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Representative Thomas J. R. Perry View All Years

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Compiled Historical Information
Date of Death: 12/23/1880
Birth Place: New Castle County, Delaware
Party Affiliation: Republican
Assemblies Served:
House: 6 (1856)
Home County: Des Moines
Thomas J. R. Perry
Des Moines County
Born in Delaware on May 12, 1800. At twenty years of age he moved to western Pennsylvania, and at twenty-two married Miss Peggy Gaston. In 1845 he came to Iowa and at one time was a representative in the Sixth General Assembly, 1856 from Des Moines county. He was a patriotic man and sent five sons to the army for the union. Mr. Perry was a farmer.
Sources:
House District 2
Committees
6th GA (1856)
Standing Committees
Legislation Sponsored
6th GA (1856)