William H. Perry | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromSouth Carolina's 4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891 | |
| Preceded by | John Bratton |
| Succeeded by | George W. Shell |
| Member of theSouth Carolina Senate fromGreenville County | |
| In office November 23, 1880 – November 25, 1884 | |
| Preceded by | Stephen Stanley Crittenden |
| Succeeded by | William Lawrence Mauldin |
| Member of theSouth Carolina House of Representatives from Greenville County | |
| In office November 27, 1865 – December 21, 1866 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 9, 1839 |
| Died | July 7, 1902(1902-07-07) (aged 63) Greenville, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Resting place | Christ Church (Greenville, South Carolina) |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Louise Bankhead |
| Alma mater | Furman University South Carolina College Harvard University |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Confederate States of America |
| Branch/service |  Confederate States Army |
| Rank |  First Lieutenant |
| Unit | Confederate cavalry |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
William Hayne Perry (June 9, 1839 – July 7, 1902) was aUnited States representative fromSouth Carolina. He was born inGreenville, South Carolina, where he attended Greenville Academy, and graduated fromFurman University at Greenville in 1857. He also attended South Carolina College (now theUniversity of South Carolina) at Columbia, South Carolina and graduated fromHarvard University in 1859. Later, he studied law in Greenville and was admitted to the bar in 1861 and commenced practice in Greenville.
Perry served as a private and subsequently as lieutenant in theConfederate Cavalry during theAmerican Civil War. He resumed the practice of law in Greenville in 1865. He served as a member of the State constitutional convention in 1865 and a member of theSouth Carolina House of Representatives in 1865 and 1866. He was thesolicitor of theeighth judicial circuit of South Carolina from 1868 to 1872 and served in theSouth Carolina Senate from 1880 to 1884.
Perry was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-ninth, Fiftieth, and Fifty-first Congresses (March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1890. After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of law. He died at his home, "San Souci," near Greenville, in 1902 and was buried inChrist Church Cemetery, Greenville, South Carolina.
He was the son ofBenjamin Franklin Perry (November 20, 1805 – December 3, 1886) and Elizabeth Frances McCall. In 1888, he married Louise Bankhead, daughter of Congressman and later U.S. SenatorJohn H. Bankhead.[1]
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