Elias Perkins (April 5, 1767 – September 27, 1845) was a

United States representative The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...

from

Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capita ...

. He was born in

Lisbon, Connecticut Lisbon is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States, by road northeast of Norwich. The population was 4,195 at the 2020 census. The town center is also known as the village of Newent. The town school is Lisbon Central School. Its on ...

. He graduated from

Yale College Yale College is the undergraduate college of Yale University. Founded in 1701, it is the original school of the university. Although other Yale schools were founded as early as 1810, all of Yale was officially known as Yale College until 1887, ...

in 1786. Afterwards, he studied

law Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior,Robertson, ''Crimes against humanity'', 90. with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been vario ...

and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in

New London, Connecticut New London is a seaport city and a port of entry on the northeast coast of the United States, located at the mouth of the Thames River in New London County, Connecticut. It was one of the world's three busiest whaling ports for several decade ...

. Perkins was a member of the

Connecticut House of Representatives The Connecticut State House of Representatives is the lower house in the Connecticut General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The house is composed of 151 members representing an equal number of districts, with ...

1795–1800, 1814, and 1815 and served as speaker in 1798 and 1815. He was an assistant judge of the New London County Court in 1799 and chief justice of the same court 1807–1825. He was elected as a Federalist to the Seventh Congress (March 4, 1801 -March 3, 1803). He resumed the practice of law and was a member of the

Connecticut Senate The Connecticut State Senate is the upper house of the Connecticut General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The state senate comprises 36 members, each representing a district with around 99,280 inhabitants. Sen ...

1817–1822. He was the

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of New London from 1829 to 1832. He died in New London, on September 27, 1845, and was buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery.

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1767 births 1845 deaths People from Lisbon, Connecticut People of colonial Connecticut American people of English descent Federalist Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut Connecticut state senators Members of the Connecticut General Assembly Council of Assistants (1662–1818) Speakers of the Connecticut House of Representatives Mayors of New London, Connecticut Yale College alumni {{Connecticut-politician-stub