City: Martin
PERKINS, James Treanor, public official; born Killala, Ireland, Feb. 3, 1832; son of John A. and Margaret (Polk) PERKINS; father’s occupation, accounting department N. C. & St. L. Railroad; paternal grandparents John and Sarah (Treanor) PERKINS; maternal grandparents William R. and Frances (Higgins) POLK; educated at Nashville, Tenn.; connected with N. C. & St. L. Railroad as engineer in early life; he has been instrumental in putting out trees at all stations on N. C. & St. L. Railroad in western part of state, also parks in Union City, Martin, Huntingdon, Tenn., Hickman, Ky., and the “Centennial Park,” Nashville, Tenn., a great deal of the “jungle” in said park is composed of flowers and shrubs sent by him; “Overton Park,” Memphis, Tenn., was the recipient of a carload of ferns from him; he is now serving his second term as mayor of the city of Martin, Tenn., and under his management Martin laid sixteen miles of concrete walk and more than nine miles of graveled streets; he is also president of the board of education, and during his term of office succeeded in converting the six months district schools into a nine months high school; married Lillian KNIGHT, Nov. 30, 1882; Democrat; member of the M. E. Church, South.
