Albion A. Perry

**Albion Atwood 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

Samuels, Edward Augustus (1897), Somerville, Past and Present: An Illustrated Historical Souvenir, Boston, MA: Samuels and Kimball, p. 165.
Marquis, Albert Nelson (1916), Who's who in New England, Volume II 2nd. ed., Chicago, IL: A. N. Marquis & Company, p. 845.
Special to The New York Times (February 18, 1933), "ALBION A. PERRY.", The New York Times, New York, N.Y., p. 15.
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.
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.

Political offices
Preceded by William H. Hodgkins	9th Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts January 6, 1896–1898	Succeeded by George O. Proctor

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[Samuelsp165-1] Samuels, Edward Augustus (1897), Somerville, Past and Present: An Illustrated Historical Souvenir, Boston, MA: Samuels and Kimball, p. 165.

[WWinNe1916v2p845-2] Marquis, Albert Nelson (1916), Who's who in New England, Volume II 2nd. ed., Chicago, IL: A. N. Marquis & Company, p. 845.

[NYTil2181933P15-3] Special to The New York Times (February 18, 1933), "ALBION A. PERRY.", The New York Times, New York, N.Y., p. 15.

[BosDGloBaApril1–10-1904P2-4] 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.

[BosDGloBaApril1–9-1904P2-5] 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.