George Perkins
George Perkins (1847-1918) was a lawyer in Charlottesville, Virginia, and attorney for the City of Charlottesville from November 18, 1896 to January 1, 1915 [1]
George was born in Cumberland County, Virginia, to William Allen Perkins and Ann Henderson. Having joined the Confederate forces during the Civil War, he attended the University of Virginia from 1865-1868. He then married Eliza Norris Watson, and they had at least three children, Hay W. Perkins, Annie H. Perkins, and W. Allan Perkins. Perkins apparently shared a legal practice with Judge E. R. Watson (deceased 1887) after graduating from the University of Virginia. George Perkins was a also a member of the Presbyterian Church of Charlottesville and served as an Elder (1888-1918) and a Clerk of Session (beginning in 1890).
George Perkins was joined in his law practice by his son, W. Allan Perkins (1880-1960), soon after Allan studied law at the University of Virginia and graduated around 1903.
His son, W. Allan Perkins was married to Lizzie Hazlehurst Bolton Perkins and their children were Hazelhurst Bolton Perkins (1911-1923) and William Allen Perkins, Jr. (1925-2014). Allan Perkins also represented the University of Virginia as an attorney from about 1915-1952, was Treasurer of the University Alumni Association, served on the Charlottesville School Board and was a director of the Farmington Country Club.
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- ↑ Web. Perkins, George, 1847-1918, University of Virginia, MANUSCRIPTS and ARCHIVAL MATERIAL, retrieved April 9, 2024.