George Clement Perkins, Governor, U.S. Senator

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George Clement Perkins

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Birthplace: York, Maine, USA, Kennebunkport, York County, ME, United States
Death: 1923 (83-84)
Alameda, California, USA, Oakland, Alameda County, CA, United States
Place of Burial: Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA
Immediate Family:

Son of Clement Perkins and Lucinda Perkins
Brother of Ernestine Lord Maling; William L Perkins; David King Perkins and Caroline Amelia Perkins
Half brother of Susan Durrell Towne; Mary L Fenkerson or Fenderson; Eunice P Wheelwright and Charles Isaac Emery

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About George Clement Perkins, Governor, U.S. Senator

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Clement_Perkins

George Clement Perkins (August 23, 1839 – February 26, 1923) was a U.S. Republican politician, who was the 14th governor of California from January 8, 1880, to January 10, 1883, and a United States senator from 1893 until 1915. He also served in the California State Senate. He was the third-longest serving senator in California history, after Hiram Johnson and Alan Cranston, serving 22 years. He was criticized by some for supporting business too much during his time in the Senate. During Perkins' term as governor, former Civil War general John Mansfield served as his lieutenant governor.

Perkins was born in Kennebunkport, Maine, and is buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland, California. Perkins was married to Ruth Parker.


  • Residence: California, United States
  • Residence: Ophir, Butte, California, USA - 1860
  • Residence: Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Self, Sacramento, Sacramento, California, USA - 1880
  • Residence: Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Head, Oakland Ward 5, Alameda, California, USA - 1910
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George Clement Perkins, Governor, U.S. Senator's Timeline

1839
1839
York, Maine, USA, Kennebunkport, York County, ME, United States
1923
February 26, 1923
Age 84
Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA
1923
Age 84
Alameda, California, USA, Oakland, Alameda County, CA, United States