John Perkins, Jr.
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John Perkins, Jr. (July 1, 1819 - November 28, 1885) was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana.
Born in Natchez, Mississippi, Perkins received his early education from private tutors. He was graduated from Yale College in 1840 and from the law department of Harvard University in 1842. He was admitted to the bar in 1843 and commenced practice in New Orleans, Louisiana. He engaged in cotton planting. He was appointed judge of the circuit court for the district comprising Tensas and Madison Parishes in 1851.
Perkins was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-third Congress (March 4, 1853-March 3, 1855). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1854. He served as chairman of the State secession convention in 1861. He served in the Confederate Senate 1862-1865. Traveled extensively in Mexico and Europe. He returned to the United States in 1878 and spent the remaining years of his life in Louisiana and Canada. He died in Baltimore, Maryland, November 28, 1885. He was interred in Natchez Cemetery, Natchez, Mississippi.
