John Perkins Jr.
| The Honorable John Perkins Jr. |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 3rd district |
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| In office March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
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| Preceded by | Alexander Penn |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Davidson |
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| Born | July 1, 1819 Natchez, Mississippi |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Baltimore, Maryland |
| Resting place | Natchez Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Yale University Harvard University |
| Occupation | Lawyer, planter, politician |
John Perkins Jr. (July 1, 1819 – November 28, 1885) was an antebellum U.S. Representative from Louisiana, and then a senator in the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War.
Early life
Perkins was born on July 1, 1819 in Natchez, Mississippi. He received his early education from private tutors. He graduated from Yale College in 1840 and was initiated, his senior year, into the Skull and Bones Society.[1] He then graduated from the law department of Harvard University in 1842.
Career
He was admitted to the bar in 1843 and commenced practice in New Orleans, Louisiana. He also engaged in cotton planting. He was appointed judge of the circuit court for the district comprising Tensas and Madison Parishes in 1851.
He was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-third Congress (March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1854. He served as chairman of the state secession convention in 1861. He served in the Confederate States Senate 1862–65.
Following the war, he traveled extensively in Mexico and Europe. He returned to the United States in 1878 and spent the remaining years of his life in Louisiana and Canada.
Death
He died in Baltimore, Maryland on November 28, 1885 and was interred in Natchez Cemetery, Natchez, Mississippi.
See also
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. "This list is compiled from material from the Order of Skull and Bones membership books at Sterling Library, Yale University and other public records. The latest books available are the 1971 Living members and the 1973 Deceased Members books. The last year the members were published in the Yale Banner is 1969."
External links
- John Perkins Jr. at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Perkins family history By Robert Dabney Calhoun
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- 1819 births
- 1885 deaths
- Confederate States Senators
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- Harvard Law School alumni
- Louisiana Democrats
- Louisiana lawyers
- Members of the Confederate House of Representatives from Louisiana
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana
- People from Natchez, Mississippi
- Signers of the Confederate States Constitution
- Yale University alumni
- 19th-century American politicians
