Charles Perry (Canadian politician)

Charles Perry (Canadian politician)
For other people with the same name, see Charles Perry (disambiguation).
Charles Perry
Source: Library and Archives Canada

Charles Perry (??-July 7, 1876) was a Canadian businessman and political figure. He was a Conservative member of the 1st Canadian Parliament representing Peterborough West.[1]

He was born in Cobourg,[1] the son of Ebenezer Perry. He entered the timber trade, purchasing land in the Peterborough area[2] and building a large sawmill on the current site of Trent University in 1854.[3] Perry served as mayor of Peterborough in 1853 and from 1861 to 1865. He was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the legislative assembly for the Province of Canada in a by-election held in 1864. Perry was a customs collector at Peterborough from 1873 to 1876 and died in Peterborough in the latter year.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Charles Perry - Parliament of Canada biography
  2. ^ a b Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada. 
  3. ^ "Nature Areas". Trent University. http://www.trentu.ca/natureareas/cultural.php. Retrieved 2009-09-16. 


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