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John Perkins Jr.

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The Honorable
John Perkins Jr.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Louisiana's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855
Preceded byAlexander Penn
Succeeded byThomas Davidson
Personal details
BornJuly 1, 1819
Natchez, Mississippi
DiedNovember 28, 1885(1885-11-28) (aged 66)
Baltimore, Maryland
Resting placeNatchez Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
EducationYale University
Harvard University
OccupationLawyer, planter, politician

John Perkins Jr. (July 1, 1819 – November 28, 1885) was an antebellum U.S. Representative from Louisiana, and then a senator in the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War.

Early life

Perkins was born on July 1, 1819 in Natchez, Mississippi. 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.

Career

He was admitted to the bar in 1843 and commenced practice in New Orleans, Louisiana. 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 Senate 1862–65.

Following the 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.

Death

He died in Baltimore, Maryland on November 28, 1885 and was interred in Natchez Cemetery, Natchez, Mississippi.

See also

References

  1. ^ 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."
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Louisiana's 3rd congressional district
1853 – 1855 		Succeeded by
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