Pedro Perea
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Pedro Perea | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Mexico Territory's At-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901 (Delegate) | |
| Preceded by | H. B. Fergusson |
| Succeeded by | Bernard S. Rodey |
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| Born | April 22, 1852 |
| Died | January 11, 1906 (aged 53) Bernalillo, New Mexico Territory |
| Party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Saint Louis University |
| Occupation | businessman, banker |
Pedro Perea (April 22, 1852 – January 11, 1906) was a sheep rancher, politician and banker in the Territory of New Mexico. He served as a delegate to Congress from the Territory of New Mexico (1899 to 1901), after serving three terms on the council of the New Mexico Legislature. He was a younger cousin of Francisco Perea, who also served in Congress from New Mexico.
Pedro Perea was born in Bernalillo, New Mexico 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 Georgetown College, Washington, D.C., soon after it was founded. He graduated from St. Louis College, St. Louis, Missouri, in 1871.
