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Micajah Perry (died 1753) was a British Epsom and Ewell History Explorer The Hylands
/ref> He also sold his quays and warehouses in the London docks in 1735. His wife died in October 1738, and was buried at Epsom.
Perry became Lord Mayor of London for the year 1738 to 1739, and laid the foundation of the Mansion House during his mayoralty, on 25 October 1739. He was a colonel of the Orange Regiment from 1738 to 1745. At the
tobacco
Tobacco is the common name of several plants in the genus '' Nicotiana'' of the family Solanaceae, and the general term for any product prepared from the cured leaves of these plants. More than 70 species of tobacco are known, but the ...
merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons
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from 1727 to 1741. He was Lord Mayor of London
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in 1738.
He was the son of Richard Perry, merchant, of Leadenhall Street
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, London, and his wife Sarah Heysham. Micajah's grandfather Micajah Perry was the most significant tobacco merchant in England, and an agent for Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...
. Perry's father died in 1720 and his grandfather in 1721, and he inherited the family business. He married Elizabeth Cocke, daughter of Richard Cocke, a London linen-draper. He became a member of the Haberdashers' Company
The Worshipful Company of Haberdashers, one of the Great Twelve City Livery Companies, is an ancient merchant guild of London, England associated with the silk and velvet trades.
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.
Perry handled the affairs of the Virginia tobacco planters in London. He was frequently consulted about the colony by the Board of Trade. However, he lacked the business acumen of his grandfather, and progressively lost business. He achieved more success politically. At the 1727 general election he was elected Member of Parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...
(MP) for the City of London
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, and also that year became Master of the Haberdashers' Company. He became a City Alderman
An alderman is a member of a Municipal government, municipal assembly or council in many Jurisdiction, jurisdictions founded upon English law. The term may be titular, denoting a high-ranking member of a borough or county council, a council membe ...
for Aldgate on 24 February 1728. He was re-elected MP for the City at the 1734 general election, and was also Sheriff of London
Two sheriffs are elected annually for the City of London by the Liverymen of the City livery company, livery companies. Today's sheriffs have only nominal duties, but the historical officeholders had important judicial responsibilities. They have ...
in 1734. However, with his business declining, he was forced that year to sell 'Hylands House', his large house in Epsom
Epsom is the principal town of the Borough of Epsom and Ewell in Surrey, England, about south of central London. The town is first recorded as ''Ebesham'' in the 10th century and its name probably derives from that of a Saxon landowner. The ...
, although he retained a smaller house, 'The Hylands'./ref> He also sold his quays and warehouses in the London docks in 1735. His wife died in October 1738, and was buried at Epsom.
Perry became Lord Mayor of London for the year 1738 to 1739, and laid the foundation of the Mansion House during his mayoralty, on 25 October 1739. He was a colonel of the Orange Regiment from 1738 to 1745. At the 1741 general election
The 1741 British general election returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 9th Parliament of Great Britain to be summoned, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707. The election saw suppo ...
, he lost his seat in Parliament.
By 1743 Perry was suffering ill-health from a dropsy
Edema, also spelled oedema, and also known as fluid retention, dropsy, hydropsy and swelling, is the build-up of fluid in the body's tissue. Most commonly, the legs or arms are affected. Symptoms may include skin which feels tight, the area ma ...
, and was in a condition which made his friends fear for his life. He became unable to attend the meetings of the Corporation, and resigned his aldermancy in November 1746. He also found himself in financial difficulties, and was granted a pension of £200 p.a. by the court of aldermen.
Perry died without issue on 22 January 1753.
References
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