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{{Infobox Biography| subject_name =Edward Aylesworth Perry| image_name =Eaperry3.jpg| image_size =225px| image_caption =| date_of_birth =[[Image:Eaperry3March 15]], [[1831]]| place_of_birth =Richmond, Mass.jpg| date_of_death =[[October 15]], [[1889]]| place_of_death =Kerrville, Texas| occupation =Attorney, civic leader, Confederate soldier|thumbreligion =[[:Category:Episcopalians|rightEpiscopalian]]|'''Edward Aylesworth spouse =[[Virginia Taylor Perry'''|Virginia Taylor]]| parents =| children =}}'''Edward Aylesworth Perry''' ([[1831]]–[[1889]]), occasionally known as '''E. A. Perry''' was a prominent Pensacolian of the late 19th century. He is perhaps best known as the fourteenth Governor of Florida ([[1885]]–[[1889]]).
Perry served with distinction in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, rising from the rank of private to brigadier general.
He died on [[October 15]], [[1889]] of a stroke while visiting Kerrville, Texas.
Perry is buried in [[St. John’s Cemetery]] 2 North, Section 15.
Namesake of [[Perry Avenue]]. ==Other images of Edward A. Perry:==<center><galleryperrow="3">
Image:Edward Perry.jpg|Date unknown
Image:Eaperry2.jpg|c. 1861-1865
Image:GovEAPerry.jpg|1885 gubernatorial portrait
Image:EAPerry2.jpg|Date unknownImage:ScottishRiteMasonic.jpg|The [[Scottish Rite Masonic Center]], also known as the Perry House, which Edward A. Perry inhabited between 1882 and 1889.</gallery></center>
==External link==
*[http://www.stjohnshistoriccemetery.com/pensacolas_heritages/government.htm#e_a_perry http://www.stjohnshistoriccemetery.com/pensacolas_heritages/government.htm#e_a_perry]
*[http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/ALBUTLER/1999-07/0931924981 http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/ALBUTLER/1999-07/0931924981]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_A._Perry Wikipedia article]
[[Category:PeopleConfederate soldiers|Perry, Edward A.]] [[Category:Deceased persons|People buried in St. John's Cemetery|Perry, Edward A.]] [[Category:Confederate soldiers|Attorneys|Perry, Edward A.]] [[Category:St. John's Cemetery|Civic leaders|Perry, Edward A.]] [[Category:AttorneysEpiscopalians|Perry, Edward A.]] [[Category:Civic leadersStreet namesakes|Perry, Edward A.]]
