Albion A. Perry

Albion Atwood Perry (January 26, 1851 – February 1933) was an American politician who served on the water board, school committee, on both branches of the Somerville city council and as the ninth Mayor, of Somerville, Massachusetts.

Albion Atwood Perry
9th Mayor of
Somerville, Massachusetts
In office
January 6, 1896[1]  1898
Preceded byWilliam H. Hodgkins
Succeeded byGeorge O. Proctor
President of the
Somerville, Massachusetts
Water Board[2]
In office
1891–1892
Member of the
Somerville, Massachusetts
Board of Aldermen[2]
In office
1883[2]–1884[2]
Member of the
Somerville, Massachusetts
Common Council[2]
In office
1881[2]–1882[2]
Member of the
Somerville, Massachusetts
Common Council[2]
In office
1881[2]–1882[2]
President of the
Somerville, Massachusetts
School Committee[2]
In office
1896[2]–1898[2]
Member of the
Somerville, Massachusetts
School Committee[2]
In office
1876[2]–1876[2]
In office
1882[2]–1882[2]
In office
1896[2]–1898[2]
Personal details
BornJanuary 26, 1851[2]
Standish, Maine[2]
DiedFebruary 1933[3]
Winter Park, Florida[3]
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican[2]
Spouse(s)Mary Ellen Brooks, m. December 31, 1874,[2] d. January 10, 1904;[4]
Virginia Blair Means, m. April 11, 1907.[2]
Alma materBoston University School of Law[2]
ProfessionLawyer, Banker[2]

Early life

Perry was born to Rev. John Curtis and Mary Elizabeth (Baston) Perry in Standish, Maine on January 26, 1851.[2]

Family

Perry married Mary Ellen Brooks on December 31, 1874.[2] On January 8, 1904 Mary was fatally injured in a fire,[5] she died On January 8, 1904.[4]

Notes

  1. Samuels, Edward Augustus (1897), Somerville, Past and Present: An Illustrated Historical Souvenir, Boston, MA: Samuels and Kimball, p. 165
  2. Marquis, Albert Nelson (1916), Who's who in New England, Volume II 2nd. ed., Chicago, IL: A. N. Marquis & Company, p. 845
  3. "ALBION A. PERRY.", The New York Times, New York, N.Y., p. 15, February 18, 1933
  4. Boston Daily Globe (January 10, 1904), "DEATH OF MRS PERRY. She Was Terribly Burned at Her Home- $2000 Worth of Diamonds Missing.", Boston Daily Globe, Boston, Mass, p. 2
  5. Boston Daily Globe (January 9, 1904), "FATALLY BURNED IN SOMERVILLE HOME Mrs Mary E. Perry. Wife of the Ex Mayor. Servant Suffered Severely. She Went to the Aid of Her Mistress. Fire Started From a Hand Lamp. Her Clothing on Fire. Mooney's Heroic Work. Husband at Her Bedside.", Boston Daily Globe, Boston, Mass, p. 1
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