Ebenezer Perry
Ebenezer Perry (September 29, 1788 – May 1, 1876) was a merchant and Canadian political figure. He was a Conservative member of the Senate of Canada from 1871 until his death and at the age of 83, the oldest person ever summoned to the Senate. [1][1]
He was born in Ernestown (later Bath), Upper Canada in 1788.[1] His father Robert Perry[2] was a United Empire Loyalist from Vermont who had served with the Queen's Rangers and Edward Jessup's Loyal Rangers during the American Revolution. The family settled in Township No. 2, later Ernestown.[3] Ebenezer served in the militia during the War of 1812 and moved to Cobourg in 1815.[2] He built a grist mill there, later known as Pratt's Mill or just "The Mill", and still preserved as a heritage building.[4] He built the regency styled Woodlawn in 1835, which is located at 420 Division Street. The building survives and today is a successful hotel and restaurant known as The Woodlawn Inn. www.woodlawninn.com He was also a member of the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada, serving from 1855 until Confederation.[2]
He died in Cobourg in 1876.[2]
His brother Peter was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada and of the Province of Canada.[3] His son Charles served in the House of Commons.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament
- ^ a b c d Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
- ^ a b Turner, H E (1985). "Peter Perry". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
- ^ "A Walking Tour of Cobourg's Heritage". Town of Cobourg. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
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