Frederick Perkins (MP)
Sir Frederick Perkins (2 June 1826 – 8 November 1902)[1] was a British Liberal Party politician, brewer, and wine and spirit merchant.[2]
Frederick Perkins | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Southampton | |
| In office 6 February 1874 – 6 April 1880 | |
| Preceded by | Russell Gurney Peter Merrick Hoare |
| Succeeded by | Henry Lee Charles Parker Butt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 June 1826 Southampton |
| Died | 8 November 1902 (aged 76) Southampton |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) |
Isabella Croskey (m. 1858)Evelina Abraham
(m. 1847; died 1848) |
| Relations | Walter Perkins |
| Children | Seven |
| Parent | Richard Hopkins Perkins |
Political career
Perkins began his political career as a Liberal town councillor for Southampton's All Saints Ward in the 1850s, and shortly after that became Mayor of Southampton, a role he held on five occasions: in 1859, 1861, 1862, 1868, and 1869.[3] During his mayoralty, he received the Prince and Princess of Wales (later King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra) on their way to Osborne House after their wedding in 1863.[4] In 1872, he was then made Sheriff of London and Middlesex, before being knighted in 1873.[2]
He then entered Parliament as MP for Southampton in 1874, but stood down before the next election in 1880.[5][6]
Perkins was a Justice of the peace and a prominent Freemason, and was elected a member of the Royal Geographical Society in recognition of the interest he took in the North Atlantic Telegraph Cable Expedition which started from Southampton.[4]
Family
Perkins, the son of Richard Hopkins Perkins, married three times during his life. His first marriage to Evelina Abraham, the daughter of Abraham Abraham, of Brussels, was short-lived; they married in 1847, but she died on their first anniversary in 1848, but not before they had a child, Arthur Frederick.[7][6]
He married again in 1858 to Isabella Bloomfield Croskey (d. 1885), daughter of Joseph Rodney Croskey, American Consul at Southampton. They had six children: Rodney Croskey (born 1859), Richard Harry (born 1864), Julian Tolmé (born 1867), Teresa Macombe, Evelina Daisy, and Amy Bloomfield.[6]
His third marriage in the 1890s was to Mary Sherman, daughter of Robert Sherman, who succeeded him.[8]
Perkins died at Southampton on 8 November 1902.[4]
References
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 3)
- "Perkins, Sir Frederick". Sotonopedia. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- "List of Southampton Mayors: 1217 to date" (PDF). Southampton City Council. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- "Obituaries - Sir Frederick Perkins". The Times. No. 36921. London. 10 November 1902. p. 6.
- Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
- Foster, Joseph (2013). The baronetage and knightage. Michigan: Nichols and Sons. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- Preston, Richard (2014). "Abraham Abraham: a forgotten politician of mid-nineteenth century Southampton" (PDF). Southampton Local History Forum (22). Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- Whitaker′s Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 1907