Background
Perry, Ernest James was born on May 11, 1873 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States. Son of James B. and Clara N. (Carey) Perry.
Perry, Ernest James was born on May 11, 1873 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States. Son of James B. and Clara N. (Carey) Perry.
Graduated from St. John’s Military Academy, Delafield, Wisconsin, 1890. Student St. Albans School, Knoxville, Illinois, 1 yr.
Began with First National Bank. Fond du Lac, July 1, 1891, president, 1916. President First-Fund du Lac National Bank (consolidation of First National Bank and Fond du Lac National Bank), 1918-1948, Chairman of the Board, since January 1948.
Director and member Executive Committee Wisconsin Bankshares Corporation, Milwaukee. President Association of Commerce, 1912, 1913. Trustee and treasurer (P.E.) Diocese of Fond du Lac.
Member American Bankers Association (executive council 1919-1922), Wis Bankers Association (president 1918). Rotarian (president Fond du Lac.
Married Jeanetta I. Andrae, November 8, 1906. Children: Andre, Patricia.