M. W. Brother John Philip Perry Born in Jefferson, Ohio, March 28, 1890, the son of Benjamin Frank Perry and Charlotte Beach Perry. He attended Jefferson High School and graduated from Oberlin College in 1911 and from University of Michigan Law School in 1914.

He was united in marriage on September 17, 1921 to Miss Irene Raber, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and to this union were born John Philip Perry, Richard Lyman Perry, and Phyllis May Perry. Mrs. Irene Perry died in 1933. On September 15, 1936, he was united in marriage to Miss Annette Mundy in Ashtabula, Ohio.

He was a practicing attorney from 1914 to 1929, when he was elected judge of the Probate and Juvenile Courts of Ashtabula County, Ohio, and he served in this capacity for a period of thirty-two years.

Masonic Affiliations:

Tuscan Lodge No. 342, F. & A. M., Jefferson, Ohio, Past Master
Jefferson Chapter No. 141, R. A. M.
Conneaut Council No. 40, R. & S. M., Past Illustrious Master
Cache Commandery No. 27, K.T., Conneaut, Ohio
EI Kadir Grotto, Ashtabula, Ohio, Past Monarch
Co-ordinate bodies of Lake Erie Consistory, Cleveland, Ohio, Past Thrice Potent Master
Master of Eliadah Lodge of Perfection
St. Benedict Conclave, Red Cross of Constantine, Cleveland, Ohio, Past Sovereign. Created a Sovereign Grand Inspector General, 33°; Honorary Member of the Supreme Council, September, 16, 1936, Atlantic City, New Jersey

M. W. Brother Perry served as M. W. Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Ohio in 1936-1937.