Simon Perkins
Simon Perkins | |
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Engraving of General Simon Perkins from Fifty Years and Over of Akron and Summit County by Samuel A. Lane, from the original oil portrait by Jarvis | |
| Born | September 17, 1771 Norwich, Connecticut Colony, British America |
| Died | November 6, 1844 (aged 73) Warren, Ohio, U.S. |
| Known for | Founder of Akron, Ohio |
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General Simon Perkins (September 17, 1771 – November 6, 1844) was an early settler, businessman and surveyor of the Western Reserve of Connecticut, which would later become northeast Ohio. He co-founded Akron, Ohio, with Paul Williams in 1825. He served as a brigadier-general during the War of 1812.