Edmund Perry (October 4, 1825 - November 2, 1878) was an American attorney and politician who served in the New Jersey State Senate. He was the President of the Senate in 1861.[1]
Perry was married on July 15, 1848 to Elizabeth Ann White, and had three children.[2]
In September 1849, Perry became the owner and editor of The Hunterdon County Democrat.[3]
In 1856, Perry was listed as a charter member of Darcy Lodge #37 of the Free and Accepted Masons and served as Worshipful Master in 1858.[4]
While President of the Senate, Perry welcomed US President-elect Abraham Lincoln during his pre-inaugural tour.[5]
Perry was appointed as a judge for the Court of Common Pleas in 1866 and served for five years.[6]
References
edit- ^ Senate, New Jersey Legislature (1 January 1861). Journal of the ... Senate of the State of New Jersey: Being the ... Session of the Legislature. p. 9 – via Google Books.
- ^ Kellogg, Allyn Stanley; Siems, Josephine Almira Gleason; Company, North Central Publishing (1 January 1917). Memorials of Elder John White. North Central Publishing Company. p. 168 – via Google Books.
- ^ Mott, George Scudder (1 January 1894). History of the Presbyterian Church in Flemington, New Jersey, for a Century: With Sketches of Local Matters for Two Hundred Years. W.B. Ketcham. p. 66 – via Google Books.
- ^ History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, New Jersey. Everts & Peck. 1 January 1881. p. 336 – via Google Books.
- ^ "New Jersey Department of State". www.state.nj.us. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
- ^ History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, New Jersey. Everts & Peck. 1 January 1881. pp. 212–213 – via Google Books.