Senator from the Monroe and Marion district, the Hon. T. B. Perry, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1833. In the common schools of his native State he built the foundation of his education. Coming west in 1850 he stopped at Burlington, Iowa, for three years teaching school. Then he went to Albia and took up law in the office of Judge Townsend. In 1854 he was admitted to the bar and in the fall of that same year he was elected prosecuting attorney for Monroe county. In 1858 he was elected a member of the State board of education from the second judicial district. The board was composed of the governor, lieutenant governor and one member from each judicial district. It has since been abolished. He served on this board in 1858 and 1860. From that time on until 1891 Mr. Perry devoted himself to his profession, but at the same time took an active interest in public affairs. He was nominated by the Democrats in 1891 for the Senate and elected. He is an Episcopalian. In the Senate he is heard on all questions of public interest, being one of the men who can speak frequently and always be heard attentively.

Senator from the Monroe and Marion district, the Hon. T. B. Perry, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1833. In the common schools of his native State he built the foundation of his education. Coming west in 1850 he stopped at Burlington, Iowa, for three years teaching school. Then he went to Albia and took up law in the office of Judge Townsend. In 1854 he was admitted to the bar and in the fall of that same year he was elected prosecuting attorney for Monroe county. In 1858 he was elected a member of the State board of education from the second judicial district. The board was composed of the governor, lieutenant governor and one member from each judicial district. It has since been abolished. He served on this board in 1858 and 1860. From that time on until 1891 Mr. Perry devoted himself to his profession, but at the same time took an active interest in public affairs. He was nominated by the Democrats in 1891 for the Senate and elected. He is an Episcopalian. In the Senate he is heard on all questions of public interest, being one of the men who can speak frequently and always be heard attentively.