Elias Perkins was a United States Representative from Connecticut

Connecticut

Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...

. He was born in Lisbon, Connecticut

Lisbon, Connecticut

Lisbon is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 4,069 at the 2000 census. The town center is also known as the village of Newent...

. He graduated from Yale College

Yale College

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 in 1786. Afterwards, he studied law

Law

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 and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in New London, Connecticut

New London, Connecticut

New London is a seaport city and a port of entry on the northeast coast of the United States.It is located at the mouth of the Thames River in New London County, southeastern Connecticut....

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Perkins was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives

Connecticut House of Representatives

The Connecticut House of Representatives is the lower house in the Connecticut General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The house is composed of 151 members representing an equal number of districts, with each constituency containing nearly 22,600 residents...

 1795-1800, 1814, and 1815 and served as speaker in 1798 and 1815. He was an assistant judge of the New London County Court in 1799 and chief justice of the same court 1807-1825. He was elected as a Federalist

Federalist

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 to the Seventh Congress (March 4, 1801 -March 3, 1803). He resumed the practice of law and was a member of the Connecticut Senate

Connecticut Senate

The Connecticut State Senate is the upper house of the Connecticut General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The state senate comprises 36 members, each representing a district with around 94,600 inhabitants. Senators are elected to two-year terms without term limits...

1817-1822. He was the Mayor of New London from 1829-1832. He died in New London, on September 27, 1845 and was buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery.