Aaron Fyfe Perry | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromOhio'sfirst district | |
| In office March 4, 1871 – 1872 | |
| Preceded by | Peter W. Strader |
| Succeeded by | Ozro J. Dodds |
| Member of theOhio House of Representatives from theFranklin County district | |
| In office December 6, 1847 – December 3, 1848 Serving with George Taylor | |
| Preceded by | John Noble Jeremy Clark |
| Succeeded by | James Dalzell David Gregory |
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| Born | (1815-01-01)January 1, 1815 |
| Died | March 11, 1893(1893-03-11) (aged 78) |
| Resting place | Spring Grove Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Williams |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Yale Law School |
Aaron Fyfe Perry (January 1, 1815 – March 11, 1893) was an American lawyer and politician who briefly served as aU.S. Representative fromOhio from 1871 to 1872.
Born inLeicester, Vermont, Perry attended the public schools andYale Law School. He wasadmitted to the bar ofConnecticut in 1838. He moved toColumbus, Ohio, where he was admitted to the bar in 1840 and commenced practice. He served as member of theOhio House of Representatives in 1847 and 1848. He moved toCincinnati, Ohio, in 1854 and continued the practice of law. He was law partner withGovernorDennison in Columbus andAlphonso Taft in Cincinnati.[1] He declined appointment asAssociate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States in 1861 tendered byPresidentAbraham Lincoln. He served as delegate to theRepublican National Convention in 1864.
He receivedLL.D.s fromMarietta College andWestern Reserve University.[1] He married Elizabeth Williams, daughter Cincinnati politician Micajah T. Williams, in 1843, and had three daughters and one son.[1]
Perry was elected as aRepublican to theForty-second Congress and served from March 4, 1871, until his resignation in 1872. He resumed the practice of his profession and also engaged in literary pursuits. He was appointed chief counsel for theGovernment in theCrédit Mobilier case in 1873.Presidential elector forHayes/Wheeler in 1876.[2] He was appointed a member of the board ofsinking-fund trustees of Cincinnati in 1877 and was president of the board from 1884 to 1892, when he resigned.
He died inCincinnati, Ohio, March 11, 1893. He was interred inSpring Grove Cemetery.
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