Background
PERRY, Frank L. was born on February 4, 1887 in Sibley, Osceola Company, Iowa, United States. Son of Frank W. and Alice Cola (Emerson) Perry.
PERRY, Frank L. was born on February 4, 1887 in Sibley, Osceola Company, Iowa, United States. Son of Frank W. and Alice Cola (Emerson) Perry.
High School; correspondence in Law.
He was chairman of the Ammunition Industry Advisory Committee of the Department of Defence from 1952 to 1955, following on from his involvement with various Defence procurement boards during the War. By 1915 they were living at "Dawley" College Street, College Park. In 1924 he was elected Councillor, and in 1928 Alderman with the Town of Saint Peters, and served as mayor 1932–1933.
He was elected to the seat of East Torrens in the South Australian House of Assembly in 1933, and held the seat until 1938.
By 1940 they were living at "Dawley", Burnside Road, Leabrook. He was elected to a Central District Number.2 seat in the Legislative Council in 1947 and held it until his death in 1965.
He was knighted in 1954. John Perry and Harriett Perry (ca1834 – 24 September 1918) of Shropshire, England, had two sons who emigrated to South Australia:
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Isaiah Perry (ca1854 – 30 November 1911) born at Lawley Bank, Dawley, Shropshire married Caroline Roediger on 8 October 1884
John Perry
Frank Tennyson Perry (1887–1965) married Hildegard Therese "Hilda" Matschoss on 27 December 1911.
Frank Spencer Perry (9 September 1913 – 7 August 1951) married Margaret Florence Collin on 20 April 1940. They had two sons, born on 14 April 1942 and 1 May 1950. Lived at 2 College Street, College Park.
His death was not mentioned in the newspapers.
Margaret married again, to G. West. West. Griffith on 8 November 1952. Margaret Pauline "Peg" Perry (18 July 1917 – ) married John Mackie Gebhardt on 17 October 1936.
(Audrey) Vivienne Perry Bachelor of Laws (29 July 1925 – ) married Donald Hope Laidlaw on 2 February 1948. Their eldest daughter Diana Laidlaw was a noted State politician.
Review Charles Julius Perry (1888–1961) Methodist minister and Australian Rules football player
Albert Perry
Nellie Perry
Samuel Perry (1865–1930) married Mary Jane Rofe ( – 9 August 1924) on 7 March 1894, lived at "Brier Holme" Grove Street Unley Park
daughter V. M. Perry.
Methodist Church.
Member: Elks; Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. Brotherhood of Threshermen, American Yeomen. Izaak Walton League of American.
Spouse Sadie M. Sutton, February 3, 1909, Merrillan, Wisconsin.