Life span: 03/30/1816 to 11/01/1881TabsLife SummaryFull name: Nehemiah PerryPlace of Birth: Ridgefield, CTBurial Place: Newark, NJBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Free StateNo. of Spouses: 1No. of Children: 2Occupation: PoliticianBusinessmanRelation to Slavery: White non-slaveholderChurch or Religious Denomination: PresbyterianPolitical Parties: DemocraticGovernment: US House of RepresentativesState legislatureLocal government Events Major TopicsThirty-Seventh Congress of the United StatesThirty-Eighth Congress of the United States Documents Images Nehemiah Perry Nehemiah Perry, detail Bibliography