George Clement Perkins

Infobox Governor
name = George Clement Perkins

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order = 14th
office = Governor of California
term_start = January 8, 1880
term_end = January 10, 1883
lieutenant = John Mansfield
predecessor = William Irwin
successor = George Stoneman
birth_date = birth date|1839|8|23|mf=y
birth_place = Kennebunkport, Maine
death_date = death date and age|1923|2|26|1839|8|23
death_place = Oakland, California
party = Republican
spouse = Ruth Parker
profession = Entrepreneur
religion =

George Clement Perkins (August 23, 1839ndash February 26, 1923), was a U.S. Republican politician, who was the fourteenth governor of California from January 8, 1880, to January 10, 1883, and a United States senator from 1893 until 1915. He was the third longest serving senator in California history, after Hiram Johnson and Alan Cranston, serving 22 years. He was criticized by some for supporting business too much during his time in the Senate. During Perkins' term as governor, former Civil War general John Mansfield served as his lieutenant governor.

Perkins was born in Kennebunkport, Maine, and is buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland, California. Perkins was married to Ruth Parker.

References

* [http://www.californiagovernors.ca.gov/h/biography/governor_14.html George Clement Perkins] at the California State Library
*CongBio|P000232 George Clement Perkins