Nehemiah Perry

Nehemiah Perry

Nehemiah Perry (born March 30, 1816 in Ridgefield , Connecticut , †  November 1, 1881 in Newark , New Jersey ) was an American politician . Between 1861 and 1865 he represented the state of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Nehemiah Perry attended Wesleyan Seminary in Ridgefield. He then worked as a shop clerk in Norwalk and New York City . In 1836 he moved to Newark, where he worked in the clothing industry and clothing trade. At the same time he began a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . In 1850 and 1856 he was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly , of which he was president in 1856. In 1852 he was a member of the Newark City Council.

In the congressional election of 1860 Perry was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fifth constituency of New Jersey , where he succeeded William Pennington on March 4, 1861 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1865 . These were shaped by the events of the civil war . In 1864 Perry declined to run again. After his time in the US House of Representatives, he returned to work in the clothing industry. In 1873 he was elected Mayor of Newark. He died in this city on November 1, 1881.

Web links

• Nehemiah Perry in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Nehemiah Perry in the database of Find a Grave (English)