Legislator Details


John Perkins
AKA:
Number of sessions served 1
Sessions served
Gender: Male
Age at election: 46

Vital Records Information:

Birth
Date: 3/31/1844
City: Tavistock, England
County: Devonshire, England
Country: England
 
Death
Date: 4/3/1929
City: Norway, MI
County: Dickinson County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date: 4/6/1929
City: Norway, MI
County: Dickinson County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Norway Township Cemetery

Marital Information:
married Mary Mitchell, April 1863; children: 13, Samuel, John, Amelia (Cutler), Mary (Trezona), Bessie, Anna, Rosa (Tillinghast), Emma (Henderson), William James and 4 others

Number of Children: 13

Background

Religion:
Military Service:
Occupation: miner, mine superintendent, farmer
Race: Caucasian or White

Education:

Biographical Sketch:
Son of John PerkinsHe emigrated to America in 1865 and headed for the copper regions of Michigan. He worked in the copper mines for 3 years, then moved to Marquette County and worked as a miner for 3 years. He then became a contractor, taking contracts from mining companies to mine certain portions of mines. In 1873, he became mining captain of the Saginaw mine until 1879, when he moved to the Menominee Range and took the position of mining superintendent of the Perkins mine, which he held until the Saginaw mining company released its claim on the said Perkins mine, in the fall of 1886, when he became proprietor of the mine and continued mining ore from the property. The load gave out on the Perkins mine in 1883 and Perkins became a farmer. Retired from active live in1916.

Notable Facts:

Sessions Served:

Thirty-Sixth Legislature, 1891-1892
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Mines and Minerals , State Prison
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Norway
County of Residence Menominee
District: Menominee
District Description: Menominee County

Date Elected: 11/4/1890
Date Sworn In: 1/7/1891
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed

Maritial Status: Married
Notes: Delta County was formed in 1891 and encompassed Norway.

Bibliography:

Manual 1891 p.603; USCen 1870, 1880 1900; Find-a-Grave.com; Daily News (Iron Mtn), 4/4/1929; Michiganology
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