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John Perry (1845–1922)

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John Perry (13 July 1845 – 10 May 1922) was an Australian politician.

He was born in Sydney; his father, also John Perry, was a bank clerk. He attended public schools at Surry Hills and Fort Street, and in 1861 began working for Watkins and Leigh, an importing firm. By the 1870s he was a sugar cane grower, also running a store at Alstonville. On 13 November 1870 he married Susan McAuslan Alston, with whom he had a son. In 1889 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Richmond, belonging to the Protectionist Party. He transferred to Ballina in 1894, back to Richmond in 1904, and to Byron in 1913. During that time he served as Minister for Public Instruction, Labour and Industry (1899–1904), Colonial Secretary (1904), Secretary for Mines (1907–1908) and Minister for Agriculture (1908–1910). After the collapse of the Protectionists' successor, the Progressive Party, in 1904, he joined the Liberal Party, along with most of his remaining party colleagues. Perry retired in 1920 and died at Pittwater two years later.(1849–1935).[1]

References

  1. ^ "The Hon. John Perry (1845–1922)". Former Members. Parliament of New South Wales. 2008. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Member for Richmond
1889–1894
Served alongside: Thomas Ewing, Bruce Nicoll
Succeeded by
New seat Member for Ballina
1894–1904
Abolished
Preceded by Member for Richmond
1904–1913
Abolished
New seat Member for Byron
1913–1920
Succeeded by