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[[File:bensonhapgoodperry.yearbook.jpg |frame|center|upright=3.0|Dover High School Yearbook Entry, Class of 1945 (via ancestry.com).]]
  
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Boff Perry was an early [[fan]] living in Durham, NH of which not much is known. He was a member of Boston's [[Stranger Club]], attended [[Boston V]] in 1945 (one of nine members!) and [[Philcon I]], the 1947 [[Worldcon]].  He was well-enough known in 1959 that [[Fancy 2]] mentioned his possible home-made [[mimeo]] in [[AHMF]].  H ecreated an index to ''[[Vampire (Kennedy)]]''.
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(August 26, 1928–June 9, 1995)
  
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It is possible that he is the same person as [[Benson Perry]] who was active at the same time.
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'''Benson Hapgood “Boff” Perry''' was a [[fan]] from [[New Hampshire]], active in the 1940s.
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While attending the University of New Hampshire, he was a member of [[Boston]]'s [[Stranger Club]], [[SAPS]], [[FAPA]], the [[N3F]] (and member of the Board of Directors for a time), and [[Vanguard]]. He attended [[Boskone V]] in 1945 (one of nine members!) and [[Philcon I]], the 1947 [[Worldcon]]. 
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[[File:1968.bensonperry.ranforSENATORinPA.jpeg |frame| <br>Perry's answers to questions submitted by the League of Women Voters (via ancestry.com).]]
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He was still well-enough known in 1959 that [[Fancy 2]] mentioned his possible homemade [[mimeo]] in [[AHMF]].  He created an index to ''[[Vampire (Kennedy)]]''.
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He was born in Manchester, [[New Hampshire]], and graduated from Dover High School in 1945. Perry later moved to [[Pennsylvania]] where he worked as a computer programmer.  He was active enough in the [[Socialist]] Labor party to run for Lt. Governor in 1962 and for Senator in 1968 (he lost both elections).
  
 
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*''[[Cygni]]''
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* ''[[Cygni Too]]''
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* ''[[Fan Rocket]]''
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* ''[[Foo (Perry)]]'' [1940s]
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* ''[[Funcyclopedia]]''
 
* ''[[Infinitesimal]]'' [late 40s]
 
* ''[[Infinitesimal]]'' [late 40s]
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* ''[[Lemurian Gazette]]''
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Latest revision as of 07:27, 10 April 2021

Dover High School Yearbook Entry, Class of 1945 (via ancestry.com).

(August 26, 1928–June 9, 1995)

Benson Hapgood “Boff” Perry was a fan from New Hampshire, active in the 1940s.

While attending the University of New Hampshire, he was a member of Boston's Stranger Club, SAPS, FAPA, the N3F (and member of the Board of Directors for a time), and Vanguard. He attended Boskone V in 1945 (one of nine members!) and Philcon, the 1947 Worldcon.


Perry's answers to questions submitted by the League of Women Voters (via ancestry.com).

He was still well-enough known in 1959 that Fancy 2 mentioned his possible homemade mimeo in AHMF. He created an index to Vampire.

He was born in Manchester, New Hampshire, and graduated from Dover High School in 1945. Perry later moved to Pennsylvania where he worked as a computer programmer. He was active enough in the Socialist Labor party to run for Lt. Governor in 1962 and for Senator in 1968 (he lost both elections).

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