Ebenezer Perry was a merchant and Canadian political figure. He was a Conservative member of the Senate of Canada from 1871 until his death and at the age of 83, the oldest person ever summoned to the Senate. He was born in Ernestown, Upper Canada in 1788. His father Robert Perry was a United Empire Loyalist from Vermont who had served with the Queen's Rangers and Edward Jessup's Rangers during the American Revolution. The family settled in Township No. 2, later Ernestown.

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  • Ebenezer Perry was a merchant and Canadian political figure. He was a Conservative member of the Senate of Canada from 1871 until his death and at the age of 83, the oldest person ever summoned to the Senate. He was born in Ernestown, Upper Canada in 1788. His father Robert Perry was a United Empire Loyalist from Vermont who had served with the Queen's Rangers and Edward Jessup's Rangers during the American Revolution. The family settled in Township No. 2, later Ernestown. Ebenezer served in the militia during the War of 1812 and moved to Cobourg in 1815. He built a grist mill there, later known as Pratt's Mill or just "The Mill", and still preserved as a heritage building. He was also a member of the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada, serving from 1855 until Confederation. He died in Cobourg in 1876. His brother Peter was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada and of the Province of Canada. His son Charles served in the House of Commons.
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  • Ebenezer Perry was a merchant and Canadian political figure. He was a Conservative member of the Senate of Canada from 1871 until his death and at the age of 83, the oldest person ever summoned to the Senate. He was born in Ernestown, Upper Canada in 1788. His father Robert Perry was a United Empire Loyalist from Vermont who had served with the Queen's Rangers and Edward Jessup's Rangers during the American Revolution. The family settled in Township No. 2, later Ernestown.
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  • Ebenezer Perry
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