John J. Perry

Born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Perry moved with his parents to Hebron (now Oxford), Maine, in 1812.

During one of his school terms in Hebron his teacher was future President Franklin Pierce.

He became deputy sheriff of Oxford County and served as member of the Maine House of Representatives in 1840, 1842, 1843, and 1872.

He served as member of the Peace Conference of 1861, which was held in an effort to prevent the start of the American Civil War.

He moved to Portland, Maine, in 1875 and engaged in the practice of his profession until his death in that city on May 2, 1897.