William H. Perry

William H. Perry

William Hayne Perry (born June 9, 1839 in Greenville , South Carolina , † July 7, 1902 ) was an American politician . Between 1885 and 1891 he represented the state of South Carolina in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Perry attended the Greenville Academy and then until 1857 the Furman University in Greenville. He then studied at South Carolina College , later the University of South Carolina . By 1859 he also completed a year at Harvard University . After a subsequent law degree and his admission to the bar in 1861, he began to practice in Greenville in his new profession. During the Civil War he served as a lieutenant in the cavalry of the Confederate Army .

After the war, Perry went back to work as a lawyer. At the same time he began a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . In 1865 he was a delegate to a meeting to revise the state constitution of South Carolina. He was also a member of the House of Representatives from South Carolina between 1865 and 1866 . Between 1868 and 1872 Perry was a district attorney in the eighth judicial district of his state, and from 1880 to 1884 he was a member of the South Carolina Senate .

In 1884 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fourth constituency of South Carolina . There he took over from John Bratton on March 4, 1885 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three consecutive terms in Congress by March 3, 1891 . In 1890 Perry declined to run again. In the following years he practiced as a lawyer again. He died on July 7, 1902 on his estate "Sans Souci" near Greenville.

Web links

• William H. Perry in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William H. Perry in the database of Find a Grave (English)