John Perry (1845–1922)

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

He was born in Sydney; his father, Julius 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.[1]

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 of Public Instruction, Labour and Industry (1899–1904), Colonial Secretary (1904), Secretary for Mines (1907–1908) and (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, aged 76.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Fulloon, Gillian (1988). "Perry, John (1845–1922)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  2. ^ "The Hon. John Perry (1) (1845-1922)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 September 2019.

 

Parliament of New South Wales
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Public Instruction
Minister for Labour and Industry

1899 – 1904
Succeeded by
Preceded by Colonial Secretary
June – August 1904
Succeeded by
Preceded byas Secretary for Mines and Agriculture Secretary for Mines
October 1907 – January 1908
Succeeded by
New office Minister for Agriculture
1908 – 1910
Succeeded by
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Member for Richmond
1889–1894
With: Ewing, 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