His uncle was Ebenezer Washburn, a member of the Legislative Assembly who presented Prince Edward County.
[4] His son George Perry built the regency styled Woodlawn in 1835, which is located at 420 Division Street.
The building survives and today, known as The Woodlawn Inn, which was a hotel and restaurant for many years and is now a rehabilitation facility.
[5] Mr. Perry played a central role in numerous town projects.
One of the major investors in the Cobourg harbour Commission, Mr. Perry was also a contributor to the stock company which designed and operated a town steamboat and a director of the Cobourg Railway Company.