Aaron F. Perry

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Aaron F. Perry

Aaron Fyfe Perry (born January 1, 1815 in Leicester , Vermont , † March 11, 1893 in Cincinnati , Ohio ) was an American politician of the Republican Party . From 1871 to 1872 he was a member of the House of Representatives of the United States for the first  congressional district of the state of Ohio.

biography

Aaron Perry was born in Leicester. He attended public schools in his hometown and then went on to study law at Yale University . In 1838 he was admitted to the Connecticut bar. In 1840 he moved to Columbus and was again admitted to the bar. He then opened a law firm. He served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1847 to 1848 . He was drawn to Cincinnati, where he reopened a law firm. In 1861 he was appointed judge of the Supreme Court of the United States by US President Abraham Lincoln . However, he declined the nomination. In 1864 he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Baltimore .

As a representative of the 1st District of Ohio, he sat in the US House of Representatives from 1871 to 1872. He resigned in 1872 in order to be able to return to his profession.

Perry died in Cincinnati in 1893 and was buried in Spring Grove Cemetery .

Web links

  • Aaron F. Perry in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)