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Subject: [IOWA] 1903 Bio of Theodore B. Perry
Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2003 07:36:33 EDT

Theodore B. Perry was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, April 1, 1832, and acquired
his education in the common schools of that city. He came to Iowa in 1850,
locating at Burlington. For several years he taught school in the counties of
Wapello, Polk, Warren, Madison and Monroe. During these years he read law and
was admitted to the bar at Albia in 1854. This became his permanent home where
he has since followed his profession. He was elected prosecuting attorney of
Monroe County in 1854. In 1858 he was chosen a member of the State Board of
Education, serving three terms, or during the entire period of its existence.
Among his colleagues on the board, he was associated with Governor Ralph P.
Lowe, Samuel J. Kirkwood, Nicholas J. Rusch, Oran Faville and John R. Needham.
In 1891 he was elected to the State Senate from the district consisting of
the counties of Monroe and Marion, serving in the Twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth
General Assemblies. he was an influential member of the Senate and the
author of some of the most important legislation during his term of service. Mr.
Perry has been a life-long Democrat and one of the trusted leaders of his party
in Iowa.



Debbie Clough Gerischer
Iowa Gen Web, Assistant CC, Scott County
http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/
IAGENWEB: Special History Project:
http://iagenweb.org/history/index.htm
Gerischer Family Web Site:
http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/

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