Henry G. Perry Biography


	This biography appears on page 781 in "History of Dakota 
	Territory" 	by George W. Kingsbury, Vol. IV (1915) and 
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				HENRY G. PERRY. 

	Henry G. Perry is a well known young attorney of Gary, South 
Dakota, and his practice is steadily growing as his ability becomes 
more widely recognized. He was born at Darlington, Wisconsin, on the 
20th of March, 1884, a son of Thomas G. and Elizabeth (Buss) Perry, 
natives of Wales and Kent county, England, respectively. They 
accompanied their parents to the United States as children and were 
married in Darlington, Wisconsin. They established their home upon a 
farm near that city and resided there until 1898, in which year they 
came to South Dakota and bought land in Lincoln county near Harrisburg. 
The father is a republican in politics and since his arrival in South 
Dakota was elected for one term to represent his district in the state 
legislature, proving a judicious lawmaker. 

	Henry G. Perry was reared at home and received his elementary and 
secondary education in the public schools. He subsequently attended 
Sioux Falls College, from which he was graduated with the degree of 
Bachelor of Arts in 1906. He then entered the Dearborn University of 
Chicago and took a law course in that institution, receiving the degree 
of LL. B. with the class of 1909. In 1910 he was admitted to the bar 
and for two and a half years was associated in practice with Henry 
Frawley at Deadwood, South Dakota. In September, 1913, he removed to 
Gary, where he has since resided and where he has gained a lucrative 
practice, although he has resided there but a short time. His broad 
general knowledge aids him materially in his work as a lawyer and his 
professional training has been varied and thorough. His career as an 
attorney promises to be one of continued achievement and that his 
success will be won with honor is certain, as he is a man of 
unquestioned integrity and uprightness. 

	Mr. Perry was married in 1907 to Miss Edith Morris, a daughter of 
Harry Morris, a stone contractor of Sioux Falls. Both Mr. and Mrs. 
Perry are members of the Methodist Episcopal church and he is a 
republican in politics. He has the respect of his fellow townsmen and 
the warm personal regard of many friends.