Background
Sperry, Nehemiah Day was born on July 10, 1827 in Woodbridge, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. Son of Enoch and Mary Atlanta Sperry.
Sperry, Nehemiah Day was born on July 10, 1827 in Woodbridge, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. Son of Enoch and Mary Atlanta Sperry.
Common school education. Learned trade of house builder. Began business on own account, 1847.
Member Common Council, 1853, alderman, 1854, New Haven. Secretary of state, Connecticut, 1855, 56. Postmaster, New Haven, 1861-1885, 1889-1893.
Delegate Republican National Convention, 1864.
Secretary Republican National Committee, and Republican National Executive Committee, 1864. President Republican State Convention, 1868.
Nominated for Congress 1884, but declined. Member 54th to 61st Congresses (1895-1911), 2d Connecticut District President New Haven Chamber of Commerce, 1896-1897.
Address: New Haven, Connecticut
Member Common Council, 1853, alderman, 1854, New Haven. Member 54th to 61st Congresses (1895-1911), 2d Connecticut District President New Haven Chamber of Commerce, 1896-1897.
Married Eliza H. Sperry, 1847. Married second, Minnie B. Newton, December 3, 1874.