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Edward A. Perry
Edward Aylsworth Perry (March 15, 1831 - October 15, 1889) was the fourteenth governor of Florida.
Born in Richmond, Massachusetts, he moved to Alabama in 1853 after attending Yale University to teach. He soon moved to Pensacola, Florida in the same year and took up law. During the Civil War he fought with distinction for the Confederacy, rising from the rank of private to brigadier general. Elected governor in 1884, he assumed office on January 7, 1885. During his administration, Florida adopted a new constitution and established the state board of education. After leaving office on January 8, 1889, he returned home to Pensacola where he died on October 15 of that same year.
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Official Governor's portrait and biography from the State of Florida
| Preceded by: William D. Bloxham first term | Governor of Florida | Succeeded by: Francis P. Fleming |
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