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[[Image:Eaperry3.jpg|thumb|right|'''Edward Aylesworth Perry''']]'''Edward Aylesworth Perry''' ([[1831]]–[[1889]]), occasionally known as '''E. A. Perry''' was a prominent Pensacolian of the late 19th century. He is perhaps best known as the fourteenth Governor of Florida ([[1885]]–[[1889]]).
Perry served with distinction in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, rising from the rank of private to brigadier general.
Perry is buried in [[St. John’s Cemetery]] 2 North, Section 15.
Other images of Edward A. Perry:
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Image:Edward Perry.jpg|Date unknown
Image:Eaperry2.jpg|c. 1861-1865
Image:GovEAPerry.jpg|1885 gubernatorial portrait
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*[http://www.stjohnshistoriccemetery.com/pensacolas_heritages/government.htm#e_a_perry http://www.stjohnshistoriccemetery.com/pensacolas_heritages/government.htm#e_a_perry]
