William H. Perry (South Carolina politician)

William H. Perry
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 4th district
In office March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891
Preceded by	John Bratton
Succeeded by	George W. Shell
Member of the South Carolina Senate from Greenville County
In office November 23, 1880 – November 25, 1884
Preceded by	Stephen Stanley Crittenden
Succeeded by	William Lawrence Mauldin
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Greenville County
In office November 27, 1865 – December 21, 1866
Personal details
Born	June 9, 1839 Greenville, South Carolina
Died	July 7, 1902(1902-07-07) (aged 63) Greenville, South Carolina
Resting place	Christ Church (Greenville, South Carolina)
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Louise Bankhead
Alma mater	Furman University South Carolina College Harvard University
Profession	Attorney
Military service
Allegiance	Confederate States of America
Branch/service	Confederate States Army
Rank	First Lieutenant
Unit	Confederate cavalry
Battles/wars	American Civil War

William Hayne Perry (June 9, 1839 – July 7, 1902) was a United States representative from South Carolina. He was born in Greenville, South Carolina, where he attended Greenville Academy, and graduated from Furman University at Greenville in 1857. He also attended South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina) at Columbia, South Carolina and graduated from Harvard University in 1859. Later, he studied law in Greenville and was admitted to the bar in 1861 and commenced practice in Greenville.

Perry served as a private and subsequently as lieutenant in the Confederate Cavalry during the American Civil War. He resumed the practice of law in Greenville in 1865. He served as a member of the State constitutional convention in 1865 and a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives in 1865 and 1866. He was the solicitor of the eighth judicial circuit of South Carolina from 1868 to 1872 and served in the South Carolina Senate from 1880 to 1884.

Perry was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-ninth, Fiftieth, and Fifty-first Congresses (March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1890. After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of law. He died at his home, "San Souci," near Greenville, in 1902 and was buried in Christ Church Cemetery, Greenville, South Carolina.

Family

He was the son of Benjamin Franklin Perry (November 20, 1805 – December 3, 1886) and Elizabeth Frances McCall. In 1888, he married Louise Bankhead, daughter of Congressman and later U.S. Senator John H. Bankhead.

References

• United States Congress. "William H. Perry (id: P000246)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.