Thomas Johns Perry

Thomas Johns Perry (born February 17, 1807 in Cumberland , Maryland , †  June 27, 1871 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1845 and 1847 he represented the state of Maryland in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Thomas Perry graduated from preparatory schools. After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1828, he began to work in Cumberland in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . He served in the Maryland House of Representatives in 1834 and 1836 . In the congressional elections of 1844 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the second constituency of Maryland , where he succeeded Francis Brengle on March 4, 1845 . Since he refused to run again in 1846, he could only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1847 . This was shaped by the events of the Mexican-American War .

Between 1851 and 1861, and again from 1864 to 1871, Perry served as a judge in the Maryland Sixth Judicial District. In 1867 he was a delegate to a constitutional convention of his state. He died on June 27, 1871 in Cumberland, where he was also buried.

Web links

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

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