Nehemiah Perry (March 30, 1816 – November 1, 1881) was an American clerk, cloth manufacturer and

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politician who represented in the

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from 1861 to 1865.

Biography

Born in

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, Perry was educated there at Wesleyan Seminary. He clerked in a store in

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and another in

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. He moved to

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and other work in the clothing business. He was a member of the

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in 1850 and 1856, serving as Speaker of the Assembly in the latter year. He was a member of the Newark Common Council in 1852. Perry was elected a Democrat to Congress in 1860, defeating the incumbent Republican Speaker of the House,

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. Perry served from 1861 to 1865, not seeking re-election in 1864. Afterwards, Perry resumed former manufacturing pursuits and was

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in 1873. He died in Newark on November 1, 1881 and was interred in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Newark.

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