Perkins, John
lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born July 1, 1819, in Louisiana. He was chosen a judge of the circuit court of Louisiana; and held this position until elected to congress in 1853, where he advocated democratic measures, and remained until 1855.
PERKINS, JONATHAN COGSWELL, lawyer, jurist, state senator, author, was born Nov. 21, 1809, in Ipswich, Mass. He practiced successfully at Salem for thirteen years, when he became judge of the court of common pleas of Massachusetts.
He served in the state senate in 1846-48.
He assisted in editing Digest of Decisions of the Courts of Common Law and Admiralty. He died Dec. 12, 1877, in Salem, Mass.