Speakers of the Connecticut House of Representatives". The Office of the House Clerk, Connecticut General Assembly.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Republican Candidates for Senators in all the 35 Districts". Hartford Courant. November 1, 1912. p. 17. Retrieved November 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 3 "President McKinley has..." Hartford Courant. June 14, 1900. p. 10. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 3 "Judge John H. Perry". New Haven Morning Journal and Courier. December 17, 1900. p. 12. Retrieved November 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 3 4 "John H. Perry". Hartford Courant. September 5, 1928. p. 8. Retrieved November 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "The Statesmen Assemble". The Meriden Daily Journal. January 9, 1889. p. 8. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Chamberlain for Governor Perry of Fairfield has Withdrawn in His Favor". Meriden Morning Record. August 11, 1902. p. 1. Retrieved November 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "State Police Commissioners". Meriden Morning Record. June 16, 1903. p. 1. Retrieved November 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Police Commissioners". Hartford Courant. June 3, 1913. p. 11. Retrieved November 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Coroner Phelan is Re-Appointed by the Judges". The Farmer. June 8, 1915. p. 13. Retrieved November 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Raises Asked for State Policemen". Hartford Courant. February 15, 1919. p. 10. Retrieved November 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Judge Perry on Direct Primary". The Farmer. March 2, 1911. p. 3. Retrieved November 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Fairfield". The Bridgeport Times. January 7, 1922. p. 10. Retrieved November 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Beeman Wins, Fairfield Friends Write in Name". Bridgeport Telegram. October 2, 1923. p. 1. Retrieved November 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Bullard Elected to School Board". The Bridgeport Telegram. March 4, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved November 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Mrs. John H. Perry Dies in Southport". Hartford Courant. November 16, 1923. p. 1. Retrieved November 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Judge Perry Badly Injured Auto Accident". Meriden Morning Record. November 23, 1912. p. 7. Retrieved November 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Deaths". Hartford Courant. September 4, 1928. p. 2. Retrieved November 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
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Media related to John H. Perry at Wikimedia Commons- John Hoyt Perry House, 134 Center Street, Southport, Fairfield County, CT at the Library of Congress
- 1848 births
- 1928 deaths
- Members of Skull and Bones
- People from Southport, Connecticut
- Yale University alumni
- Columbia Law School alumni
- Republican Party members of the Connecticut House of Representatives
- Republican Party Connecticut state senators
- Connecticut lawyers
- 20th-century members of the Connecticut General Assembly