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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—New MexicoPedro PEREA
(1852-1906)
PEREA, Pedro, (cousin of
Francisco Perea), a Delegate from the Territory of New Mexico; born
in Bernalillo, Sandoval County, N.Mex., April 22, 1852; attended
St. Michael’s College, Santa Fe, N.Mex., Georgetown
University, Washington, D.C., and was graduated from the St. Louis
University, St. Louis, Mo., in 1871; principally engaged in
agricultural pursuits and sheep raising; president of the First
National Bank of Santa Fe 1890-1894; member of the council of the
New Mexico Legislature in 1889, 1891, and 1895; delegate to the
Republican National Convention in 1896; elected as a Republican to
the Fifty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1899-March 3, 1901); was not a
candidate for renomination in 1901; engaged in banking and also
interested in stock raising; appointed Territorial insurance
commissioner in 1906 and served until his death in Bernalillo,
N.Mex., January 11, 1906; interment in Bernalillo Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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