Albion A. Perry

Albion Atwood Perry
9th Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts
In office January 6, 1896[1] – 1898
Preceded by	William H. Hodgkins
Succeeded by	George O. Proctor
President of the Somerville, Massachusetts Water Board[2]
In office 1891–1892
Member of the Somerville, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen[2]
In office 1883[2] – 1884[2]
Member of the Somerville, Massachusetts Common Council[2]
In office 1881[2] – 1882[2]
Member of the Somerville, Massachusetts Common Council[2]
In office 1881[2] – 1882[2]
President of the Somerville, Massachusetts School Committee[2]
In office 1896[2] – 1898[2]
Member of the Somerville, Massachusetts School Committee[2]
In office 1876[2] – 1876[2]
In office 1882[2] – 1882[2]
In office 1896[2] – 1898[2]
Personal details
Born	January 26, 1851[2] Standish, Maine[2]
Died	February 1933[3] Winter Park, Florida[3]
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican[2]
Spouse(s)	Mary Ellen Brooks, m. December 31, 1874,[2] d. January 10, 1904;[4] Virginia Blair Means, m. April 11, 1907.[2]
Alma mater	Boston University School of Law[2]
Profession	Lawyer, Banker[2]

Albion Atwood Perry (January 26, 1851 – February 1933) was an American politician who served on the water board, school committee, on both branches of the Somerville city council and as the ninth Mayor, of Somerville, Massachusetts.

Early life

Perry was born to Rev. John Curtis and Mary Elizabeth (Baston) Perry in Standish, Maine on January 26, 1851.^[2]

Family

Perry married Mary Ellen Brooks on December 31, 1874.^[2] On January 8, 1904 Mary was fatally injured in a fire,^[5] she died On January 8, 1904.^[4]

Notes

1. Samuels, Edward Augustus (1897), Somerville, Past and Present: An Illustrated Historical Souvenir, Boston, MA: Samuels and Kimball, p. 165.
2. Marquis, Albert Nelson (1916), Who's who in New England, Volume II 2nd. ed., Chicago, IL: A. N. Marquis & Company, p. 845.
3. Special to The New York Times (February 18, 1933), "ALBION A. PERRY.", The New York Times, New York, N.Y., p. 15.
4. Boston Daily Globe (January 10, 1904), "DEATH OF MRS PERRY. She Was Terribly Burned at Her Home- $2000 Worth of Diamonds Missing.", Boston Daily Globe, Boston, Mass, p. 2.
5. Boston Daily Globe (January 9, 1904), "FATALLY BURNED IN SOMERVILLE HOME Mrs Mary E. Perry. Wife of the Ex Mayor. Servant Suffered Severely. She Went to the Aid of Her Mistress. Fire Started From a Hand Lamp. Her Clothing on Fire. Mooney's Heroic Work. Husband at Her Bedside.", Boston Daily Globe, Boston, Mass, p. 1.