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American politician

Albion Atwood Perry
9th Mayor of
Somerville, Massachusetts
In office
January 6, 1896 – 1898
Preceded byWilliam H. Hodgkins
Succeeded byGeorge O. Proctor
President of the
Somerville, Massachusetts
Water Board
In office
1891–1892
Member of the
Somerville, Massachusetts
Board of Aldermen
In office
1883–1884
Member of the
Somerville, Massachusetts
Common Council
In office
1881–1882
Member of the
Somerville, Massachusetts
Common Council
In office
1881–1882
President of the
Somerville, Massachusetts
School Committee
In office
1896–1898
Member of the
Somerville, Massachusetts
School Committee
In office
1876–1876
In office
1882–1882
In office
1896–1898
Personal details
BornJanuary 26, 1851
Standish, Maine
DiedFebruary 1933
Winter Park, Florida
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Mary Ellen Brooks, m. December 31, 1874, d. January 10, 1904;
Virginia Blair Means, m. April 11, 1907.
Alma materBoston University School of Law
ProfessionLawyer, Banker

Albion Atwood Perry (January 26, 1851 – February 1933) was an American politician who served on the water board, school committee, on both branches of the Somerville city council and as the ninth Mayor, of Somerville, Massachusetts.

Early life

Perry was born to Rev. John Curtis and Mary Elizabeth (Baston) Perry in Standish, Maine on January 26, 1851.

Family

Perry married Mary Ellen Brooks on December 31, 1874. On January 8, 1904 Mary was fatally injured in a fire, she died On January 8, 1904.

Notes

  1. Samuels, Edward Augustus (1897), Somerville, Past and Present: An Illustrated Historical Souvenir, Boston, MA: Samuels and Kimball, p. 165
  2. ^ Marquis, Albert Nelson (1916), Who's who in New England, Volume II 2nd. ed., Chicago, IL: A. N. Marquis & Company, p. 845
  3. ^ "ALBION A. PERRY.", The New York Times, New York, N.Y., p. 15, February 18, 1933
  4. ^ Boston Daily Globe (January 10, 1904), "DEATH OF MRS PERRY. She Was Terribly Burned at Her Home- $2000 Worth of Diamonds Missing.", Boston Daily Globe, Boston, Mass, p. 2
  5. Boston Daily Globe (January 9, 1904), "FATALLY BURNED IN SOMERVILLE HOME Mrs Mary E. Perry. Wife of the Ex Mayor. Servant Suffered Severely. She Went to the Aid of Her Mistress. Fire Started From a Hand Lamp. Her Clothing on Fire. Mooney's Heroic Work. Husband at Her Bedside.", Boston Daily Globe, Boston, Mass, p. 1
Political offices
Preceded byWilliam H. Hodgkins 9th Mayor of
Somerville, Massachusetts

January 6, 1896–1898
Succeeded byGeorge O. Proctor
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