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'''Charles Perry''' (??-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}}</ref> |
'''Charles Perry''' (??-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}}</ref> |
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Source: Library and Archives Canada
Charles Perry (??-July 7, 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 Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
- ^ "Nature Areas". Trent University. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
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