Frederick Perkins (MP)

Frederick Perkins
Frederick Perkins; MP
Member of Parliament ; for Southampton
	In office; 6 February 1874 – 6 April 1880 Serving with Alfred Giles (1878–1880); Russell Gurney (1874–1878)
Preceded by	Russell Gurney; Peter Merrick Hoare
Succeeded by	Henry Lee; Charles Parker Butt
Personal details
Born	2 June 1826; Southampton
Died	8 November 1902 (aged 76); Southampton
Nationality	British
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Isabella Croskey (m. 1858); Evelina Abraham (m. 1847; died 1848)
Relations	Walter Perkins
Children	Seven
Parents	Richard Hopkins Perkins

Sir Frederick Perkins (2 June 1826 – 8 November 1902)[1] was a British Liberal Party politician, brewer, and wine and spirit merchant.[2]

Political career

Perkins began his political career as a Liberal town councillor for Southampton's All Saints Ward in the 1850s, and shortly after that became Mayor of Southampton, a role he held on five occasions: in 1859, 1861, 1862, 1868, and 1869.[3] During his mayoralty, he received the Prince and Princess of Wales (later King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra) on their way to Osborne House after their wedding in 1863.[4] In 1872, he was then made Sheriff of London and Middlesex, before being knighted in 1873.[2]

He then entered Parliament as MP for Southampton in 1874, but stood down before the next election in 1880.[5][6]

Perkins was a Justice of the peace and a prominent Freemason, and was elected a member of the Royal Geographical Society in recognition of the interest he took in the North Atlantic Telegraph Cable Expedition which started from Southampton.[4]

Family

Perkins, the son of Richard Hopkins Perkins, married three times during his life. His first marriage to Evelina Abraham, the daughter of Abraham Abraham, of Brussels, was short-lived; they married in 1847, but she died on their first anniversary in 1848, but not before they had a child, Arthur Frederick.[7][6]

He married again in 1858 to Isabella Bloomfield Croskey (d. 1885), daughter of Joseph Rodney Croskey, American Consul at Southampton. They had six children: Rodney Croskey (born 1859), Richard Harry (born 1864), Julian Tolmé (born 1867), Teresa Macombe, Evelina Daisy, and Amy Bloomfield.[6]

His third marriage in the 1890s was to Mary Sherman, daughter of Robert Sherman, who succeeded him.[8]

Perkins died at Southampton on 8 November 1902.[4]

References

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 3)
"Perkins, Sir Frederick". Sotonopedia. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
"List of Southampton Mayors: 1217 to date" (PDF). Southampton City Council. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
"Obituaries - Sir Frederick Perkins". The Times (36921). London. 10 November 1902. p. 6.
Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) |format= requires |url= (help) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
Foster, Joseph (2013). The baronetage and knightage. Michigan: Nichols and Sons. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
Preston, Richard (2014). "Abraham Abraham: a forgotten politician of mid-nineteenth century Southampton" (PDF). Southampton Local History Forum (22). Retrieved 21 January 2018.
Whitaker′s Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 1907

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Frederick Perkins

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Russell Gurney Peter Merrick Hoare	Member of Parliament for Southampton 1874–1880 With: Alfred Giles (1878–1880) Russell Gurney (1874–1878)	Succeeded by Henry Lee Charles Parker Butt

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[1] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 3)

[sotonopedia-2] "Perkins, Sir Frederick". Sotonopedia. Retrieved 20 January 2018.

[3] "List of Southampton Mayors: 1217 to date" (PDF). Southampton City Council. Retrieved 21 January 2018.

[TTobit-4] "Obituaries - Sir Frederick Perkins". The Times (36921). London. 10 November 1902. p. 6.

[craig1832-5] Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) |format= requires |url= (help) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.

[baronetage-6] Foster, Joseph (2013). The baronetage and knightage. Michigan: Nichols and Sons. Retrieved 21 January 2018.

[7] Preston, Richard (2014). "Abraham Abraham: a forgotten politician of mid-nineteenth century Southampton" (PDF). Southampton Local History Forum (22). Retrieved 21 January 2018.

[8] Whitaker′s Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 1907