Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 3
Gender: Male
Age at election: 42
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 5/12/1864
City:
County: Orleans County, NY
Country: US
Death
Date: 11/7/1923
City: Tustin, MI
County: Osceola County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date: 11/11/1923
City: Tustin, MI
County: Osceola County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Burdell Township Cemetery, South
Marital Information:
married Allie A. Bichhardt, 11/28/1889 in Cadillac, MI; children: 3, Inez (Wyatt), Clyde and 1 other who died in childhood
Number of Children: 3
Background
Religion:
Military Service:
Occupation: clerk, teacher, merchant, banker, cashier, druggist businessman
Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
district schools; attended Valparaiso Normal School, Valparaiso, IN
Biographical Sketch:
Of English descent. Son of Milton and Melisa (Lane) Perry. He came to Burdell Twp, Oceana Co., MI with his parents in the spring of 1870. Worked as a cashier of the bank in Tustin, MI. He served 2 terms as president of Tustin Village. He also served as its clerk and treasurer, clerk and treasurer of Burdell Township, member of the board of trustees of Tustin school and its treasurer for 12 years. Member of the Odd Fellows, Modren Woodmen and the Modern Brotherhood.
Notable Facts:
He had diabetes.
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Liquor Traffic , State Prison , Supplies and Expenditures , Ways and Means
Postions Held: Speaker Pro Tempore
City of Residence: Tustin
County of Residence Osceola
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Notes: Commiittee chairmanships: State Prison; Supplies and Expenditures
Committees Served On: Elections , Local Taxation , Printing , State Public Schools
City of Residence: Tustin
County of Residence Osceola
District Description: Osceola County
Date Left Office: 1/1/1753
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: Committee chairmanship: State Public School
Committees Served On: Eastern Asylum for Insane , Elections , Industrial School for Boys , Local Taxation
City of Residence: Tustin
County of Residence Osceola
District Description: Osceola County
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Bibliography:
MIBiog 2:187; Manual 1907 p.722; Michiganology; MiMarRec 1867-1952; USCen 1900; Find-a-Grave.com
