Pedro Perea (April 22, 1852 – January 11, 1906) was a sheep rancher, politician and banker in the

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. He served as a delegate to Congress from the

(1899 to 1901), after serving three terms on the council of the New Mexico Legislature. He was a younger cousin of

Francisco Perea Francisco Perea (January 9, 1830 – May 21, 1913) was an American businessman and politician, serving first in the House of the New Mexico Territory after the area's acquisition by the United States following the Mexican–American War. He was a ...

, who also served in Congress from New Mexico.

Early life and education

Pedro Perea was born in

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to a Hispano Catholic family whose ancestors had been in the area since the colonial era. He went to Santa Fe to attend St. Michael's College, Santa Fe, then equivalent to a boys' seminary. He next studied at

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, soon after it was founded. He graduated from St. Louis College,

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, in 1871.

Ranching and politics

After returning to New Mexico, Perea owned and operated a ranch where he raised agricultural crops and large sheep herd. He entered politics in his late 30s, being elected as a Republican member of the council of the New Mexico Territorial legislature in 1889, 1891, and 1895. He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1896. He served as president of the First National Bank of Santa Fe in 1890–1894. Perea was elected in 1898 as a

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to the Fifty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901). He did not run for another term. He engaged in banking and stock raising. Perea was appointed as Territorial insurance commissioner in early 1906, serving days until his death in Bernalillo, New Mexico, on January 11, 1906. He was interred in the Perea Cemetery (called the "Bernalillo Cemetery" on Google Maps) in Bernalillo, Sandova County, New Mexico.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Perea, Pedro 1852 births 1906 deaths American people of Basque descent Georgetown University alumni Members of the New Mexico Territorial Legislature Delegates to the United States House of Representatives from New Mexico Territory American politicians of Mexican descent Hispanic and Latino American members of the United States Congress Neomexicanos 19th-century American politicians New Mexico Republicans People from Sandoval County, New Mexico

Early life and education

Ranching and politics

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