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American politician
John Perkins Jr.
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In office
March 4, 1853 ? March 3, 1855
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Preceded by
| Alexander G. Penn
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Succeeded by
| Thomas G. Davidson
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Born
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1819-07-01
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July 1, 1819
Adams County, Mississippi
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Died
| November 28, 1885
(1885-11-28)
(aged 66)
Baltimore, Maryland
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Resting place
| Natchez City Cemetery,
Natchez, Mississippi
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Nationality
| American
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Political party
| Democratic
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Spouse
| Evelyn Perkins
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Parents
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Education
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Occupation
| Politician
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planter
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lawyer
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John Perkins Jr.
(July 1, 1819 – November 28, 1885) was an American
politician
who served as a
U.S. representative
from
Louisiana
.
Biography
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Perkins was born on July 1, 1819, in
Adams County, Mississippi
, to
John
and Mary (
nee
Rives) Perkins. He received his early education from private tutors. He graduated from
Yale College
in 1840 and was initiated, his senior year, into the
Skull and Bones
Society.
[1]
He then graduated from the law department of
Harvard University
in 1842. He was admitted to the bar in 1843 and commenced practice in
New Orleans
. He also engaged in
cotton planting
. He was appointed judge of the circuit court for the district comprising Tensas and Madison Parishes in 1851. He was elected as a
Democrat
to the
Thirty-third Congress
(March 4, 1853 ? March 3, 1855). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1854. He served as chairman of the
state secession convention
in 1861. He served in the
Confederate States Congress
from 1862 to 1865. Following the
American Civil War
, he traveled extensively in
Mexico
and
Europe
. He returned to the United States in 1878 and spent the remaining years of his life in Louisiana and
Canada
. On November 28, 1885, he died in
Baltimore, Maryland
, and was interred in the Natchez City Cemetery.
See also
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References
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- ^
Millegan, Kris (2003). "The Skeleton Crew".
Fleshing Out Skull and Bones: Investigations into America's Most Powerful Secret Society
. Walterville, OR: Trine Day. pp. 597?690.
ISBN
0-9720207-2-1
.
"This list is compiled from material from the Order of Skull and Bones membership books at
Sterling Library
, Yale University and other public records. The latest books available are the 1971
Living members
and the 1973
Deceased Members
books. The last year the members were published in the
Yale Banner
is 1969."
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