Eli Perry
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Eli Perry was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
Born in Cambridge, Washington County, New York, Perry attended the common schools.
He engaged in business in Albany, New York
, in 1827 and continued until 1852.
He served as member of the Board of Aldermen of Albany for two years.
He served in the State assembly in 1851.
He served as mayor of Albany 1851-1853 from 1856 to 1860 from 1862 to 1866.
Perry was elected as a Democrat
to the Forty-second
and Forty-third
Congresses (March 4, 1871-March 3, 1875).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1874 to the Forty-fourth
Congress.
He died in Albany, New York
, May 17, 1881.
He was interred in Albany Rural Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
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from New York
New York
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.
Born in Cambridge, Washington County, New York, Perry attended the common schools.
He engaged in business in Albany, New York
Albany, New York
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, in 1827 and continued until 1852.
He served as member of the Board of Aldermen of Albany for two years.
He served in the State assembly in 1851.
He served as mayor of Albany 1851-1853 from 1856 to 1860 from 1862 to 1866.
Perry was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Forty-second
42nd United States Congress
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and Forty-third
43rd United States Congress
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Congresses (March 4, 1871-March 3, 1875).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1874 to the Forty-fourth
44th United States Congress
The Forty-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1875 to March 4, 1877, during the seventh and...
Congress.
He died in Albany, New York
Albany, New York
Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...
, May 17, 1881.
He was interred in Albany Rural Cemetery.