Ralph Perk, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ralph Perk

American politician

Date of Birth: 19-Jan-1914

Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 21-Apr-1999

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Ralph Joseph Perk (January 19, 1914 – April 21, 1999) was an American politician of the Republican Party who served as the 52nd mayor of Cleveland, Ohio. Perk dropped out of high school at age 15, later taking correspondence courses to earn his high-school diploma.
He studied history, political science and mathematics at the Cleveland College of Case Western Reserve University and St.
John's College in Cleveland.
During the Great Depression he worked as a patternmaker, then joined his brother George in operating the Perk Coal & Ice Company.
He went on to work in real estate, but returned to patternmaking during World War II to aid in the war effort, after each branch of the military rejected him because of past problems with kidney stones. During his later service on the Cleveland City Council, Perk founded the American Nationalities Movement, an umbrella agency for 35 nationality groups.