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Charles Perry
Charles Perry
Member of Parliament; for Peterborough West
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Born	7 December 1818; Cobourg, Upper Canada
Died	7 July 1876 (aged 57); Peterborough, Ontario
Political party	Conservative

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Charles Perry (7 December 1818 – 7 July 1876) was a Canadian businessman and political figure. He was a Conservative member of the 1st Canadian Parliament representing Peterborough West.^[1]

He was born in Cobourg,^[1] the son of Ebenezer Perry. He entered the timber trade, purchasing land in the Peterborough area^[2] and building a large sawmill on the current site of Trent University in 1854.^[3] Perry served as mayor of Peterborough in 1853 and from 1861 to 1865. He was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the legislative assembly for the Province of Canada in a by-election held in 1864. Perry was a customs collector at Peterborough from 1873 to 1876 and died in Peterborough in the latter year.^[2]

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^ ^a ^b Charles Perry – Parliament of Canada biography
^ ^a ^b Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
^ "Nature Areas". Trent University. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2009.

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[parl-1] Charles Perry – Parliament of Canada biography

[johnson-2] Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.

[3] "Nature Areas". Trent University. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2009.

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+'''Charles Perry''' (7 December 1818 – 7 July 1876) was a Canadian businessman and political figure. He was a [[Conservative Party of Canada (historical)|Conservative]] member of the [[1st Canadian Parliament]] representing [[Peterborough West]].<ref name="parl">{{Canadian Parliament links|ID=4707|2=Charles Perry|nolist=yes}}</ref>
+He was born in [[Cobourg, Ontario|Cobourg]],<ref name="parl"/> the son of [[Ebenezer Perry]]. He entered the timber trade, purchasing land in the [[Peterborough, Ontario|Peterborough]] area<ref name="johnson">{{cite book |title=The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967 |last=Johnson |first=J.K. |year=1968 |publisher=Public Archives of Canada}}</ref> and building a large [[sawmill]] on the current site of [[Trent University]] in 1854.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.trentu.ca/natureareas/cultural.php |title=Nature Areas |publisher=[[Trent University]] |accessdate=2009-09-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608073355/http://www.trentu.ca/natureareas/cultural.php |archive-date=2011-06-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Perry served as mayor of Peterborough in 1853 and from 1861 to 1865. He was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the legislative assembly for the Province of Canada in a by-election held in 1864. Perry was a customs collector at Peterborough from 1873 to 1876 and died in Peterborough in the latter year.<ref name="johnson"/>
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-'''Charles Perry''' (Dec. 7, 1818-July 7, 1876) was a Canadian businessman and political figure. He was a [[Conservative Party of Canada (historical)|Conservative]] member of the [[1st Canadian Parliament]] representing [[Peterborough West]].<ref name="parl">{{CanParlbio|ID=6eb7b00d-fd2c-4165-83ce-462e6c7da8c2 |2=Charles Perry|nolist=yes}}</ref>
-He was born in [[Cobourg, Ontario|Cobourg]],<ref name="parl"/> the son of [[Ebenezer Perry]]. He entered the timber trade, purchasing land in the [[Peterborough, Ontario|Peterborough]] area<ref name="johnson">{{cite book |title=The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967 |last=Johnson |first=J.K. |year=1968 |publisher=Public Archives of Canada}}</ref> and building a large [[sawmill]] on the current site of [[Trent University]] in 1854.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.trentu.ca/natureareas/cultural.php |title=Nature Areas |publisher=[[Trent University]] |accessdate=2009-09-16}}</ref> Perry served as mayor of Peterborough in 1853 and from 1861 to 1865. He was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the legislative assembly for the Province of Canada in a by-election held in 1864. Perry was a customs collector at Peterborough from 1873 to 1876 and died in Peterborough in the latter year.<ref name="johnson"/>
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