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 1788 - 1876 (87 years)
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| Name |
Ebenezer Perry |
| Born |
29 Sep 1788 |
Loyalist Township, Ontario, Canada  |
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| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
1 May 1876 |
Cobourg, Ontario, Canada |
| Person ID |
I16395 |
Family Tree |
| Last Modified |
7 Aug 2022 |
| Father |
Robert Perry, b. 2 Mar 1751, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA , d. 19 Feb 1835, Bath, Ontario, Canada (Age 83 years) |
| Mother |
Jemima Gary Washburn, b. 30 Apr 1754, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA , d. 12 Jan 1830, Loyalist Township, Ontario, Canada (Age 75 years) |
| Married |
19 Dec 1771 |
Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA |
| Family ID |
F5268 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- Ebenezer Perry was a merchant and Canadian political figure. He was a Conservative member of the Senate of Canada from 1871 until his death and at the age of 83, the oldest person ever summoned to the Senate.
Ebenezer served in the militia during the War of 1812 and moved to Cobourg in 1815. He built a grist mill there, later known as Pratt's Mill or just "The Mill. He built the regency styled Woodlawn in 1835, known today as The Woodlawn Inn. While living at The Woodlawn, Mr. Perry actively lobbied for the incorporation of the Town of Cobourg and served as the first president of the town?s board of police. He was also a member of the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada, serving from 1855 until Confederation.
The Honourable Ebenezer Perry was appointed to the Canadian Senate on the advice of Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald. He served as an Ontario Conservative in the Senate from February 2, 1871 to May 5, 1876.
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