Jared Perkins (January 5, 1793 – October 15, 1854) was a

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from

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. He was born in

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and attended the common schools of Unity and

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. He studied

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and was ordained as a minister in 1824, serving for thirty years. Perkins served on the

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1846–1848. He also served in the

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in 1850. He was elected as a

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to the

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(March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853) but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1852 to the

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. After leaving Congress, he was nominated for

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in 1854 but died before the election. In addition, he was also appointed justice of the peace in 1854 and served until his death in Nashua in 1854. He was buried in West Unity Cemetery, Unity, New Hampshire.

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Jared Perkins
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